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Prof Sir Charles Godfray
Charles is a population biologist with broad interests in science and the interplay of science and policy. He has spent his career at Oxford University and Imperial College and is currently Director of the Oxford Martin School and Professor of Population Biology at Oxford. His research has involved experimental and theoretical studies in population and community ecology, epidemiology and evolutionary biology. He is particularly interested in food security and leads the Future of Food Programme at Oxford. He chaired the Lead Expert Group of the UK Government Office of Science’s Foresight project on the Future of Food and Farming, and was until 2021 chair of Defra’s (the UK’s farming and environment ministry) Science Advisory Council.
… outside of London having to send their children to school without food
… Food Foundation and The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT), with data analysed by Dr Megan Blake from the University of … Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT), who run 120 food clubs for people on low incomes across the North West, North East, … nearly 3,000 of TBBT's food club members, who have signed up to have access to low cost weekly shopping bags, was …
Healthy Start needs urgent improvement to tackle food insecurity in the early years
Kids Food Guarantee: First Infant Formula February 2024 update
Kids Food Guarantee: First Infant Formula February 2024 Update
Worrying levels of food insecurity suggest large numbers of babies and young … based on the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Security Survey module.
Infant feeding You Gov …
… to safeguard children's diets overlooked in Government's Food Strategy
The long-awaited Government response to the National Food Strategy published this week has been branded as both … importance of school provision of healthy and nutritious food; an invaluable lifeline to many children and young … found 19% of households with children had experienced food insecurity in the past month. As school caterers struggle …
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New data highlights rising cases of undernutrition and falling height of children
… data says about efforts to improve child health, by Food Foundation Policy and Advocacy Manager Shona … signs of undernutrition.
Reacting to the findings, Food Foundation Policy and Advocacy Manager Shona Goudie … and increase family incomes by setting levels of social security payments and the national living wage to cover the …
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Beyond Party Lines: The Fight for Free School Meals heats up
… how Nausheen, 14, from Belfast, and one of The Food Foundation’s Food Ambassadors described the situation that currently … controversial Green Paper proposing drastic cuts to social security for disabled people faces opposition from many …
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Celebrating International Women's Day 2025
… know all about accelerating action at The Food Foundation and are proud to work with a group of such … of reflections, insights and calls to action from our women Food Ambassadors and those who work with them.
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Retailers must do more to prevent the cost of living crisis negatively impacting on our children's health
Politicians from across the spectrum unite with demands to feed the nation's children
… survey carried out among MPs*, and commissioned by The Food Foundation, showed that two thirds of elected members … YouGov analysis coincides with publication of another new Food Foundation nationwide survey with Childwise of seven- … have around hunger, around food, and where their food security is going to come from."
Stephen Timms said: …
