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ESRC FOOD seminar: Food security and novel food solutions: implications for food choice, safety, and waste

Date
Date
Friday 2 June 2017, 12:45 to 17:00
Location
Newcastle University

Speakers:

  • Professor Michael Siegrist (ETH Zurich, Switzerland.) Professor Siegrist’s research interests include: risk perception, risk communication, acceptance of new technologies, and decision making under uncertainty. He is especially interested in food and consumer behaviour.
  • Dr Margot Kuttschreuter (University of Twente, Netherlands). Dr Kuttschreuter’s research focuses on: risk perception and risk communication, mostly in relation to food issues.
  • Dr Gavin Stewart (Newcastle University). Dr Stewart is interested in applied research synthesis (combining scientific information to inform policy). His research focuses on applying evidence-based methods to trans-disciplinary problems relating to food security.

The afternoon will feature the above speakers, panel discussion, and time for networking and informal discussion.

REGISTRATION

To register for this free event, please email Hannah Preston (research.LUBS@leeds.ac.uk) before Thursday 25 May 2017. Please note that spaces are limited.

For more information about this seminar series, visit the FOOD project page.