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World Pulses Day, celebrated on 10th February, is dedicated to raising awareness about the edible seeds from legume plants. In this blog, Elena Millan, Associate Professor in Consumer Research and Marketing, and Julie…Read More >

The team that brought us “beans in toast” is running a campaign to promote more nutritious and sustainable food choices on the University of Reading campuses. The “Raising the Pulse”…Read More >

We are delighted to invite you to join us on Saturday 18th May at 11:00 – 17:00 to visit the Raising the Pulse stand at the University of Reading Community…Read More >

In July 2023, as part of Building Bridges programme, ‘Raising the Pulse’ project joined the activities of Green Planet theme focusing on the environment and sustainability.

The University of Reading held a Community Festival on 23 May 2023. The event was a massive success with lots of excitement and interest in our bread from the local community.

In January 2023, ‘Raising the Pulse’ officially began. The project attracted widespread media coverage. Find out more about how beans IN toast could revolutionise the British diet!

For World Pulses Day, learn how ‘Raising the Pulse’ is aiming to bring about one of the biggest changes to UK food in generations.

The University of Reading published a news story to celebrate the launch of ‘Raising the Pulse’.

In November 2022, the ‘Raising the Pulse (RtP)’ Project Partners meeting brought together five research teams to develop possible routes to market for UK-produced foods with added faba beans.