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SUMMARY:The Conversation – training for researchers
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nWould you like to build a media profile and take your research to a global public audience by writing for The Conversation? Register now for one of our upcoming training sessions.\n \nWhat is The Conversation?\nThe Conversation is an independent\, open-access news platform where academics work with professional journalists to produce research-based articles. Supported by over 80 UK and European universities\, it helps bring academic insights into public debate.\n\nThe Conversation’s global network generates 23 million monthly page views\, with a total monthly audience of at least 40.7 million reads including through republication. \nWhy attend this session? \n\n\nHear directly from an editor at The Conversation about what they look for in articles and how the editorial process works\nLearn what makes a compelling story and how to pitch your ideas successfully\nExplore article types and approaches with practical examples\nGet tips on writing in an accessible\, engaging style\nDiscuss your research with the editor and receive feedback on potential pitches\n\nTraining Dates & Registration \n\nTue 27 Jan\, 14:00–16:00 – Agriculture\, Food & Health – Register here\nThu 29 Jan\, 14:00–16:00 – Environment – Register here\nTue 3 Feb\, 14:00–16:00 – Heritage & Creativity – Register here\nThu 5 Feb\, 14:00–16:00 – Prosperity & Resilience – Register here\n\nPlease note that there are a limited number of places so the session is open to academic staff only. If you sign up and then are no longer able to attend\, please cancel your registration so that your place can be re-allocated to a colleague on the waiting list. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health,Environment,Heritage & Creativity,Prosperity & Resilience
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SUMMARY:Deep Thinking on Systems and Complexity: What Are the Practical Insights for Transforming Food Systems?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nPlease join us for an inaugural external-facing event of the University of Reading’s Systems and Futures Hub on Thursday 5th February 2026. \nThe event brings together leading thinkers and practitioners to explore how deeper conceptual thinking about systems and complexity can inform real-world action\, examining how complexity science\, systems practice\, and ecological insights can be applied to one of the world’s most pressing challenges: transforming food systems in adaptive\, inclusive\, and sustainable ways. \nTo confirm attendance\, please register using the following link: Deep Thinking on Systems and Complexity Event Registration \n\n\nAbout the Event: \nDeep Thinking on Systems and Complexity: What Are the Practical Insights for Transforming Food Systems? \nThursday\, 5 February 2026 | 15:00–17:00 (GMT) \nUniversity of Reading – Henley Business School\, Room G10\nDrinks reception to follow \nThis professional dialogue will explore how deeper conceptual thinking about systems and complexity can inform real-world action to transform food systems. This session will bring together leading thinkers and practitioners to discuss how complexity science\, systems practice\, and ecological insights can be applied to one of the world’s most pressing challenges. \nSpeakers \n\nDr. Jean Boulton – a complexity scientist\, strategic advisor and visiting academic at the University of Bath and Cranfield School of Management. With a background in theoretical physics\, she has spent over three decades helping organizations and policymakers apply complexity thinking to strategy\, sustainability and systemic change. She is lead author of Embracing Complexity and The Dao of Complexity\, and is widely recognized for translating complex systems theory into practical\, real-world insights.\nDr. Corinna Hawkes – is Director of the Division of Agrifood Systems and Food Safety at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)\, where she leads global initiatives to transform food systems for better nutrition\, health and sustainability. She previously directed the Centre for Food Policy at City\, University of London\, and is widely recognized for her work on food systems\, healthy diets and evidence-informed policy. Her leadership focuses on bringing systems thinking into practice to drive coherent and equitable food system change.\nDr. Tom Oliver – Professor of Applied Ecology at the University of Reading\, works at the interface of biodiversity\, environmental risk and complex systems. He has advised the UK government\, the European Commission and other expert bodies on environmental policy and resilience. Tom is also the author of the forthcoming book The Self Delusion\, which explores the science of interconnectedness and its implications for society and sustainability.\n\n\nProgramme:\n15:00 | Official Welcome – Professor Lisa Methven\n15:05 | Introduction – Dr. Jim Woodhill\, Director\, Agrifood Systems and Futures Hub\n15:10 | Presentation – Dr. Jean Boulton:  What Does Complexity Science and Systems Thinking Offer to Change Makers in Difficult Times\n15:25 | Presentation – Dr. Corinna Hawkes:  Putting Systems Approaches into Practice for Transforming the Food System – Challenges and Opportunities\n15:40 | Response – Professor Tom Oliver:  Implications for Our Work at Reading\n15:45 | Panel Discussion and Open Q&A\n14:45 | Final Reflections – Professor Carol Wagstaff\n17:00 | Close\, followed by drinks reception and networking – Blandford Room (Park House) \n\nTo confirm attendance\, please register using the following link: Deep Thinking on Systems and Complexity Event Registration \nWe hope you can join us for an engaging and forward-looking conversation. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/deep-thinking-on-systems-and-complexity-what-are-the-practical-insights-for-transforming-food-systems/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health,Environment,Heritage & Creativity,Prosperity & Resilience
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