Although burning fossil fuels has enabled society to develop and flourish, we are now experiencing the unintended side effects.
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Shaping sustainable food systems for future generations
This year’s 5th annual Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (IFNH) Forum focused on shaping sustainable food systems for future generations. But what do we mean by sustainable food systems and why is…Read More >
Farm management and policy approaches to support the journey to net-zero
Minette Batters, NFU's president, is invited to deliver the 2023 Annual Edit Mary Gayton lecture and present her views on the farm management and policy approaches that are needed to...Read More >
Pharmacists handing out antibiotics will not solve the GP crisis or antimicrobial resistance
Thérèse Coffey, the UK’s Health Secretary, has proposed that pharmacists should be able to hand out antibiotics without a doctor’s prescription. This has provoked alarm among medics and scientists, and…Read More >
Solutions to planetary health reside within us
Today, 7 April, is World Health Day, and this year focuses on the theme of ‘our planet, our health’. And not a moment too soon: we face an escalating crisis…Read More >
Nigeria’s fuel crisis: smaller, more flexible refineries aren’t the full answer
Nigeria’s growing population of over 200 million people is facing an ever-growing fuel crisis despite its vast oil reserves. The shortage of refining capacity at existing oil refineries is the main driver of Nigeria’s fuel…Read More >
Time for the UK to say goodbye to drive-throughs: for the sake of our environment, our health – and our culture
Drive-throughs – services that let people order and collect food and drink without needing to leave their cars – are designed with convenience in mind. Whether it’s oppressively hot, uncomfortably cold,…Read More >
Sorry Boris Johnson, the UK will not become the Qatar of hydrogen
“Britain will become the Qatar of hydrogen,” Boris Johnson declared as the government laid out its 368-page strategy for reaching net zero emissions by
One Brain, Two Tongues: Why Bilingualism Matters
Being able to speak more than one language is an advantage in its own right. The capability to communicate in another language can boost one’s career prospects, it makes it…Read More >
Are you a climate change hypocrite? Here’s why you shouldn’t worry
Standing on the deck of Berta Cáceres, the now-iconic pink boat, Emma Thompson addressed a sprawling crowd of protestors and gave a slew of media interviews. It was April 2019,…Read More >