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Opinion - The top science papers of 2021 supporting plant-based nutrition
RAC member Dr Shireen Kassam rates her top science papers supporting plant-based nutrition of 2020
Gender, toxic masculinity and veganism
Research Network member, Emma Hautval, analyses the intersections between veganism and gender.(Read More)
Veganism and Animal Rights Activism Employment Screening
RAC member, Dr Jeanette Rowley, reveals the potential discrimination faced by vegans at pre-employment screenings.(Read More)
Bearing Witness at the Slaughterhouse Gates
Content warning: descriptions of non-human animal suffering. In this shortened version of his chapter in Vegan Geographies: Spaces Beyond Violence,...(Read More)
Animal Cruelty Messages Are Persuasive - If We Can Overcome Avoidance
In this article, RAC member Chris Bryant analyses vegan advocacy messaging and considers the issue of avoidance, presenting suggestions...(Read More)
Opinion: The Animal Sentience Bill and Animal Nationalism in Post-Brexit Britain
In this opinion piece, Dr Corey Wrenn addresses new legislation in post-Brexit Britain on non-human animal welfare.(Read More)
Vegan Geographies Book Launch
A new book on vegan geographies edited by RAC member Richard White has now been published. The book features...(Read More)
The psychology of veg*nism: why people become, continue or give up being veg*n
Researcher Network member Sarah Gradidge and Dr Magdalena Zawisza, unpack the reasons for why people go vegan from a...(Read More)
Research briefing: Book review – Eating Plant-Based: Scientific Answers to Your Nutrition Questions
Researcher Network member, Gelareh Salehi, reviews Eating Plant-Based: Scientific Answers to Your Nutrition Questions by RAC member Dr Shireen...(Read More)
Vegans continue to be at risk of iodine deficiency across time
Researcher Network member, Elizabeth Eveleigh, investigates iodine deficiency in vegans.(Read More)
Research News returns in 2022
Thank you for your interest and support in reading about vegan-related research and study throughout 2021. We are...(Read More)
Argentinian vegan food: The place of the dissident
Researcher Network member, Florencia Alvarado Torres, provides an update on their PhD research on the place of vegan food...(Read More)
The Expert Series - Autumn/Winter 2021: Vegan for the Animals
In this Autumn/Winter edition of The Expert Series, RAC member Kristof Dhont (University of Kent) & colleague, Maria Ioannidou...(Read More)
Speciesism is endemic, systemic and institutional
Researcher Network member, Cara Langford Watts, discusses the links between racism and speciesism, highlighting the institutional and systemic forms...(Read More)
New publication: Law and Veganism
RAC member, Dr Jeanette Rowley, introduces a new publication on the relationship of law to veganism in different parts...(Read More)