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books; text; review
Thursday, 15 April, 2021

Research briefing: Vegans, Vegetarians and Omnivores: How Does Dietary Choice Influence Iodine Intake? A Systematic Review

Researcher Network member, Elizabeth Eveleigh, presents a systematic review to consider how dietary choice may influence the intake of...(Read More)

pig; piglet; pig hug
Thursday, 8 April, 2021

Wellbeing & Veganism: Connecting with animals

In this third opinion piece as part of our Wellbeing & Veganism research programme, Researcher Network member, Summer Philips, considers...(Read More)

tree
Thursday, 25 March, 2021

Wellbeing & Veganism: Happy and veg*an?

In the second piece from our new Wellbeing & Veganism research theme, Researcher Network member, Dr Jana Krizanova, asks if veg*anism...(Read More)

book; pages
Monday, 22 March, 2021

Project Update: Researching Veganism in Literary Modernism

Researcher Network member, Dr Catherine Brown, summarises her current exploration of veganism in literary modernism which will become...(Read More)

snail; dew; morning
Thursday, 18 March, 2021

Wellbeing & Veganism: Is it time for a new way of being in the world?

Our new Wellbeing & Veganism working group of academics and researchers will be publishing a series of articles, blogs...(Read More)

beetroot; vegan food; plant-based;
Thursday, 11 March, 2021

Research briefing: New study finds healthy plant-based diets may lower overall stroke risk

Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health find that healthy plant-based diets may lower overall stroke risk by up to 10%....(Read More)

books; papers; text; pages
Tuesday, 9 March, 2021

Research briefing: What are consumers' motives for following veg*n diets?

Researcher Network member, Gelareh Salehi, examines the preliminary results of a systematic review of 51 published papers on different...(Read More)

Thursday, 25 February, 2021

Research & Policy Update: 25/02/21

Plant-based research and policy round-up, 25th February 2021.(Read More)

prison; fence; isolation
Tuesday, 16 February, 2021

Opinion: Human beings in lockdowns and non-human animals in captivity: Some thoughts and parallels

Researcher Network member, Tani Khara, explores the parallels between human experiences of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic and...(Read More)

Thursday, 4 February, 2021

Research briefing: New report says plant-based diets are critical to breaking vicious circle of cheap food

A new report by Chatham House explores the role of the global food system as the principal driver of...(Read More)

dictionary; words; lexicography
Tuesday, 2 February, 2021

The Expert Series, Winter 2021: Vegan lexicography?

In the first edition of the Expert Series for 2021, Dr Emma Franklin considers language and the role of...(Read More)

lightbulb; ideas; science
Tuesday, 19 January, 2021

Opinion - The top science papers of 2020 supporting plant-based nutrition

RAC member Dr Shireen Kassam rates her top science papers supporting plant-based nutrition of 2020....(Read More)

Monday, 18 January, 2021

Research briefing: Book review - Rethinking Food and Agriculture

Researcher Network member, James O' Donovan, reviews new book Rethinking Food and Agriculture, which is edited by Laila...(Read More)

questions; how; why; what
Tuesday, 12 January, 2021

Research & Policy Update: 12/01/21

Recent research and policy publications round-up, 12th January 2021.(Read More)

book; glasses; research
Monday, 4 January, 2021

Research briefing: India’s secret meat eaters

Researcher Network member, Tani Khara, explores how her recent research contributes to the relatively sparse literature on...(Read More)

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