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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · 1d

Excited to share that our research group is advertising 2 DPhil projects for 2026 entry. We’d love to hear from prospective applicants!

shorturl.at/I6SrW *FUNDED*

shorturl.at/lh4tB *Successful apps eligible for uni funding*

@hannahforde.bsky.social @ashakaur.bsky.social @petescarbs.bsky.social

Sustainability or Spin? The prevalence, impact, and regulation of 'Green claims' on foods in the UK

www.phc.ox.ac.uk

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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · 5d

We ran deliberative forums in Glasgow & Bridlington all about food subsidies & taxes to make healthy & sustainable food more affordable.

Read our findings in our latest article!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social

Public support for food subsidy and tax scenarios to promote healthy and sustainable diets: Evidence from deliberative forums in two UK locations

Governments can utilise fiscal measures, through subsidies and taxes, to promote healthy and environmentally sustainable food choices. Despite their p…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks for sharing, Asha!

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Asha Kaur @ashakaur.bsky.social · Aug 5

New @jessicarenzella.bsky.social! Workshops w/Newham residents to identify ways to improve diets “…although the implementation of interventions in different areas may require tailoring, the focus of interventions to tackle the determinants of unhealthy diets could be similar across neighbourhoods.”

Identifying areas for action to create healthier diets in the London Borough of Newham: systems mapping with residents - BMC Public Health

Background Healthy diet is an essential component of good health, yet many areas of the UK struggle with high burdens of diet-related diseases. Efforts to address diet-related diseases in the London B...

bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com

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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · Aug 5

New study led by @jessicarenzella.bsky.social that used online Group Model Building workshops with Newham residents to map areas for action to create healthier diets

Full paper here: bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Identifying areas for action to create healthier diets in the London Borough of Newham: systems mapping with residents - BMC Public Health

Background Healthy diet is an essential component of good health, yet many areas of the UK struggle with high burdens of diet-related diseases. Efforts to address diet-related diseases in the London B...

bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com

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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thanks for sharing, Hannah!

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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · Dec 17

Another new Research Associate post available working on our new UKRI research hub! This post is at Strathclyde with the excellent @profkatsmith.bsky.social and @e-c-hill.bsky.social

Kat Smith @profkatsmith.bsky.social · Dec 16

The other Research Associate post is part of the new UKRI THRIVING Food Futures Hub www.phc.ox.ac.uk/research/res... and has a particularly strong focus on community engagement and on citizens' juries: strathvacancies.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/... Feb 25-Nov 28. 3/3[End]

THRIVING Food Futures

The THRIVING Food Futures research hub will find policy solutions that reduce the carbon footprint of our diets whilst maximising health co-benefits.

www.phc.ox.ac.uk

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Adam Briggs @admbriggs.bsky.social · Dec 12

Out just now, this is now explicit guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework!

This will be a huge help for councils wanting to create healthy places, reducing the scope for costly legal challenges from fast food companies. #HealthyPlaceShaping

www.gov.uk/government/p...

Copy of paragraph 97 from the national planning policy framework. It reads: Local planning authorities should refuse applications for hot food takeaways and fast
food outlets:
a) within walking distance of schools and other places where children and young
people congregate, unless the location is within a designated town centre; or
b) in locations where there is evidence that a concentration of such uses is having
an adverse impact on local health, pollution or anti-social-behaviour

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Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · Dec 12

The CMO's annual report highlights health challenges & opportunities for people living in cities.

We need to:

▶️make eating healthily an option for all
▶️⬇️air pollution
▶️address mental health needs
▶️improve access to sexual health services

www.gov.uk/government/p...

Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2024: health in cities

Professor Whitty’s report outlines a broad range of health opportunities and challenges for city populations, and includes case studies from core cities in England.

www.gov.uk

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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · Dec 12

Of all your achievements, this might be the greatest!

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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · Dec 12

You’re a ⭐️. Such exciting news! Can’t wait to see where this research takes you and the field!

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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · Dec 12

I'm totally delighted about this news. Follow @hannahforde.bsky.social for excellent research on marketing policies for healthy sustainable diets over the next few years.

Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · Dec 12

(1/4) I’m delighted to share that I’ve been awarded a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Early Career Award 🌞 Starting in April ’25, I’ll spend five years exploring the development of and public support for healthy and planet-friendly food marketing policies

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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · Nov 17

Great list! Also
@petescarbs.bsky.social
@ashakaur.bsky.social
@elisabecker.bsky.social
@sarahbriggs.bsky.social
@stevencjcummins.bsky.social

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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · Nov 15

Want to keep up with the latest on economics, politics, sociology, biodiversity, the environment, and much, much more from the University of Oxford?

Check out our starter pack of departments, programmes and research groups from across the Social Sciences Division.
go.bsky.app/E2yvAor

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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · Nov 15

Love this feature! Is it possible to add to the list?

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · Nov 13

UK Food & Health Policy, from @alexrosecharity.bsky.social go.bsky.app/G3WVEHW

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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · Nov 13

Adding to bio haha

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Bluesky @bsky.app · Nov 12

hello and welcome to the 1M people that have joined Bluesky in the last week!!!

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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · Feb 16

LEAP (Livestock, Environment and People) conference registration is live! Always a great day with great food.

To find out more about all things LEAP visit www.leap.ox.ac.uk/home.

LEAP conference 2024. Online registration by Cvent

web.cvent.com

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MRC Epidemiology Unit @mrcepid.bsky.social · Jan 31

For our next Bradford Hill Seminar Professor Sir Michael Marmot will join us to discuss social justice and health equity.

🗓️When: Wed 28 February, 1 PM (UK)
🌍Online

Free registration at events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e84894...

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Jean Adams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦 @jeanmadams.bsky.social · Jan 9

Come and join the teaching team for our MPhil in Population Health Sciences! We're looking for someone with knowledge of epidemiology, biostatistics or infectious disease modelling and experience of programming in R / R Studio. Closing date 15 Jan jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/44441/

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Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social · Dec 18

I was an author on a paper in the BMJ that was retracted recently. We found an error in the original analysis, informed the journal, and then started a long (long) process to correct the scientific record. Here's a link to an excellent blog about that process.

Being part of the self-correction of science - MRC Epidemiology Unit

By Professor Jean Adams It’s a time of year when it’s nice think about the successes of the last twelve months, but sometimes things aren’t easy or straightforward in science, […]

www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk

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Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social · Dec 8

So many excellent colleagues here in the Sustainable Healthy Food Group moving to Bluesky (inspired by early adopter @petescarbs.bsky.social obvs) - welcome @ashakaur.bsky.social @jessicarenzella.bsky.social @elisabecker.bsky.social 👋 and I'm sure more to follow!

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Jess Renzella @jessicarenzella.bsky.social · Nov 29

😊👋

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