Thijs van Rens
@tvanrens.bsky.social
Professor @warwickecon. Nowadays most interested in healthy and sustainable food, field experiments, digital tools.
There’s a huge loophole in the new UK ban on daytime junk food ads
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There’s a huge loophole in the new UK ban on daytime junk food ads
New regulations target the product but not the brand.
theconversation.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 AM
There’s a huge loophole in the new UK ban on daytime junk food ads
theconversation.com/theres-a-hug...
theconversation.com/theres-a-hug...
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🏘️ “Closing the housing gap will require building in the right places, not just building more.” @NikDatta.bsky.social and @AmritaKulka.bsky.social discuss their research into tackling the UK’s housing crisis for the Local Government Chronicle. 📰
Nikhil Datta, Amrita Kulka: Housing gap shows where to build
New research shows what really matters is where new homes are placed within local authority boundaries, write two assistant professors at the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🏘️ “Closing the housing gap will require building in the right places, not just building more.” @NikDatta.bsky.social and @AmritaKulka.bsky.social discuss their research into tackling the UK’s housing crisis for the Local Government Chronicle. 📰
The United States CDC has abandoned science in its new advice about vaccines and autism
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The United States CDC has abandoned science in its new advice about vaccines and autism
The CDC website used to state, clearly and correctly, that the evidence shows no link between vaccines and the development of autism.
theconversation.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The United States CDC has abandoned science in its new advice about vaccines and autism
theconversation.com/the-united-s...
theconversation.com/the-united-s...
QS ranking requests are going out. If you need reminding about how awesome Warwick is, have a look at this website: warwick.ac.uk/about/excell...
Excellence at the University of Warwick
Whether it’s teaching, research or collaboration, Warwick offers a vibrant, forward-looking environment where anything feels possible.
warwick.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
QS ranking requests are going out. If you need reminding about how awesome Warwick is, have a look at this website: warwick.ac.uk/about/excell...
econjobmarket.org/positions/12... Assistant Professor positions in Macroeconomics or Development at Warwick Economics
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
November 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
econjobmarket.org/positions/12... Assistant Professor positions in Macroeconomics or Development at Warwick Economics
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🚨 Nearly six million adults are struggling to afford healthy food according to our latest #FoodInsecurity Tracker.
One in seven households with children are affected meaning they are cutting back on meals or skipping food for a day.
Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j
One in seven households with children are affected meaning they are cutting back on meals or skipping food for a day.
Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j
October 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🚨 Nearly six million adults are struggling to afford healthy food according to our latest #FoodInsecurity Tracker.
One in seven households with children are affected meaning they are cutting back on meals or skipping food for a day.
Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j
One in seven households with children are affected meaning they are cutting back on meals or skipping food for a day.
Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j
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The LEAP conference is back in Oxford on 22nd April 2026. We have @martinwhite33.bsky.social and @suepritch.bsky.social as keynote speakers. Abstract submissions will open early next year. Save the date! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
LEAP conference 2026
Date for the 2026 LEAP conference
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The LEAP conference is back in Oxford on 22nd April 2026. We have @martinwhite33.bsky.social and @suepritch.bsky.social as keynote speakers. Abstract submissions will open early next year. Save the date! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Great podcast with @petescarbs.bsky.social on healthy and sustainable diets. Features some of my work among many other things. @warwickecon.bsky.social @sustainweb.org
I had a chat with Alisha Wainwright for a Wellcome Trust podcast about the challenges of achieving sustainable diets and their potential for health benefits. It was fun.
If you listen to podcasts then you could listen to this podcast.
If you listen to podcasts then you could listen to this podcast.
When Science Finds a Way | Podcast | Wellcome
Join botanist-turned-Hollywood actor Alisha Wainwright as she meets the trailblazing scientists and researchers changing the world, alongside the people who have inspired and contributed to their work...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Great podcast with @petescarbs.bsky.social on healthy and sustainable diets. Features some of my work among many other things. @warwickecon.bsky.social @sustainweb.org
Special lecture: Her Excellency Edna Adan Ismail - ‘From Rubble to Revitalisation: Building Somaliland’s Health Services’ @warwickecon.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Special lecture: Her Excellency Edna Adan Ismail - ‘From Rubble to Revitalisation: Building Somaliland’s Health Services’ @warwickecon.bsky.social
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Super exciting event at the Oxford Martin School tomorrow with @kevinh-phd.bsky.social. Please do come along. Registration sheet in the link elow.
Come and join us on 1 October to hear from @kevinh-phd.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social. Professor Hall will be talking about body weight regulation and how our food environment(s) effects our biology.
Booking and more details: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/the-c...
Booking and more details: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/the-c...
'The calculus of calories: food environments and body weight…
McCullum Award from the American Society for Nutrition, the Lilly Scientific Achievement Award from The Obesity Society, and the Guyton Award for…
www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Super exciting event at the Oxford Martin School tomorrow with @kevinh-phd.bsky.social. Please do come along. Registration sheet in the link elow.
UNBELIEVABLE - USDA terminates 'redundant' Food Insecurity Survey, because it does "nothing more than fear monger" and "failed to present anything more than subjective, liberal fodder".
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www.usda.gov
September 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
UNBELIEVABLE - USDA terminates 'redundant' Food Insecurity Survey, because it does "nothing more than fear monger" and "failed to present anything more than subjective, liberal fodder".
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
These are today's heroes. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
‘I’m proud to have made this stand’: over-60s arrested at Palestine Action ban protest explain their decision
From a retired British colonel to a Catholic priest, half of the 532 people arrested in Parliament Square were 60 or older. Many believe they had a greater share of responsibility to take in defending...
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
These are today's heroes. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i... Shocking!
UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i... Shocking!
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
The food industry has a dirty secret - and it's making Britain poorer and unhealthier, news.sky.com/story/money-...
April 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The food industry has a dirty secret - and it's making Britain poorer and unhealthier, news.sky.com/story/money-...
Gulf of Mexico 🏳️🌈
January 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Gulf of Mexico 🏳️🌈
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On 8 Apr the 7th LEAP conference will take place in Oxford. This is for anyone working on food with a particular focus on meat and dairy. Health, environment, politics, economics, philosophy, etc. all welcome!
Deadline for abstracts: 14 Feb
Please share widely! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Deadline for abstracts: 14 Feb
Please share widely! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
LEAP conference 2025
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk
December 5, 2024 at 2:01 PM
On 8 Apr the 7th LEAP conference will take place in Oxford. This is for anyone working on food with a particular focus on meat and dairy. Health, environment, politics, economics, philosophy, etc. all welcome!
Deadline for abstracts: 14 Feb
Please share widely! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
Deadline for abstracts: 14 Feb
Please share widely! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social