Institute for Sustainable Food

Institute for Sustainable Food

The Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of ˮ�˷� finds dynamic solutions to the challenges of food security and sustainability. Our innovative research draws on the fields of science, engineering, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

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(Left-right): Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Lord Jonathan Caine; Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD; Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD; Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris; and Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Steve Baker, pictured at Farmleigh, Dublin, this afterno — (Left-right): Lord Jonathan Caine; Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Michelle Donelan, Chris Heaton-Harris, Steve Baker, pictured at Farmleigh, Dublin, this afternoon, where €70 million was announced for research centres on climate and sustainable food.

29 November 2023

New research programme to transform food systems led by ˮ�˷� awarded £5.8 million

A transformative, new research programme that aims to transform food systems across the UK and Ireland, and led by the University of ˮ�˷�, was announced yesterday (Tuesday 28 November).

An example of a hydroponics growing system to grow crops like lettuce, it shows rows of plants being grown on shelves.

21 February 2024

Growing leafy greens set to get greener due to ˮ�˷� research into sustainable farming

A new way to create synthetic fertilisers from waste by-products, which could provide a cost-effective, low-carbon alternative to current synthetic fertilisers for the UK's farming industry, is being developed by the University of ˮ�˷�.