DEMETRA Research Project

Coming soon... The DEMETRA Digest, sharing voices on democratic and sustainable food systems from the DEMETRA project

Flourishing Early Career Researcher Network expands further with new North West and North Wales Cluster The British Academy's Early Career Researcher Network (ECRN) has expanded further with the announcement of its new North West and North Wales cluster.

DYK? The @britishacademy.bsky.social has set up an ECR network, and there is now a branch specifically for the North West ↖️ and North Wales 🐲? Join up here www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/early-c... #AcademicSky

‘I have lost everything’: southern Africa battles hunger amid historic drought Crops have failed in several countries, with 27m people at risk of hunger according to World Food Programme

Southern Africa is in the midst of its worst drought in at least a century, with 27 million people affected and 21 million children suffering from malnutrition, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).

We're hiring!
Our climate team are looking for a Research & Campaigns Intern - is that you? Deadline Jan 5 https://buff.ly/3BfysCB

Thank you @espol-lab.bsky.social!! Stay tuned for project updates!

‘Old Songs & Lost Romance’: Devolution and Seventies Scotland Join us for a lecture by Tom Chidwick exploring Scotland’s first devolution referendum and social/political culture in the 1970s.

Next Wednesday, 4 December, Tom Chidwick (MEI's Manager) will be speaking at @qmul.bsky.social's History Society about Scotland’s first devolution referendum and the country’s social and political culture in the 1970s. It starts at 4pm and is free so do join us!

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100% we are *a part* of the systems that need to transform!

Systems Change Directory from Transformations Community (mostly sustainability) And their news page seems updated and very good, in the same space Find Systems Change Programs Explore the world’s first  global directory of systems change education programs, brought …

Systems Change Directory from Transformations Community (mostly sustainability)

Capabilities for transformative sustainability management in cities Public organizations’ ability to promote sustainability is becoming a critical issue in public management research and practice. However, there is a scarce understanding of how to enable sustainabi...

🌍 How should cities renew themselves to drive sustainability transformations?
We explore this in a new article, 'Capabilities for Transformative Sustainability Management in Cities,' co-authored with Riina Bhatia, Kirsi Hyytinen, and Anni Jäntti.
doi.org/10.1080/1471...
#sustainability #management

London's universal primary school meals delivering 'more than a meal' | Sustain Independent evaluations of the Mayor of London's universal primary school meals programme commissioned by Impact on Urban Health have revealed much wider benefits for families, schools and children…

London's universal primary school meals delivering 'more than a meal'.
@mayorofldn.bsky.social @impurbanhealth.bsky.social
@barbscrowther.bsky.social

FameLab UK | Cheltenham Festivals What is FameLab UK?FameLab UK is a science communication competition and sees the best new voices in science from around the country compete against one an

📣Calling all HSS ECRs - do you have the gift of the gab? FameLab UK is back! They're searching for the UK’s next best (social) science communicator (you) to share their work with the world. Apply to the 🌍's largest science communication competition here www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/our-projects...

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Uppsala University, Tartu Ulikool, Cinemovil, Campo Aperti, Uni Witten/Herdecke, University of Geneva, and Ernahrungsrat Koln & Umgebung

Our wonderful project team, with representation across 7 European countries! Not many of our partners have joined the migration to Bluesky yet, but we are made up of: @qmul.bsky.social , Newcastle University, Scuola Normale Superiore, Universite Catholique de Lille... (Continued in comments!)

Inheritance Tax: What the new rules mean for farmers | Sustain In the light of mounting farmer frustration over changes to farmland and business tax relief, could the government use this moment to reshape policies that truly support nature friendly farmers?

In the light of mounting farmer frustration over changes to farmland and business tax relief, could the government use this moment to reshape policies that truly support nature friendly farmers?

We dig in 👇

Bar chart showing where carbon emissions from food miles come from. Road transport is 3.9% of food system emissions, compared to just 0.02% from aviation.

Most carbon emissions from food miles are produced by trucks on the road

Read more about our project here 👇👇👇via one of our partners - Scuola Normale Superiore

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So delighted & honoured to be in today’s paper edition @EveningStandard
as one of the 100 people shaping London as part of my work
@uclwrc.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social #warningsmatter #EW4All

Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Our work aims to demonstrate means to alleviate tensions between democratic governance and sustainability transitions through an analysis of new deliberative participatory processes (DPPs) in seven European countries:

DEMETRA – Democratic Governance, Environmental and Climate Challenges, and Societal Transformation: Deliberation, Inclusiveness, and Citizen Empowerment for Sustainable Food Systems.