As of the beginning of this year, I became a new management group member of the Future Food Research Centre (FFRC) based in the Faculty of Science at the Waipapa Taumata Rau | the University of Auckland.

The FFRC aims to improve food and nutrition security and sustainably through education, research, and innovation bringing together research expertise from the University and food industry stakeholders. The FFRC brings together multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral expertise to find solutions for problems related to food security, sustainability, climate change, systems efficiencies, waste utilisation, food sovereignty and innovation.

I will be providing a brief overview of the last few years of my practice-based design research on Design for Sustainable Food Systems Change at the FFRC Seminar on 5 Nov 2024 in Room 303-G14, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland. The tentative programme is as follows:

10:00 am – Welcome
10:10 am – Presentation (+ Q& A)
10:10 am – Prof. Xiao Hua, Jiangnan University, China (visiting professor sponsored by RSNZ NZ-China researcher exchange programme). Topic: Natural sweetener
10:40 am – Prof. Siew-Young Quek, Food Science, UoA. Topic: Progress in the alternative protein research
11:00 am – Dr. Angus Campbell, Design Programme, UoA. Topic: Design for sustainable food systems change
11:20 am – Dr Brad Skelton, Marine Science, UoA. Topic: Sustainable scallop aquaculture
11:40 am – A/Prof. Meng Wai Woo, Food Engineering, UoA. Topic: An overview of food engineering research
12:00 pm – Wrap-up
12:15 pm – Lunch and networking

Please RSVP by Tuesday 29 Oct 2024 using the following link: https://forms.gle/dwPkZG8GVVPS6Pex9