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Community members celebrating potato diversity through Papa Watay, the tying of the potato spirit ceremony. Photograph: Phuyu Wayra © Roots Peru

Exploring Indigenous bioculture in Peru

Researcher Sarah Oakes writes about her interdisciplinary, participatory research investigating sociocultural potato knowledge among Quechua farmers in the Peruvian Andes.

A food science technician in front of an incubator in the lab. They're wearing a white lab coat and purple gloves.

New research advances methods for cultivating meat

The School of Food Science and Nutrition is starting a new project in collaboration with Cellular Agriculture Manufacturing Hub (CARMA) to accelerate scaffold innovation in cultivated meat.

A group of researchers and community members sitting around a table

International partnerships tackle fire risks

Researchers in the UK and Indonesia are working together to help communities fight the health and environmental impact of peatland fires.

Storm clouds gather in Mali. Picture by Francoise Guichard.

Soil conditions significantly increase rainfall in megastorm hotspots

Large contrasts in soil moisture levels over a wide area can increase the size and intensity of so-called megastorms which cause flooding and mudslides in hotspots across the globe.

Valley in North Yorkshire with purple heather, trees and green fields

Working together to rewild

This World Rewilding Day, we celebrate the faculty's collaborative research and practical projects that build understanding and action on rewilding for biodiversity, ecosystems and the climate.