How to engage researchers | Sustainable Food Places

In the session, we look at how food partnerships can work collaboratively with researchers and universities. Our SFP Impact Lead, Callum Etches, is joined by the Professor Peter Jackson, co-director of the Institute of Sustainable Food, and Selina Treuherz, coordinator of the Sheffield Food Partnership, ShefFood, to discuss opportunities and challenges in building mutually beneficial research collaborations.

We discuss:

How to build relationships with researchers and universities
How to ensure collaborations add value to the work of food partnerships
Opportunities for obtaining research funding
The role of food partnership coordinators in facilitating research collaboration

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