"Diet, obesity and health: from science to policy" with Prof Susan Jebb
21st November 2019: 5:00pm
Registration Required
Forthcoming
Events
Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet’s health, and our own?
View allIn this series we will examine a range of issues relating to food production, human health and the environment, including healthy and sustainable diets, political and economic factors, land use and genetics.
Forthcoming Events
November
20
CANCELLED: 'Alzheimer's disease under the sex and gender lens: the gateway to precision medicine' with Dr Antonella Santuccione Chadha
20th November 2019: 5:00pm
This seminar is part of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and George Institute series 'Older women's health'.
Series: OIPA & George Institute Seminar Series: Older women's health
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"Diet, obesity and health: from science to policy" with Prof Susan Jebb
21st November 2019: 5:00pm Registration Required
Poor diet is the leading risk factor for ill health in the UK, carrying more risk than smoking or hypertension.
Series: Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet’s health, and our own?
27
28
"Plant genetics from Mendel to Monsanto" with Dame Ottoline Leyser
28th November 2019: 5:00pm Registration Required
Plants and photosynthetic microbes have the extraordinary ability to convert light energy to chemical energy and as a consequence, they are the foundation of virtually all ecosystems and all agricultural systems on the planet.
Series: Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet’s health, and our own?
December
03
'Exploring the impact of domestic violence and abuse on the health and wellbeing of older women' with Julie McGarry
3rd December 2019: 5:00pm
This seminar is part of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and George Institute series 'Older women's health'.
Series: OIPA & George Institute Seminar Series: Older women's health
05
"Brexit, agriculture & dietary risks in the UK" with Dr Florian Freund
5th December 2019: 5:00pm Registration Required
When the UK joined the EU in 1973 all previous trade barriers with the EU were abolished, which led to a strong intensification of trade with the European continent.
Series: Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet’s health, and our own?
