Rebecca O'Connell (@r_oconnell) 's Twitter Profile
Rebecca O'Connell

@r_oconnell

Professor of Food, Families and Society, Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care (CRIPACC), University of Hertfordshire.

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linkhttps://www.herts.ac.uk/research/centres/cripacc calendar_today13-07-2015 08:08:36

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A fantastic opportunity for a postdoctoral researcher in the wonderful Food Studies Centre at SOAS. 'Digitalising food assistance: Political economy, governance, and food security effects across the Global North-South divide’. Deadline extended to 09 May. vacancies.soas.ac.uk/job/123535

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“Are supermarket vouchers during school holidays the best solution to food insecurity?” Join our 2nd Long Lunch seminar to discuss + support for 'at risk' groups of older people + families with insecure migration status. Thurs 01 June 12.30-2pm: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-long-lun… CRIPACC UH

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🚨Sign up to the second seminar in the Long Lunch series hosted by CRIPACC UH! In this session, we will hear from research and from the frontline of welfare policy advice on the relationship between policy and food inequalities. 🗓️Thursday 1 June 2023 ➡️eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-long-lun…

🚨Sign up to the second seminar in the Long Lunch series hosted by <a href="/CRIPACC1/">CRIPACC UH</a>!

In this session, we will hear from research and from the frontline of welfare policy advice on the relationship between policy and food inequalities. 

🗓️Thursday 1 June 2023

➡️eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-long-lun…
School Food Matters (@sfmtweet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Did you catch the School Food Matters Garden on BBC #RHSChelsea Flower Show earlier? Here are children from Alec Reed Primary - one of the two schools receiving our garden after the show - talking about what #FoodEducation and #AccessToNature means to them. #OurEdibleClassroom

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Alec Reed pupils sang beautifully in front of the School Food Matters Garden at #RHSChelsea Flower Show. Our garden will move to their school & Beacon CE Primary soon. We want 'majestic' & 'amazing' #SchoolGardens in every school. Help us spread the word - please like and share 👍

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Huge congratulations to School Food Matters - winner of the #RHSChelsea People’s Choice Award! As a trustee, I could not be prouder of the work SFM do to support and campaign for children's right to learn about and enjoy nutritious, sustainable food at school #OurEdibleClassroom

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Join our Long Lunch tomorrow, 12.30-2pm, Tues 1st June, to discuss & debate support for groups at risk of food insecurity including older people & those with insecure migration status. eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-long-lun…

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Powerful new film from CPAG evoking the painful reality of want among plenty, blighting millions of children’s lives in the UK. Here’s what children in food poverty told us about their hopes & dreams: mdpi.com/2075-4698/12/3… #RightToFood youtu.be/spfeyOhRSRQ

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ANNOUNCEMENT: We've just launched our first-ever #Crowdfunder to deliver 1,000 school gardening sessions! Please support our mission for children to learn about food & enjoy nature by donating here (every £ counts): crowdfunder.co.uk/p/1000-gardeni… 🙏 And please share! Thank you 💛

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Great to talk with Professor Matt Padley about food, poverty & social participation. Government should use MIS to ensure wages & benefits are adequate for a socially acceptable standard of living & eating that recognises the fundamental role of food in health & social inclusion.

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How can we address obesity & poverty whilst resisting blame and shame? Join 4 great speakers at our 3rd 'Long Lunch': 'Beyond the Blame Game' 16 Nov 12-2pm #ESRCFestival Economic and Social Research Council @BeeZeeBodies All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity festivalofsocialscience.com/events/beyond-…

How can we address obesity &amp; poverty whilst resisting blame and shame? Join 4 great speakers at our 3rd 'Long Lunch': 'Beyond the Blame Game' 16 Nov 12-2pm #ESRCFestival <a href="/ESRC/">Economic and Social Research Council</a> @BeeZeeBodies <a href="/ObesityAPPG/">All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity</a>
festivalofsocialscience.com/events/beyond-…
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A Portuguese lesson on free school meals. Our Guardian letter on the urgent need for universal free school meals in the UK, based on our European research with children & families. theguardian.com/education/2023… School Food Matters Myles Bremner lan Byrne MP CRIPACC UH julia brannen #feedthefuture

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Reminiscence therapy: football helps unlock lost memories for people living with dementia Find out how from University of Hertfordshire Elspeth Mathie & Danny Buckley 9 Nov 4-6pm Executive Lounge Stevenage Football Club Lamex Stadium SG2 8RH Book here buff.ly/3QI1Beo #ESRCFestival2023

Reminiscence therapy: football helps unlock lost memories for people living with dementia Find out how from <a href="/UniofHerts/">University of Hertfordshire</a> <a href="/elspeth_mathie/">Elspeth Mathie</a> &amp; <a href="/dannybuckers/">Danny Buckley</a> 9 Nov 4-6pm Executive Lounge Stevenage Football Club Lamex Stadium SG2 8RH Book here buff.ly/3QI1Beo #ESRCFestival2023
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Ask your MP to end the school food postcode lottery for all children #FeedtheFuture #SayYes sustainweb.org/news/end-schoo…

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Great #ESRCFestival of #SocialScience event with Rebecca O'Connell & Herts YPAG on school food. Including some fab plasticine models & live drawing by Studio Beci. Watch this space for the results! Thanks for hosting Stevenage youth council 😊 CRIPACC UH UH Health&SocialWork Herts Research

Great #ESRCFestival of #SocialScience event with <a href="/r_oconnell/">Rebecca O'Connell</a> &amp; <a href="/HertsYPAG/">Herts YPAG</a>  on school food. Including some fab plasticine models &amp; live drawing by <a href="/studiobeci/">Studio Beci</a>. Watch this space for the results!
Thanks for hosting Stevenage youth council 😊
<a href="/CRIPACC1/">CRIPACC UH</a> <a href="/UH_HSK/">UH Health&SocialWork</a> <a href="/UHertsResearch/">Herts Research</a>
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Some people think a career in research means being distant from patients & their families. "Food, with Care" shows that's a myth. See for yourself, and make 2024 the year you add research to your career. nihr.ac.uk/case-studies/f… #ShapeTheFuture NIHR ARC East of England CPFT CRIPACC UH

Some people think a career in research means being distant from patients &amp; their families. "Food, with Care" shows that's a myth. See for yourself, and make 2024 the year you add research to your career.  nihr.ac.uk/case-studies/f…

#ShapeTheFuture <a href="/ARC_EoE/">NIHR ARC East of England</a> <a href="/CPFT_NHS/">CPFT</a> <a href="/CRIPACC1/">CRIPACC UH</a>
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#SchoolFood can be a lifeline for children living in poverty, yet in England, we know far too many are ineligible for #FreeSchoolMeals. We spoke with Prof Rebecca O'Connell about how we can learn from Portugal’s system and go even further with #SchoolFoodForAll. schoolfoodmatters.org/news-views/blo…

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Prisons have the potential to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities, but too often intensify and perpetuate health inequalities. 'Reforming food in British prisons: experiences, challenges and opportunities', 16 May, 12.30-2.00, Zoom. linkedin.com/posts/rebecca-…

Prisons have the potential to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities, but too often intensify and perpetuate health inequalities. 'Reforming food in British prisons: experiences, challenges and opportunities', 16 May, 12.30-2.00, Zoom. linkedin.com/posts/rebecca-…
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Our ‘Food, with Care’ survey is closing soon! There’s still time to have your say about food and dining at Cambridge Children's Hospital. We are keen to hear from people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Parents and carers👉forms.office.com/e/sqV6sZj7zE Young people👉forms.office.com/e/viBCpvt3fg

Our ‘Food, with Care’ survey is closing soon!
There’s still time to have your say about food and dining at <a href="/CambChildrens/">Cambridge Children's Hospital</a>. We are keen to hear from people of all ages and cultural backgrounds.
Parents and carers👉forms.office.com/e/sqV6sZj7zE
Young people👉forms.office.com/e/viBCpvt3fg