🍃Upcoming engaging and informal workshop to explore the many benefits of green prescribing. Alongside this, we’re keen to hear ideas and insights. What would you like to see from a space like this? Your input will help shape a resource designed for the whole community.
Flyer for SCAF's Online Networking Series 2026. Text reads "Join to build new connections, discover potential collaborators, learn about other sectors and disciplines, and develop new ideas". The next session is on Tuesday 14th April at 12pm. Background image is of a circular network connected with lines and figures represented on wooden dice-like cubes.
👋 Join SCAF's online networking sessions to meet new people, exchange and develop ideas, and discover potential collaborators across sectors and disciplines.
The next event takes place on Tuesday 14th April at 12pm.
🔗 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
SCAF webinar flyer. Text reads: Webinar series. Changing consumer dietary behaviour: it's not that simple with Dr Tess Davis and Dr Amy Rodger. Tuesday 5th May, 12pm, online. Flyer features headshots of Tess and Amy with a background image of grocery items (a baguette, tomatoes, carrots, avocados) spilling out of a paper bag onto a countertop.
📢 SCAF Webinar: What do we mean by eating behaviour, what drives it, and how do we change it?
Join Dr Tess Davis and Dr Amy Rodger to explore why changing consumer dietary behaviour in the current food system is not as simple as it seems. 🌱
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Flyer for a Cross-Alliance Webinar on Monday 30th March at 4pm, online via Teams. Text reads: "Shaping Community and Lasting Impact: Improving research collaborations, building networks, and creating a personal brand, with Adam Smith, Dementia Researcher Programme Director." Flyer features a headshot of Adam and a background image of paper people holding hands in a chain.
📢 Webinar: Shaping Community and Lasting Impact
Adam Smith, Programme Director for @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social, is joining the Alliances to discuss the changing digital landscape, the difference between networks and communities, and how to measure online value and success.
🔗 bit.ly/3NgDhl7
SCAF flyer for World Bannock Day Talk: Florence Marian McNeill, Scottish Food History, and At-Risk Tradition with Dr Lindsay Middleton and Peter Gilchrist. Thursday 26th March at 3pm, taking place online. Background image of hands shaping raw Bannocks. Photo by Abigail King.
Join food historian Dr Lindsay Middleton and award-winning food writer Peter G. for a celebration of World Bannock Day and to learn about Bannocks, McNeill, and the folklore and history behind what should be a nationally celebrated Scottish dish. 🍴
🔗 bit.ly/4s7TnNb
#FoodStudies #WorldBannockDay
Flyer for SCAF's Online Networking Series 2026. Text reads "Join to build new connections, discover potential collaborators, learn about other sectors and disciplines, and develop new ideas". Sessions are taking place on Tuesday 3rd March at 6pm, Tuesday 14th April at 12pm Tuesday 26th May at 6pm, Tuesday 18th August at 6pm, Tuesday 29th September at 12pm, and Tuesday 10th November at 6pm. Background image is of a circular network connected with lines and figures represented on wooden dice-like cubes.
📢 SCAF's online networking series returns for a second year!
Join us for the first session on Tuesday 3rd March at 6pm to meet new people, exchange and develop ideas, and discover potential collaborators 💡
➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
#FoodStudies
Text reads: SCAF Residential Writing Retreat, supporting meaningful progress on personal and SCAF-related writing projects in a dedicated, supportive environment. 1st-4th June 2026, the Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment. Background image of SCAF members gathered around a table, smiling, and working on a collaborative sheet.
📢 The fifth SCAF residential writing retreat will take place in June!
This is an opportunity for SCAF members actively working on professional pieces of writing to move their work forward in a dedicated, supportive environment 🌳
⏰ Register interest by 30/03/2026, 5pm
🔗 bit.ly/4c9YDL4
#FoodStudies
🔗 Register to join: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Flyer for an upcoming roundtable event on Wednesday 4th March 2026, 16:00-18:00 at the University of Stirling. Text reads: Why Scots Should (Re)discover Oily Fish to Build a Good Food Nation: A roundtable event discussing new insights into the dietary importance of oily fish. Background image is of cooked fish with lemon and garlic slices and other seasoning on top.
🎣 Why Scots Should (Re)Discover Oily Fish
The recently launched #GoodFoodNationPlan puts seafood back on Scottish tables. However, changes are needed to make this food category a larger part of our diets.
This roundtable sets out to present the main issues & discuss a way forward 💡 #FoodStudies
January brought a full diary for SCAF, with new activities opening up space for writing, collaboration and funding conversations; 2026 will offer many opportunities for growth and for connections. 💡
Read our first blog of the year below 👇
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
#FoodStudies
Flyer for SCAF Multimedia Snacks: Video and Audio Production Training on Tuesday 17th - Wednesday 18th March in Glasgow. Background image of avocado, spinach leaves, sweetcorn, and tomato and cucumber slices floating in the air against a bold yellow background with a hand holding a camera off to the side.
🎤 Tempted by podcasting & vlogging?
SCAF's hands-on workshop will equip you with the essential skills to create cohesive questions, facilitate engaging conversations, and showcase a perspective on food for meaningful dialogue and change 🌱
Find out more ➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
#FoodStudies
⏰ Deadline to register interest: 04/02/2026, 5pm
➡️ forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Flyer for the upcoming SCAF Residential Writing Retreat at Loch Insh, Inverness-shire from 9th - 12th March 2026. Text reads: "Supporting meaningful progress on personal and SCAF-related writing projects in a dedicated, supportive environment." Background image is of a pencil and open notepad resting on a wooden bench with a green landscape in the distance.
🚨 Final chance to register interest for SCAF's fourth residential writing retreat!
Unsure what to expect? Catch up on a collective blog from our third writing retreat to discover what's in store: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
The retreat is free and includes accommodation, meals and transport. 🌱
Launch flyer for the SCAF Dataset Aggregator Launch on Tuesday 3rd February at 12:00-13:00, online via Zoom. Text reads: "Join us in launching a one-stop shop for datasets across the food system". Background image is of fresh vegetables with graphs and datasets in a transparent overlay.
📢 SCAF is launching a new platform!
The SCAF Dataset Aggregator is designed to make datasets more widely available, make the most of data which has been collected, avoid duplication, and identify possible collaborations.💡
➡️ Sign up here: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
#FoodStudies
Flyer for a Cross-Alliance Webinar on Monday 30th March at 4pm, online via Teams. Text reads: "Shaping Community and Lasting Impact: Improving research collaborations, building networks, and creating a personal brand, with Adam Smith, Dementia Researcher Programme Director." Flyer features a headshot of Adam and a background image of paper people holding hands in a chain.
📢 Cross-Alliance Webinar: Shaping Community and Lasting Impact
Join the Alliances for Research Challenges to explore capacity building and how to create community and lasting impact with Adam Smith!
➡️ bit.ly/4sXDrxA
@dementiaresearcher.bsky.social
Strategic Collaboration Announcement between SCAF (Scottish Alliance for Food: health, equity and sustainability) and NNedPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health (Advancing and implementing nutrition knowledge to improve health, wellbeing and society). Background image of is different food and natural textures in narrow lines, including radishes, sea waves, lettuce, soil, gorse, oats, rocket, beans, and raspberries.
📢 SCAF have signed a Collaborative Agreement with NNEdPro!
We foresee key opportunities for members across research, policy, and practice, including innovative initiatives such as community teaching kitchens, joint funding opportunities, and shared events and learning 🌱
#FoodStudies
Flyer for SCAF's Online Networking Series 2026. Text reads "Join to build new connections, discover potential collaborators, learn about other sectors and disciplines, and develop new ideas". Sessions are taking place on Tuesday 3rd March at 6pm, Tuesday 14th April at 12pm Tuesday 26th May at 6pm, Tuesday 18th August at 6pm, Tuesday 29th September at 12pm, and Tuesday 10th November at 6pm. Background image is of a circular network connected with lines and figures represented on wooden dice-like cubes.
📢 SCAF's online networking series returns for a second year!
Join us for the first session on Tuesday 3rd March at 6pm to meet new people, exchange and develop ideas, and discover potential collaborators 💡
➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
#FoodStudies
Flyer for SCAF Multimedia Snacks: Video and Audio Production Training on Tuesday 17th - Wednesday 18th March in Glasgow. Background image of avocado, spinach leaves, sweetcorn, and tomato and cucumber slices floating in the air against a bold yellow background with a hand holding a camera off to the side.
🎤 Tempted by podcasting & vlogging?
SCAF's hands-on workshop will equip you with the essential skills to create cohesive questions, facilitate engaging conversations, and showcase a perspective on food for meaningful dialogue and change 🌱
Find out more ➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
#FoodStudies
Launch flyer for the SCAF Dataset Aggregator Launch on Tuesday 3rd February at 12:00-13:00, online via Zoom. Text reads: "Join us in launching a one-stop shop for datasets across the food system". Background image is of fresh vegetables with graphs and datasets in a transparent overlay.
📢 SCAF is launching a new platform!
The SCAF Dataset Aggregator is designed to make datasets more widely available, make the most of data which has been collected, avoid duplication, and identify possible collaborations.💡
➡️ Sign up here: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
#FoodStudies
Flyer for the upcoming SCAF Residential Writing Retreat at Loch Insh from 9th - 12th March 2026. Text reads: "Supporting meaningful progress on personal and SCAF-related writing projects in a dedicated, supportive environment." Background image is of a pencil and open notepad resting on a wooden bench surrounded by a green landscape.
📢 The fourth SCAF residential writing retreat will take place in March at the Loch Insh Outdoor Centre!
Expect focused time for writing, talks and workshops, and opportunities to network and connect.
👉 Register interest before 04/02/2026, 5pm: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
#FoodStudies
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Image of hands resting on a table adorned with a loaf of bread, a recipe book, a mug, and flour. Text reads: Tastes and Tales: celebrating the diversity of food, culture, and connection across Scotland.
To celebrate food preparation, heritage, and storytelling, we are inviting you to submit a recipe and short story that reflects your identity, family heritage, culture, or history - the perfect opportunity for reflection as we eat, gather, and reconnect with loved ones over the festive period!🎄✨
November blog ✍
Last month focused on testing what truly makes collaboration work across SCAF. From writing retreats to governance meetings and new projects, we asked “what works?” to refine formats that connect people most effectively and turn shared ideas into tangible outcomes. 💡
#FoodStudies
📢 Join SCAF next Tuesday for our final online networking session of 2025!
Details below ⬇️
#FoodStudies
As a plant molecular biologist newly navigating the European agricultural landscape & focusing on crop systems, the writing retreat offered a profoundly valuable experience beyond lab. Appreciating Scotlands unique food culture & dietary awareness. Truly grateful!
@SCAF_ARC