Farm to factories
Cambridge Zero research events focus on food and decarbonisation
1 | Sustainable and Healthy Food Production
Thursday 21 March 9:30-14:00
Cambridge Zero Symposium in collaboration with .
On 21 March, Cambridge Zero will host its Sustainable and Healthy Food Production symposium.
探花直播symposium, in collaboration with will feature National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) CEO Prof Mario Caccamo, Rob Wise of the National Farmers' Union (NFU), and Cambridge academics , , and .
探花直播keynote speakers will discuss the context and controversies that surround food production, from managing consumer demand for meat to wildlife-friendly farming, in our transition to a net-zero world.
探花直播discussion will include insights and case studies from food security experts, including Prof Caccamo of the , one of the UK's leading agricultural research organisations, and Dr Srai, the Co-Chair of the Council on the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Production at the .
Additionally, the symposium will hear from a multidisciplinary cohort of early career researchers to share cutting-edge research.
探花直播symposium will provide a foundation for a white paper on how the 探花直播 of Cambridge can strengthen its research and industry partnerships on keeping food production secure in a changing climate.
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At the symposium will be speaking on how to minimise the environmental consequences of farming.
Intensive farming practices can be detrimental to wildlife. For example, pesticides are toxic chemicals which stop wildlife munching away on crops by reducing the habitability of farmland to all wildlife. Additionally, farmland lacking in plant diversity, such as monoculture fields, will be less attractive to a diverse range of wildlife.
However, some wildlife play a vital role in food production, such as crop-pollinating insects like bees and butterflies. Pollination is an important step in fertilising plants to grow the seeds and fruits we eat as food. Therefore, conserving wildlife is critical for food security.
In his keynote talk, Professor Edwards will discuss the context and controversies of wildlife-friendly farming as a tool for securing resilient food production.
Sign-up for our Sustainable and Healthy Food Production symposium .
A Cambridge Zero collaboration with the
2 | Workshop: Decarbonisation Industry Partnerships
Monday 25 March 09:30-17:00
East 1 and East 2, West Hub, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0US
On 25 March, Cambridge Zero will host a decarbonisation partnerships event.
探花直播all-day event, in collaboration with the , will bring together academics and industry to discuss how organisations can utilise 探花直播 of Cambridge researchers to decarbonise processes in their organisation.
In the morning, attendees will hear about examples of successful industry-academia partnerships in a series of bite-sized 15-minute talks from academics, industry partners and early career researchers.
Speakers will include on his experience utilising industry engagement with the , and on industry partnerships with the .
This is followed by an interactive session in the afternoon to discuss and generate ideas for research collaborations with the organisations in attendance.
Read the full programme and sign-up for our decarbonisation partnerships event .
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Published 15 March 2024
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