Podcast: Achieving impact as an early career researcher Last month our Nutrition and Lifestyle Analytics Team were awarded a Celebrating Impact Prize from the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council for the work they are doing to improve access to healthy and sustainable diets for customers of major food retailers. Two members of that team, … Read more
Making Merry in Famous British Pubs T’is the Season to be Jolly With reports that the few weeks before Christmas can, in normal times, equate to a quarter of pubs’ yearly profits, this is an important time of the year for pubs in Great Britain. However, the impact of the recent pandemic and the cost … Read more
CDRC in Parliament – Fairness in the UK’s food supply chain Earlier this month Dr Francesca Pontin, CDRC Research Data Scientist at the University of Leeds, gave evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on ‘Fairness in the food supply’. Fran provided insight from CDRC-Leeds’ Priority Places for Food Index and the teams wider … Read more
CDRC Researchers awarded ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize A team of researchers from the Consumer Data Research Centre have been awarded an ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize in recognition of the work they are doing to improve access to healthy and sustainable diets for customers of major food retailers. The Nutrition and Lifestyle Analytics Team, which is … Read more
CDRC Data Partner Forum 2023 We look forward to welcoming you to Leeds for the CDRC Data Partner Forum in October. Event Details Date: Tuesday 24 OctoberTime: 10.30 – 16.45 Agenda 10.30 Registration 11.00 CDRC Director’s Welcome 11.10 Joe Cuddeford, Smart Data Research UK 11.45 Sue Davies, Head of Consumer Rights and Food Policy, Which? … Read more
CDRC research team shortlisted for ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize A team of researchers from the Consumer Data Research Centre have been announced as finalists in this year’s ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize, in recognition of the work they are doing to improve access to healthy and sustainable diets for customers of major food retailers. The annual … Read more
Case Study: Is it possible to nudge consumers towards making healthier swaps when shopping in-store via signposting? Project overview The United Kingdom is estimated to lose 1.5 million years of healthy life to diet-related illness, disease, and premature death each year (1). The retail food environment plays an influential role in influencing consumers’ diets, with … Read more
CDRC researchers to conduct first-ever evaluation of HFSS legislation as part of DIO-Food Project In October 2022, legislation came into effect in England that restricts promotion of products High Fat, Sugar or Salt (HFSS) by in-store and online location. Beginning a year on from the legislation’s implementation, a team of CDRC researchers led by Professor … Read more
Encouraging Healthy and Sustainable Diets through Cross-Sectoral Partnerships We were delighted to host colleagues from a variety of disciplines and functions at the University of Leeds, the charity sector, industry representatives and local government at the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics on the 18th July 2023. We came together for a workshop to discuss “Encouraging … Read more
Which? highlights neighbourhoods in Wales most at risk of food insecurity Consumer group Which? have used our Priority Places for Food Index to highlight the neighbourhoods in Wales most in need of support to access food during the current cost of living crisis. As part of their recent Policy research paper – Consumers in Wales – … Read more