Joint Postgraduate School:
Food Transitions 2050
PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR 2025 ARE CURRENTLY BEING ASSESSED.
CALL FOR STUDENT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCEPTED PROJECTS WILL BE IN DECEMBER
The Joint Postgraduate School Food Transitions 2050 is a partnership initiative between five research organisations located in the Canterbury region: the University of Canterbury (UC), Lincoln University (LU), Plant & Food Research, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, and AgResearch.
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2025 projects are currently being assessed. Applications from prospective students will be sought in December
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Shamubeel Eaqub - End of Year Speaker
We are pleased to be able to welcome Shamubeel Eaqub as our guest speaker for the final Food Transitions 2050 seminar this year. Shamubeel is a Lincoln University alumnus and prominent NZ economist, a thought leader unafraid to take a contrarian view. You may have heard/read his commentary on RadioNZ, Stuff or The Spinoff.
His talk will explore future economies and what NZ may look like in 2050 utilising several different economic levers such as emerging markets, demographic changes, geopolitics and climate change. As Shamubeel has said the ‘ability to look forward is a tricky and dark art’ but he will do his best to provide a futurist view of what 2050 reality could be like.
Wednesday 27 November, 3 – 5pm Venue: Inaka, Waimarie (Lincoln University)
RSVP by Tuesday 19 November to fiona.bellinger2@lincoln.ac.nz
New water purification device could help future-proof food supply
Recently reported by 1News, FT2050 PhD student Vicky Tsui and her supervisor Prof Alex Yip have created a small hydroponic system as a testing platform. Click on the photo to check out the article.
What will be on our plates in 2050 or 2075?
FT2050 students were recently challenged to suggest a 3-course menu for the year 2050 or 2075. What will we be eating then?
We had the privilege of hosting Miranda Burdon as our guest speaker this month. In 2019, she co-founded Food Nation, a New Zealand-based food manufacturer focused on creating plant-powered products with a mission to "get more plants on more plates for the good of the people and the planet." Although Food Nation has since ceased production, Miranda’s inspiring journey and insights were invaluable.
Overview
Food Transitions 2050 is a postgraduate school focusing on food sustainability. The result of a multilateral partnership, the initiative is dedicated to supporting the transition of our regional, national and international food systems – the first for postgraduate research in Aotearoa New Zealand. The school’s core purpose is to support the transition to more future-focused, sustainable food systems and preparation by the year 2050.
At the heart of the initiative is a virtual community of practice of PhD students and their supervisory teams conducting research in a set of PhD projects linked by the overarching theme of Food Transitions 2050.
How it works
PhD students in the initiative are enrolled at one of the two university partners, and students and their supervisory teams operate under the requirements for PhD research enrolment at their home university. The intention is that the PhD student experience is as consistent as possible across the School.
“The school’s core purpose is to support the transition to more future-focused, sustainable food systems and preparation.”
Applications for projects are currently closed
Applications for projects by supervisory teams are open in July each year, and prospective candidates will be able to apply for PhD positions within these projects from November.