The FRIED student network

The FRIED student network is the student-led arm of FRIED and is co-convened by two PhD students from the University of Edinburgh.

Kirsty Blair (Co-Convenor): Kirsty Blair is based in the School of Geosciences and the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems. Her research explores the role of values and framing in informing transformational pathways in the livestock sector.
Guillem Rubio Ramon (Co-Convenor): Guillem Rubio Ramon is based in the School of Geosciences. His research focuses on animal agriculture in Catalonia and Scotland to map the entanglements between cultural nationhood, economic motivations, local ecologies, and the lives of animals.

The network aims to create a space where members of the student community can exchange ideas and tips, addressing the particular needs and questions that are relevant to early career stages. It is open to any postgraduate student of the University of Edinburgh and other institutions whose research focus lies around Food Studies.

The group activities include monthly informal meetings where we will discuss a monthly theme (this could be a research project, methodological challenge, news event, or a recent article/publication etc.) followed by social drinks. As part of the FRIED seminar series, there will also be regular Q&As held with researchers to ask about their methods and academic journey. Follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date about our events. See details of previous and upcoming events below. For more details and to book click here.

Anyone interested can sign up to the mailing list here.

We look forward to meeting you all!

See a list of our current members below [Coming Soon]

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Previous and Upcoming Events

PREVIOUS EVENT - Eating Our Way to Extinction - Documentary Screening

In January, the FRIED Student Network & Food Security & Sustainability Society joined forces to host a documentary screening of Eating Our Way to Extinction, followed by a discussion, and some snacks.

PREVIOUS EVENT - The Emergence of Cell-Cultured Meat

In our first meeting in November, we had a discussion on the topic - The Emergence of Cell-Cultured Meat - with a short presentation by Johannes Volden, PhD student at the University of Oslo.