Meat and dairy industry giants hold the plant power behind many vegan brands

A sustainable food system starts with a fairer corporate structure. It won’t simply come from a shift in consumer habits during Veganuary’s push for people to eat a more plant-based diet. Here’s why.

Benjamin Selwyn, Professor of International Relations and International Development, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex • conversation
Jan. 23, 2024 ~7 min

Veganuary’s impact has been huge – here are the stats to prove it

As the plant-based campaign celebrates its tenth anniversary, researchers are analysing how Veganuary could be having a substantial impact on British diets.

Chris Bryant, Honorary Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of Bath • conversation
Jan. 23, 2024 ~8 min


Climate labels similar to cigarette packet warnings could cut meat consumption – new research

Labels highlighting the health and pandemic risks of meat were also effective.

Milica Vasiljevic, Associate Professor of Behavioural Science, Durham University • conversation
Nov. 1, 2023 ~6 min

Meat tax: no UK politician is calling for one – but maybe they should

Let’s just call it something different.

Linus Mattauch, Assistant Professor in Environmental Economics, Technical University of Berlin and Honorary Research Associate, School of Geography and Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 6, 2023 ~8 min

Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new – cell cultures are common tools in science, but bringing them up to scale to meet society's demand for meat will require further development

Cell cultures are common tools in biology and drug development. Bringing them up to scale to meet the meat needs of societies will require further development.

André O. Hudson, Dean of the College of Science, Professor of Biochemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
June 27, 2023 ~6 min

Backpack-wearing chickens are helping change the way we study animal welfare

Tracking data suggests individual chickens have very different movement patterns.

Mary Baxter, Research Fellow in Animal Welfare, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
June 19, 2023 ~7 min

Supreme Court's ruling on humane treatment of pigs could catalyze a wave of new animal welfare laws

The Supreme Court has upheld a controversial California law requiring pork sold in-state to be humanely raised, no matter where it’s produced. Pork producers say it could drive up food prices.

David Favre, Professor of Law, Michigan State University • conversation
May 15, 2023 ~8 min

How archaeologists can help us live with wild animals

There are arguments over the future of red deer on the Scottish island of South Uist but archaeological expertise can help people live alongside wild animals.

Jacqui Mulville, Professor in Bioarchaeology, Head of Archaeology and Conservation, Cardiff University • conversation
May 5, 2023 ~6 min


Eating lots of meat is bad for the environment – but we don't know enough about how consumption is changing

Official estimates indicate that meat consumption is falling in the UK – but not all of the data agrees.

Emma Garnett, Researcher in the Health Behaviours Team, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 26, 2022 ~7 min

Supreme Court grapples with animal welfare in a challenge to a California law requiring pork to be humanely raised

Pork producers are challenging a California law that animal welfare advocates call the most important measure for farm animal protection in decades.

David Favre, Professor of Law at Michigan State University College of Law, Michigan State University • conversation
Oct. 4, 2022 ~10 min

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