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GFS Researcher in Focus – October 2015: Dr Sharmina Ahmed
Each month we will be asking one of our researchers to provide an insight into their research. This month Dr Sharmina Ahmed is our Researcher in Focus. What is the aim of your research? The aim of my research is to effectively translate nutrition research into policy and practical change. My past research was about […]
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Press Release: Pregnant women not following nutrition guidelines
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have made a remarkable discovery: no pregnant women were found to be correctly following the Australian Dietary Guidelines on consumption of the “five food groups”, despite almost two-thirds of pregnant women believing they were eating the right diet. The study, now published in the journal Public Health Nutrition, surveyed […]
GFS contribution to policy discussions on agrifood and development program in Asia
Recently Global Food Studies researchers contributed to two major events in Adelaide this July, namely ICAS9 and the Australia Awards Interactive Workshop. Five people from our team, Dr Sharmina Ahmed, Dr Jayanthi Thennakoon, Dr Risti Permani, Dr Wahida and Mr Suprehatin, made presentations at the 9th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS9) at the Adelaide […]
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GFS researcher presented work on the link betwen children’s health-related quality of life and DHA
On 11 May 2015, Global Food Studies researcher Dr Sharmina Ahmed presented her paper in the Singapore Health Economics Association (SHEA) Conference, 2015 at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The 2015 conference was the second meeting of the SHEA Community Health Economists in Asia and the Pacific. The SHEA aims to foster theoretical and […]
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Meeting partners and measuring diet quality in Vietnam
Our PhD student Christian Genova recently visited Vietnam as part of his PhD project on smallholder vegetable farming in north-western Vietnam. We’re delighted to share his story. (Warning: a great quote at the end of the story especially for research students and researchers who work on a collaborative project 🙂 Thank you Christian for […]
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The 2014 Crawford Fund Parliamentary Conference: Pre-conference note on food security
I feel privileged to have the opportunity to attend the 2014 Annual Parliamentary Conference organised by the Crawford Fund. Looking at its impressive list of speakers, there is no doubt that the conference will address some of the key challenges that the global food production is facing. I also love Canberra and am always looking […]
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Does food labelling reduce consumers’ health concerns?
Our visitor Associate Professor Sven Anders from the University of Alberta presented his paper “Effects of nutrition label use on consumer diet-health concerns” on Friday 13 June 2014, co-authored with Christiane Schroeter as part of the Interdisciplinary Research Fund (IRF) seminar series. Prof. Anders argued that consumptions trends often tend to be driven by indulgence, […]
Changes in the global food system and how they may affect you
Director of Global Food Studies, Associate Professor Wendy Umberger delivered her speech “Food for thought: Changes in the global food sytem and how they may affect you” at the inagaural Research 21 Public Lecture Series organised by the Faculty of Professions, University of Adelaide on Thursday evening 29 May 2014. The forum was well-attended by […]
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Meet our people: Sharmina Ahmed on translation of nutrition research
GFS Food Security Blog talked with our Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Sharmina Ahmed on her current research project with the Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) Food for Future Australians. Dr Ahmed explained about her exciting work on translation of nutrition research into policy and practice change and how findings from this research can benefit […]
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