Outputs & Updates

This page documents selected academic publications, conference presentations, and engagement activities related to the Surplus Food Systems Research programme.

Engagement & Knowledge Exchange Section

Public Scholarship & Media contributions

  • Bonner, E. (Other), Hjort, E. (Other), Bennett-Gillison, S. (Other), Thomas Lane, E. (Other), Ayub, F. (Other), Ifiemor, P. (Other), Tenbrink, T. (Other), Jones, J. (Other) & Raine, B. (Other) (2025)

Jun 2025

Ydy mwy bob tro yn well? Ail-ystyried twf mewn cyd-destun gwledig (Is more always better? Reconsidering growth in a rural context)

Golwg360 (Gwerddon)

Policy and Community Engagement

  • Inclusive Climate Conversation - Welsh Climate Week 2026 (Facilitator and Panel Contributor)

Delivered an overview session on climate change and participated in structured breakout discussions on housing, transport, and agriculture and land use within ethnic minority communities in Wales.

Green Voices Wales, Cardiff (February 2026)

  • School COP30 Conference - Online Research Presentation 2025

Delivered a research-informed session linking climate change and food systems governance in an educational context.

Theme: “We Are Energy Warriors” – COP30 Online Schools Conference (November 2025)

Workshops & Facilitation

  • Participatory workshop (international research component

Academic Outputs Section

Academic Publications

  • Peer-reviewed publications arising from this research will be listed here as they become available

Conference Presentations

  • 22nd Rural Entrepreneurship Conference (REC2025)

Theme: Community, Creativity and Liveability: supporting the well-being of resilient rural communities through sustainable entrepreneurship

Paper: Beyond Charity: Business Outcomes and Employability Dimensions of Lagos Food Bank Initiative

Date : 3 - 5 June, 2025

Location: Bangor, Wales

  • Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual Conference 2025

Panel: Geographies of Creativity/Creative Geographies: Decoloniality in Food Systems Gastro Politics

Paper: A Hopeful Solution: Fieldwork Perspectives on Lagos Food Bank Redistribution Initiatives

Date: 26 - 29 August, 2025

Location: Birmingham

Upcoming Engagement

  • RGS-IBG 2026 Conference - Panel submission in progress