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    Training Future Actors in the Food System: a new collaborative cross-institutional, interdisciplinary training programme for students
    (University of Warwick, 2017) Reed, Kelly; Collier, Rosemary; White, Rebecca; Wells, Rebecca; Ingram, John; Borelli, Rosina; Haesler, Barbara; Caraher, Martin; Lang, Tim; Arnall, Alex; Ajates González, Raquel; Pope, Harley; Blake, Lauren; Sykes, Roger
    There is an urgent need to train a cohort of professionals who can address and resolve the increasing number of fundamental failings in the global food system. The solutions to these systemic failings go far beyond the production of food, and are embedded within broad political, economic, business, social, cultural and environmental contexts. The challenge of developing efficient, socially acceptable and sustainable food systems that meet the demands of a growing global population can only be tackled through an interdisciplinary systems approach that integrates social, economic and environmental dimensions. The new crossinstitutional training programme, IFSTAL (Innovative Food Systems Teaching and Learning), is designed to improve post-graduate level knowledge and understanding of food systems from a much broader interdisciplinary perspective, which can be applied to students’ own studies. Ultimately, these graduates should be equipped to apply critical interdisciplinary systems thinking in the workplace to understand how problems are connected, their root causes and where critical leverage points might be. This article outlines the programme and presents a review of its first year (2015-2016 academic year).
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    A future workforce of food-system analysts
    (Nature Research, 2019-12-16) Ingram, John; Ajates González, Raquel; Arnall, Alex; Blake, Lauren; Borrelli, Rosina; Collier, Rosemary; Frece, Annabel de; Häsler, Barbara; Lang, Tim; Pope, Harley; Reed, Kelly; Sykes, Roger; Wells, Rebecca; White, Rebecca
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    Developing a functional food systems literacy for interdisciplinary dynamic learning networks
    (Frontiers Media, 2021-11-26) Pope, Harley; Frece, Annabel de; Wells, Rebecca; Borrelli, Rosina; Ajates González, Raquel; Arnall, Alex; Blake, Lauren J.; Dadios, Nikolaos; Hasnain, Saher; Ingram, John; Reed, Kelly; Sykes, Roger; Whatford,Louise; White, Rebecca; Collier, Rosemary; Häsler, Barbara
    The impact of human activity on the planet cannot be overstated. Food systems are at the centre of a tangled web of interactions affecting all life. They are a complex nexus that directly and indirectly affects, and is affected by, a diverse set of social, environmental and technological phenomena. The complexity and often intractability of these interactions have created a variety of food-related problems that people seek to address in a collaborative and interdisciplinary manner through the adoption of a holistic food systems perspective. However, operationalising a systemic approach to address food system challenges is not a guarantee of success or positive outcomes. This is largely due to the partiality inherent in taking a systems perspective, and the difficulty in communicating these different perspectives among stakeholders. A functional food systems literacy is therefore required to aid people in communicating and collaborating on food system problems within dynamic learning networks. The Interdisciplinary Food Systems Teaching and Learning (IFSTAL) programme has been operating since 2015 as a social learning system to develop a food systems pedagogy with a range of multi-sectoral partners. The findings in this paper arise out of iterative reflexive practice into our teaching approach and delivery methods by former and current staff. In order to foster integrative engagement on food system challenges, we propose and define a functional food systems literacy—a theoretical minimum that can aid diverse stakeholders to explore and intervene in food systems through more effective communication and collaboration. Derived from a reflective analysis of instruments and methods in delivering the IFSTAL programme, we provide a framework that disaggregates functional food systems literacy according to four knowledge types, and includes examples of skills and activities utilised in the IFSTAL programme to support learning in these different domains. We argue that claims to comprehensive food systems knowledge are unrealistic and therefore propose that a functional food systems literacy should focus on providing a means of navigating partial claims to knowledge and uncertainty as well as fostering effective collaboration. We believe that this will enhance the capabilities of stakeholders to work effectively within dynamic learning networks.