Archives: People
North Yorkshire Council
December 22, 2025
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) acts as a critical strategic partner and a primary “test bed” for the FixOurFood programme, moving academic research into the realm of local government policy. This partnership was formalised through the co-creation of the “Food for the Future: A Framework for Action,” a 10-year strategic plan launched in late 2025 that […]
Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS)
December 22, 2025
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS), a registered charity founded in 1837 and best known for organizing the iconic Great Yorkshire Show, is deeply linked to the FixOurFood research programme through shared governance and strategic networking. A primary bridge between the two is the Yorkshire Food, Farming and Rural Network (YFFRN); this network is supported by […]
Chino Bayoneta
April 4, 2025
Chino is a Content Manager at FixOurFood, where he collaborates with researchers to create media and content that translates their work into accessible reports and guides, increasing awareness for real-world applications. Previously, Chino worked in the banking industry as a marketing and brand manager, leading multi-channel marketing initiatives—including a sustainability campaign that promoted financial services […]
Dr Kellie E. Smith
March 6, 2025
Kellie is a Research Fellow in Regenerative Agriculture in the School of Geography, University of Leeds. Her role in FixourFood is through the University of Leeds farm, where she uses regenerative agricultural principals alongside conventional farming practices to measure impact on soil, plant health, physiology and associated microbial and insect biodiversity. Kellie completed her PhD […]
Declan Jackson
November 18, 2024
Declan is a research trainee at the University of York having recently completed his MSc in corporate sustainability and environmental management in the Department of Environment and Geography. While Declan’s main research focuses on how to better enable socially equitable and environmentally regenerative organising, with FixOurFood, he’ll be exploring how we might maximise the nutrition […]
Michelle Scaife
October 11, 2024
Michelle is the Project Coordinator for the FixOurFood in Schools team at the University of York. With 24 years of experience at the University, she has spent the last four years contributing to various teams within the Public Health & Society Research Group, and previously worked in the Department of Biology. As a mum of […]
Dr. Zeynep Caferoglu Akin
October 3, 2024
Dr. Zeynep Caferoglu Akin is an Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of York’s Department of Health Sciences. She is currently working on the school food work stream of the FixOurFood project, focusing on how sustainable food systems can improve children’s health and wellbeing. Her research interests lie […]
Patience Gansallo
October 3, 2024
Patience is a Research Trainee in the Department of Health Science at the University of York. She works on the School Food workstream of FixOurFood. With a keen interest in qualitative research, Patience is passionate about improving health outcomes through qualitative studies focusing on the intersection of nutrition, community health, and policy implementation. Patience holds […]
Professor Pippa Chapman
October 1, 2024
Pippa is a soil scientist working in the interdisciplinary field of land and water management. Her expertise focus around sustainable agriculture, soil health, water quality, and climate change. Her research includes demonstrating and measuring the impacts of different agricultural practices on soil functions, evaluating the benefits of agroforestry, quantifying greenhouse fluxes and calculating agri-ecosystem carbon […]
Dr Albert Muleke
July 22, 2024
Albert is a Research Fellow in Modelling Agricultural Systems at the Cranfield Environment Centre, Cranfield University. His core expertise lies in agricultural sustainability, climate change adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation. His research within the FixOurFood programme focuses on integrated modelling of regenerative farming systems, specifically evaluating the impacts of transitioning to regenerative practices within the […]