The UK Food Systems Centre for Doctoral Training (UKFS-CDT) provides a unique opportunity for transformative and interdisciplinary food systems research. From 2021 through to 2027, the UKFS-CDT will train over 60 interdisciplinary doctoral researchers capable of leading the UK towards a resilient, healthy and inclusive food future. The UKFS-CDT programme provides a unique opportunity for transformative and interdisciplinary food systems research. It is an innovative way of conducting your PhD centred on co-creation and exposure to a varied range of actors operating in the UK food systems.

The UKFS-CDT Academy is a dynamic learning network that brings together doctoral researchers, academic supervisors, and our associate partners from government, business and civil society organisations. Our doctoral researchers will collaborate with partners in the Academy to co-create and disseminate new knowledge with lasting impact. The nine consortium partners include: the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich, University College London, Royal Veterinary College, Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences at Aberystwyth University, Centre for Food Policy at City University, University of Sussex, and Brunel University London; and two leading agricultural research institutes, National Institute of Agricultural Botany EMR and Rothamsted Research, as well as 50 associate partners from business, government and civil society.