Breakfast Seminar: Exploring the Water-Food-Energy Nexus

University of Manchester in association with Manchester Museum

Monday 9th of September

8am-9:30am

This breakfast seminar is part of the University of Manchester Research Institute (UMRI) funded project - Fostering Interdisciplinary Research Building upon synergies in Water-Food-Energy (UMRI FIRE) – which aims to develop new collaborations directly in pursuit of seeking sustainable solutions to the challenges such as minimising greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, improving agricultural efficiencies, and water and energy use in food supply chains.

The aim of this breakfast seminar taking place on Monday the 9th of September is to develop an active dialogue between the University of Manchester’s research community and external organisations and universities. Attendees will include local businesses, members of the public and university staff/students with an interest in the water-food-energy nexus.

This breakfast seminar will focus on the challenges facing future land use, includes breakfast and is free to attend. It will provide you with an opportunity to listen to interesting presentations from speakers including Professor Swaffield (Uni. of Lincoln, New Zealand), Mr Gutiérrez-Cánova (Murcia University, Spain) and Professor Wossink (Uni. of Manchester) and meet with others interested in the water-food-energy nexus.

Places are limited, so please register for your free place now.

Programme: 8:00 Networking Breakfast

8:25 Introductions

8:30 Presentations

9:00 Opportunity for discussion and questions

9:30 CLOSE

For further information please contact UMRI FIRE Project Manager Dr Laura O'Keefe (Laura.O'Keefe@manchester.ac.uk)