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Research interests
Bethan is a food and agriculture researcher with expertise in statistical analysis for the social sciences. Her work focuses on understanding, motivating and evaluating changes that can have positive social and environmental impacts including as changing diets, reducing food waste and adopting new technology.
She is currently a post-doctoral researcher on a Horizon 2020 project investigating the adoption and impact of low-input, ecosystem-based farming across the EU (www.lift-h2020.eu) and has recently worked on the preventing food waste workstream of the Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme 2016-2021.
Prior to returning to academia Bethan worked as a management consultant in a range of project management and analytical roles with clients in international development, finance and government.
Projects
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Edinburgh
2014 → 2018
Award Date: 30 Nov 2018
Master, University of Edinburgh
2012 → 2014
Award Date: 30 Sep 2014
Bachelor, University of Oxford
2001 → 2004
Award Date: 30 Sep 2004
External positions
Accenture
2007 → 2012
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Projects
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Low-Input Farming and Territories - Integrating knowledge for improving ecosystem-based farming
Barnes, A., Toma, L., Shrestha, S., Ferreira, J., Thompson, B., McCracken, D. & Latto, D.
1/05/18 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
Research output
- 5 Article
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Date-label use and the waste of dairy products by consumers
Thompson, B., Toma, L., Barnes, A. P. & Revoredo-Giha, C., 20 Feb 2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 247, 119174.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Food Waste and Food Safety Linkagesalong the Supply Chain
Toma, L., Revoredo-Giha, C., Costa-Font, M. & Thompson, B., 29 May 2020, In: EuroChoices. 19, 1, p. 24-29 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Food waste in primary production: Milk loss with mitigation potentials
March, MD., Toma, L., Thompson, B. & Haskell, MJ., 12 Nov 2019, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 6, 9 p., 173.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of date labels on willingness to consume dairy products: implications for food waste reduction
Thompson, B., Toma, L., Barnes, AP. & Revoredo-Giha, C., Aug 2018, In: Waste Management. 78, p. 124 - 134 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of consumers' understanding of date labelling on food waste behaviour
Toma, L., Costa-Font, M. & Thompson, B., 17 Oct 2017, (First published) In: Operational Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Citations (Scopus)9 Downloads (Pure)