Joint Postgraduate School:
Food Transitions 2050
PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR 2025 HAVE NOW BEEN FINALISED
AND OUR FUTURE STUDENTS ARE BEING SELECTED
Congratulations to our successful project teams and students. We look forward to welcoming you in the coming months
The Joint Postgraduate School Food Transitions 2050 is a partnership initiative between five research organisations located in the Canterbury region: the University of Canterbury (UC), Lincoln University (LU), Plant & Food Research, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, and AgResearch.
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News
The 2025 Application round is now closed. Congratulations to successful project teams and students
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The 2025 Application round is now closed. Congratulations to successful project teams and students -
Introducing our newest Dr’s
Photo by Wyatt Ryder, Lincoln University
Congratulations to Dr Iresha Matiwalage, Dr Chrystal O'Connor, Dr Yanyu Zhang, and Dr Julie Gillespie, who crossed the stage at the recent Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki | Lincoln University Graduation Ceremony.
Congratulations also to Dr David Hera, who cross the stage at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury Graduation Ceremony in April.
Showcasing Our Research
Our FT2050 students are provided with many opportunities to showcase their research, both here and internationally. Recent examples are:
David Hera
Baptiste Hamon
”Bridging the Gaps in the Future Agroclimatic Suitability of Crops in New Zealand”: European Geosciences Union’s annual General Assembly (Vienna, Austria)
Caterina Campese
"The potential for the land application of sediment/biowaste mixtures to improve soil fertility and water quality in NZ’s degraded lakes": New Zealand Land Treatment Collective Conference 2025
Ange McFetridge
”What is a fit for purpose extension systems for the New Zealand Sheep and Beef Industry”: Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE) Conference (Inverness, Scotland)
Overview
Food Transitions 2050 is a postgraduate school focusing on food sustainability. The result of a multilateral partnership, the initiative is dedicated to supporting the transition of our regional, national and international food systems – the first for postgraduate research in Aotearoa New Zealand. The school’s core purpose is to support the transition to more future-focused, sustainable food systems and preparation by the year 2050.
At the heart of the initiative is a virtual community of practice of PhD students and their supervisory teams conducting research in a set of PhD projects linked by the overarching theme of Food Transitions 2050.
How it works
PhD students in the initiative are enrolled at one of the two university partners, and students and their supervisory teams operate under the requirements for PhD research enrolment at their home university. The intention is that the PhD student experience is as consistent as possible across the School.
“The school’s core purpose is to support the transition to more future-focused, sustainable food systems and preparation.”
Applications for projects are currently closed.
Applications for projects by supervisory teams are open in July each year, and prospective candidates will be able to apply for PhD positions within these projects from November.