Presentations 2026

Polly Russell, The British Library: Food, Embodiment, and the Limits of the Archive

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Giles Yeo, University of Cambridge: The Role of Cheese in a Post-Ozempic World

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Benjamin Wolfe, Tufts University: Fermented Foods: Connecting Human and Food Microbiomes

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Sabrina Longley, University of Reading: Artisan cheese and the gut microbiota: potential implications for health

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Igor Baroja, Leartiker Food Technology Centre: An investigation of biogenic amine formation in cheese, linking microbial community composition to food safety risks and structural defects

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Stefan Irmler, Agroscope: New research on the formation of biogenic amines in cheese, combining pilot-plant experiments and a real-world case study on the role of Latilactobacillus curvatus

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Jemima Hodgson, Old Kate’s Farm: British farmhouse cheese: a practical investigation

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Jenn Kast, Bronwen Percival, and Tom Calver: The Cheddar Workshop: collaboration and expermentation in British farmhouse cheese

Presentation PDF: Percival – The Cheddar Workshop

 

Ivan Larcher, The Cheese School of Castlemaine: Preventing discolouration defects in blue cheese

Presentation PDF: Larcher – Blue Cheese Colouration Defects

 

Ivan Larcher, The Cheese School of Castlemaine: Encouraging healthy rind development in mould-ripened cheeses

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Stephen Fitzgerald, The Moredun Research Institute: The STEC landscape: current insights and future directions

Presentation PDF: Fitzgerald – The STEC Landscape

 

Alison Low, The Roslin Institute: STEC management strategies

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Sara Hall, University of Bristol: The UK dairy sector: understanding animal welfare and environmental outcomes across a diverse farming landscape

Presentation PDF: Hall – Animal Welfare and Environmental Outcomes Across Farming Systems

 

Ronan Lasbleiz, CNAOL: Raw milk cheeses in France: challenges, projects and collective action

Presentation PDF: Lasbleiz – Raw Milk Cheeses in France

 

Jamie McFadzean, Defra: Bovine TB: developing a cattle vaccine and companion DIVA test

Presentation PDF: McFadzean – Bovine TB – Developing a Vaccine and Companion Test

 

Alistair Hayton, Synergy Farm Health: Can the Enferplex test help improve the sensitivity of bTB detection?

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Cath Rees, University of Nottingham: Regulation of bTB testing in the UK: is it time to change the rules?

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