@lovestudentleftovers
Instagram Cooking Competition 2024 -
"Reducing food waste, one dish at a time"
Welcome to the UK and Ireland site
Oxford Brookes University (UK) and Amity University (India) are delighted to have been awarded the Association of Commonwealth Universities 'Higher Education and the SDG Challenge Grants' Fund 2023.
The project includes:
A digital student cooking competition to raise awareness of food waste solutions
A survey across Indian and UK students to explore food waste awareness, behaviours and desirable behaviour change interventions
A live webinar on Earth Day 2024 (22 April) featuring food waste experts from the India and UK, at which the competition winners will be announced
The competition has now closed - read about our winning entries below and see the nutritional analysis of recipes via the link at the top of the page !
Read about our winners on this page from our community food expert/panel judge Jo from 'Replen ish Oxfordshire'
COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
Whole (entire fruit and vegetables) & commonly wasted foods - £100
Rescued and repurposed food - (re-style last night or lunchtime leftovers, get creative with dishes made from using food picked up through food rescue apps or 'yellow sticker cooking' (from the 'reduced' section at the shops) - £100
'Throw-it-all-in cooking' (don't go shopping again - use up what is lurking in the back of your cupboard, freezer and fridge) - £100
HOW TO ENTER?
Video OR photo series (see the next page 'entry criteria' for more information).
WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?
£100 per EACH of the three categories detailed above
WHO CAN ENTER?
Any student from any university in the UK and Ireland
WHEN DOES IT RUN?
Launched December 2023. Closes 25 March 2024 at MIDNIGHT GMT
WHEN WILL WINNERS BE ANNOUNCED?
Earth Day 2024 (April 22) at a live webinar event with food waste experts - see the 'Online Event 2024' page
WHO IS INVOLVED?
Student team:
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY:
Student Leads: Gracie Ball (BA Hons Business and Management - Year 1) and Siana Dimitrova (BSc Hons Nutrition - Year 3)
Student Lead Support: Alice Gaunt (BA Hons Business and Management - Year 2)
Ambassador: Riya Gupta (MSc Management and Data Analytics) and Jake Beer (BA Economics, Politics and International Relations - Year 2)
SUPPORTING STUDENT AMBASSADORS:
University of Hertfordshire Enactus Team: Parag Baviskar, Jishnu Vijayan, Bara Sameer Sadeq Adi, Lindya Wijaya, Epaphras Oluwapelumi Adelabi, Armando Hidalyo Romero, Eshani Mhatre
Academic staff:
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY:
Dr Karen Cripps (Senior Lecturer in Leadership)
Dr Jo Feehily (Principal Lecturer in Marketing)
Dr Sangeetha Thondre (Senior Lecturer in Nutrition)
Dr Simon Smith (Principal Lecturer in Business, Management and Enterprise)
SUPPORTING ACADEMICS:
Dr Madeline Tan (University of Hertfordshire - Enactus Lead)
AMITY UNIVERSITY LEAD:
Dr Anupama Rajesh
See the Indian Instagram page see Love Student Leftovers India or Amity University website - there are lots of delicious recipe ideas from all the entries!
If you have any general queries please contact Dr Karen Cripps (Project Lead) kcripps@brookes.ac.uk) Oxford Brookes - Student Engagement
Love Student Leftovers A4.pdf
