Research project
You Are What You Ate
- Start date: 30 June 2010
- End date: 29 December 2014
- Funder: Wellcome Trust
- Primary investigator: Dr Iona McCleery
- Co-investigators: Alex Bamji, Gary Williamson
- External co-investigators: Jo Buckberry
Description
This major collaborative project works with archaeologists at the University of Bradford, food scientists and the University of Leeds and the non-academic partner Wakefield Council to explore food in the past and how the history of food and eating can bring about a fuller understanding of modern nutrition. The project involves school activities, cooking demonstrations, bone workshops and exhibitions.