Jane Battersby

Jane Battersby is a human geographer with an interest in all thing’s food related. She has been at UCT in various capacities since joining as a postdoctoral research fellow in 2003. She has a DPhil from Oxford, an MA from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and a BSc (Hons) from Kings College, London.

Her current areas of particular interest are urban food systems, urban food policies and the construction of food security theory in Northern and Southern research contexts. A key area of focus is the ways in which the food system and the urban system interact to shape nutritional outcomes, with a particular focus on the dual burden of malnutrition. Her work has both theoretical and applied components. To this end, she’s worked with a number of NGOs and civil society groups, served as a member of the Independent Expert Group of the Global Nutrition Report, done consultancy and advisory work with a number of UN Agencies and works closely with local and provincial governments on food policy issues.

She is a member of the NRF/DST Centre of Excellence in Food Security’s Community of Practice on Food Governance and serves on the advisory boards of a number of international research projects.

Education

• DPhil University of Oxford (1999 — 2002)
• Master of Arts - MA Newcastle University (1998 — 1999)
• BSc (Hons) (AKC) King's College London (1995 — 1998)

Companies

• Senior Lecturer in Environmental and Geographical Science University of Cape Town (2021)
• Associate Professor University of Cape Town (2020 — 2021)
• Senior Researcher University of Cape Town (2014 — 2020)
• Researcher University of Cape Town (2011 — 2013)
• Lecturer University of Cape Town (2008 — 2011)
• Postdoctoral Fellow/Reasearcher University of Cape Town (2003 — 2007)