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Cromore Road, Coleraine Campus
BT52 1SA Coleraine
United Kingdom
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Dr Sinéad Furey is a Senior Lecturer on the Food Business and Food Innovation undergraduate degree programme in Ulster Univeristy Business School. Sinéad studied Consumer Studies at Ulster University (1998) and completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree in food poverty researching the characteristics, extent and location of food deserts in both rural and urban areas of Northern Ireland in 2001. She completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Management Studies at Queen’s University Belfast (2005) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Sinéad joined Ulster in 2013 having worked previously in consumer, food and nutrition policy in the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, Education and Training Inspectorate, and the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland.
Her primary research interests are food poverty, retail food promotions, promotion of food to young people, and social exclusion.
Sinéad lectures on food and consumer policy and legislation and co-ordinates modules for consumer law and Global Active Citizenship and Sustainability. She also teaches business-related modules on marketing and management.
Sinéad is the Strategic Lead for Food Policy at Ulster University and supervises PhD researchers on the topics of food insecurity and health inequalities.
Sinéad is the Convenor of the Food Poverty Working Group for the Sustainable Food Places Partnership in Belfast City Council and previously held a Ministerial appointment as a Board member of the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland and the independent consumer representative on the Northern Ireland Food Chain Certification Committee.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Consumer Council Board Member (Ministerial Appointment)
1 Jan 2016 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Burns, A. (Recipient), Furey, S. (Recipient), McDowell, D. (Recipient), Purkis, H. (Recipient) & Carruthers, C. (Recipient), 20 Jan 2019
Prize: Honorary award
Beacom, E. (Recipient) & Furey, S. (Recipient), 28 Aug 2024
Prize
Beacom, E. (Recipient) & Furey, S. (Recipient), 11 May 2020
Prize
14/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
3/06/21
1 Media contribution
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Furey, S., Finlay, E. & McCreery, A.
27/01/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Caraher, M. & Furey, S.
7/02/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
15/05/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment