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Melcher, M., Rutherford, J., Secker, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-3047-1212 , Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 & Knight, R-A.view all authors (2025). Evaluating hybrid teaching practices: a case study of staff and student experiences at City St George’s, University of London. Cogent Education, 12(1), article number 2448356. doi: 10.1080/2331186x.2024.2448356

Brackley, D. & Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 (2025). The portrayal of panic-buying and stockpiling in English newspapers during Covid, a mixed-method content analysis. PLOS ONE, 20(2), article number e0315142. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315142

Davies, S. R., Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120, Zollo, F. & Roche, J.view all authors (2024). Unpacking social media 'engagement': a practice theory approach to science on social media. Journal of Science Communication, 23(06), article number y02. doi: 10.22323/2.23060402

Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725, Joubert, M., Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 & van Zuydam, L.view all authors (2023). Beyond Cheerleading: Navigating the Boundaries of Science Journalism in South Africa. Journalism Studies, 24(14), pp. 1734-1753. doi: 10.1080/1461670x.2022.2141820

Carnibella, F. & Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 (2022). Framing of policy responses to migrant horticultural labour shortages during Covid-19 in the Italian print media. Journal of Rural Studies, 95, pp. 278-293. doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.09.007

Broomfield, C., Nye, C. & Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 (2022). Media framing of migrant labour in UK fruit and vegetable production: an analysis of reporting in UK farming and mainstream print press. Journal of Rural Studies, 95, pp. 423-437. doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.09.033

Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725, Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 & Maiden, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-6233-8320 (2022). Using computational tools to support journalists’ creativity. Journalism, 23(9), pp. 1881-1899. doi: 10.1177/14648849211010582

Smith, K., Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 & Hawkes, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-5091-878X (2022). How Primary School Curriculums in 11 Countries around the World Deliver Food Education and Address Food Literacy: A Policy Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), article number 2019. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19042019

Pope, H., Frece, A. De, Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 , Borrelli, R., Ajates, R., Arnall, A., Blake, L., Dadios, N., Hasnain, S., Ingram, J., Reed, K., Skyes, R., Whatford, L., White, R., Collier, R. & Häsler, B.view all authors (2021). Developing a Functional Food Systems Literacy for Interdisciplinary Dynamic Learning Networks. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5, article number 747627. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.747627

Davies, S. R., Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725, Roche, J. , Schmidt, A. L., Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 & Zollo, F.view all authors (2021). The Landscape of European Science Communication. Journal of Science Communication, 20(03), article number A01. doi: 10.22323/2.20030201

Strong, H. & Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 (2020). Brexit-related food issues in the UK print media: setting the agenda for post-Brexit food policy. British Food Journal, 122(7), pp. 2187-2201. doi: 10.1108/bfj-08-2019-0582

Ingram, J., Ajates, R., Arnall, A. , Blake, L., Borrelli, R., Collier, R., de Frece, A., Häsler, B., Lang, T., Pope, H., Reed, K., Sykes, R., Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 & White, R.view all authors (2020). A future workforce of food-system analysts. Nature Food, 1(1), pp. 9-10. doi: 10.1038/s43016-019-0003-3

Wells, R. (2017). Mediating the spaces of diet and health: A critical analysis of reporting on nutrition and colorectal cancer in the UK. Geoforum, 84, pp. 228-238. doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.05.001

Reed, K., Collier, R., White, R. , Wells, R., Ingram, J., Borelli, R., Haesler, B., Caraher, M., Lang, T., Arnall, A., Ajates Gonzalez, R., Pope, H., Blake, L. & Sykes, R.view all authors (2017). Training Future Actors in the Food System: A new collaborative cross-institutional, interdisciplinary training programme for students. Exchanges: the Warwick Research Journal, 4(2), pp. 201-218.

Wells, R. & Caraher, M. (2014). UK print media coverage of the food bank phenomenon: From food welfare to food charity?. British Food Journal, 116(9), pp. 1426-1445. doi: 10.1108/bfj-03-2014-0123

Book Section

Wells, R. & Caraher, M. (2017). From Food Advertising to Digital Engagements: Future Challenges for Public Health. In: LeBesco, K. & Naccarato, P. (Eds.), The Bloomsbury Handbook of Food and Popular Culture. (pp. 245-259). London: Bloomsbury Academic.

Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120, Sharpe, R., Yap, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-8629-2360 & Parsons, K.view all authors Food Policy. In: Holloway, L., Goodman, M., Maye, D. & Kneafsey, M.view all authors (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Food and Society. . Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Conference or Workshop Item

Lane, L., Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 & Reynolds, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-1073-7394 (2024). Beans, peas and pulses for improved public and planetary health: Changing UK consumption patterns. In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. Nutrition Society Winter Conference 2023, 5-6 Dec 2023, London, UK. doi: 10.1017/S0029665124004270

Bonifant Cisneros, A., Headings, R. ORCID: 0000-0003-1937-7863, Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 , Reynolds, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-1073-7394, Vogel, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3897-3786 & Breeze, P.view all authors (2023). Understanding the use of media analysis in public health research through food tax debates (HEALTHEI Project): a scoping review. UK Public Health Science Conference 24th November 2023. Paper presented at the UK Public Health Science Conference, 24 Nov 2023, London, UK.

Maiden, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-6233-8320, Zachos, K. ORCID: 0000-0003-1977-7090, Franks, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-9449-2725 , Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 & Stallard, S.view all authors (2020). Designing Digital Content to Support Science Journalism. In: NordiCHI '20: Proceedings of the 11th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Shaping Experiences, Shaping Society. Nordi CHI 2020, 25-29 Oct 2020, Tallinn, Estonia. doi: 10.1145/3419249.3420124

Other

Smith, K., Southerden, M. & Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 (2025). Open consultation submission: Improving the way Ofsted inspects education: consultation document. London, UK: Ofsted.

Reynolds, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-1073-7394, Isaacs, A. ORCID: 0000-0001-5135-232X, Neve, K. , Pereira, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-4996-7234, Sharpe, R. & Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120view all authors (2020). Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London response to the EFRA committee enquiry COVID-19 and food supply. London, UK: City, University of London.

Report

Treuherz, S., Leather, L., Yap, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-8629-2360 & Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120view all authors (2025). ShefFood's Local Food Action Plan for Sheffield: 2025 Update. Sheffield, UK: Sheffood.

Parsons, K., Hawkes, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-5091-878X & Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 (2019). Brief 2: Understanding the food system: Why it matters for food policy. London: Centre for Food Policy.

Thesis

Wells, R. (2017). The case of UK Government recommendations on red and processed meat consumption and cancer prevention. Towards a theory of mediatized food policy?. (Unpublished Doctoral thesis, City, University of London)