Veronica White

About me:

I am a final year PhD student exploring visions for the future of farming in England. Funded by the ESRC’s South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP), my project combines my interests in climate change, agriculture, and photography. In spring 2025, I cycled 2000 miles across England for my PhD fieldwork, the Farming Futures Cycle Tour. I met with women in farming communities across the country to diversify visions for the future of farming by engaging people whose voices are often overlooked in both research and policymaking contexts. 

I am lucky to be supported by a fantastic supervisory team: Saffron O’Neill (University of Exeter) and Angela Cassidy (University of Exeter)

Broad research specialisms:

Visual communication, food system sustainability, images of the future

Qualifications:

BSc Environmental Sciences – University of East Anglia (UEA)

MSc Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture – University of Exeter

MRes Sustainable Futures – University of Exeter

Research group affiliations:

Geography: Environment & Sustainability, Just Futures

Centre for Rural Policy Research (CRPR)

Centre for Climate Communication and Data Science (C3DS)

Member of the Exeter Food network

Other activities:

Digital Officer of the RGS-IBG Food Geographies Research Group

Member of the Comms and Visibility Committee of the Centre for Rural Policy Research