Dr Madhura Rao (M.)

Madhura Rao is an Assistant Professor in Food Systems Governance for Planetary Health. Her research investigates how the food system can be transformed to support both human and planetary health, with a particular focus on safety, equity, and sustainability. She is especially interested in how policy, science, and society interact to shape food systems, and how inclusive governance approaches can enable transitions towards more just and resilient futures. Her work is interdisciplinary in nature and often involves collaboration with researchers from diverse disciplines and stakeholders from across the food chain.

Madhura is a qualified university teacher and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses focusing on food, sustainability, and qualitative research methods.