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23 November 2022
A sustainable future starts here and now!
The majority of young people are well aware of the urgent global challenges we are facing. Environmental issues, sustainable production and consumption, food security and improved nutrition, health issues, financial crises – are all pressing matters that must be addressed.
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10 November 2022
Our PhD students learn more about food- and biomaterial-related activities in Scandinavia
In October 2022, several PhD students from the research school “Focus on food and biomaterials” at SLU visited several companies and organizations in Sweden and Denmark, which are working with food and biomaterials. The PhD students were welcomed to Mycorena, MAX IV, Simris and Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The aim of this study visit was to increase knowledge on food- and biomaterial-related activities in Scandinavia, as well as increase the visibility of the research at SLU.
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10 October 2022
A new collaboration project to facilitate the shift towards healthy sustainable diets
For many years, there has been a steady growth in consumer concerns about the environmental sustainability of the global food supply, animal welfare issues, and ethics concerns about meat eating habits, and human health consequences of meat consumption. Consumer acceptance for plant-based foods is growing and industry sectors focused on plant-based foods are expanding. The UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) are driving governments, business companies, researchers and individuals to find the best ways to adjust their practices to secure a sustainable future by 2030.
- 13 September 2022 SLU is participating in a new EU Research Project called HEALTHFERM In September, Prof Maud Langton, Prof Volkmar Passoth, and Assoc Prof Galia Zamaratskaia from the Department of Molecular Sciences visited KU Leuven in Belgium, where an interdisciplinary consortium of 22 international partners from throughout Europe gathered for the start-up meeting within the project “Plant-based Fermented Foods for Healthier and More Sustainable Diets” (HEALTHFERM).
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01 July 2022
Prestigious award to SLU doctoral student
Hasitha Priyashantha defended his thesis at the Department of Molecular Sciences at SLU in September 2021. Now one of his articles has been awarded by The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) as this year's best review article on the subject of Dairy foods written by a doctoral student.
