Food science
Food science includes product quality, vegetables, milk, meat and fish.
Röbäcksdalens Dairy Research Facility
At Röbäcksdalen about 2 km from Umea city center there is a national center for ruminant research. The research facility offers an excellent environment for evaluation and feeding of forages for
Diss Niina Sundin
Sustainability of food waste prevention through food consumption charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Niina Sundin defends her thesis "Sustainability of food waste prevention through food consumption" on
Hands-on-metabolomics
Metabolomics aim at analysing small molecules (metabolites, e.g. amino acids, sugars, organic acids, and/or lipids) that can be found in biological samples. An important objective in metabolomics is
Diss Shishanthi Jayarathna
Novel starch types Molecular diversity for future applications charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Shishanthi Jayarathna defends her thesis "Novel starch types Molecular diversity for future applications" on
Aquaculture opportunities and challenges
Say 'agriculture' and everyone gets an idea of what you're talking about. But say 'aquaculture' and the associations might not be as clear. Aquaculture has great potential to grow, as more than
Other activities
Our activities include seminars, workshops and field trips that aim to enrich our students knowledge and promote networking with other researchers, society and industry. We have joint activities with
Save the rainforest with oil and protein from yeast
Yeast protein and yeast oil produced from wood and straw cellulose can be used as alternative protein and fat sources in fish feed. Aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry and fish is an important
A Resilient and Sustainable Food System
A Resilient and Sustainable Food System markmiljo-webb@slu.se How are we working on sustainable food systems in Sweden? How do we ensure fertile farmland? During Sweden Innovation Days 2024, Jennie
Diss Mathias Johansson
Texture and microstructure of legumebased mixed gels charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Mathias Johansson defends his thesis "Texture and microstructure of legumebased mixed gels" on 05th of April 2024 All
Courses
Within our PhD-courses we offer participating students broad knowledge and insight in the field of sustainable systems of food, energy and biomaterials systems. The courses typically include
IDA
The Interdisciplinary Academy is a programme at SLU with the aim of promoting and exploring cross-disciplinary research at SLU.
Bridging disciplines through Urban Healthscapes
Urban Healthscapes is a useful concept to facilitate interdisciplinary research on health issues in urban settings. This was one of the key messages from a recent webinar arranged in collaboration