FOOD news 2020

e-learning

2021.01.07

New free e-learning course is to boost education in the European food sector

The Erasmus+ strategic partnership – BoostEdu – now presents a free of charge e-learning course…

FOOD SCIENCE

2021.01.05

Danish and Chinese tongues taste broccoli and chocolate differently

Two studies from the University of Copenhagen show that Danes aren’t quite as good as Chinese at…

Future Food

2020.12.16

Kids, insects and food: Mealworms beat grasshoppers

Insects are a sustainable, climate-friendly food source. But what will it take for us to begin…

Food science

2020.11.18

The timeless, complimentary taste of oysters and champagne—explained

Matching prices aren’t the only reason oysters and champagne pair so well. According to a study…

Food science

2020.10.26

60,000 tons of pig blood could be a new source of sustainable food

University of Copenhagen researchers have pioneered a method to transform pig blood into a neutral…

UCPH's research brewery

2020.10.12

Students develop beer with an umami taste in the brewery at the University of Copenhagen

Students from Beverage Forum recently gathered to test methods for making beer with an umami taste…

Sustainable diet

2020.10.05

Sprat, mollusks and algae: What a diet of the future might look like

Rethinking what we eat is essential if we hope to nourish ourselves sustainably and mind the…

climate

2020.09.28

Climate joker in agricultural livestock to be studied at the University of Copenhagen

What if you could remove a significant portion of the greenhouse gas emissions coming from…

Food science

2020.08.25

Danish and American researchers will study the intestinal response to a new calcium product designed to strengthen bones

A new research project, RENEW, will examine whether it is possible to increase women’s bone strengt…

Food

2020.07.24

"I only had one French fry": New method will shield food studies from untruthful answers

A great deal of food research hinges upon the honesty of participants in relation to what they say…

Study

2020.07.02

Sweet taste is enhanced if the surroundings "look sweet"

A sweet drink tastes even sweeter if you drink it in surroundings that are also visually associated…

Sustainable foods

2020.07.02

Growing sustainable oyster mushrooms on by-products

Researchers at the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen, together with three…

New professor

2020.07.01

Serafim Bakalis is new Dairy professor at UCPH FOOD

His vision is to deliver sustainable dairy products by using a radically different way of product…

Thesis writing

2020.06.29

New rules for thesis writing in UCPH FOOD’s MSc programmes

The rules for thesis writing in UCPH SCIENCE MSc programmes will change soon, which will affect bot…

Award

2020.06.15

Upcoming UCPH FOOD professor Serafim Bakalis receives The Hutchison Medal

Serafim Bakalis, who starts on 20 July 2020 as professor in Dairy Product and Technology at the…

gut flora

2020.05.01

Viruses from poo can help combat obesity and diabetes

Faecal transplants are currently used to treat certain types of antibiotic-resistant diarrhoea and…

Start-up

2020.04.15

Student start-up will offer microbreweries cheap high-end quality control

The start-up company BIRanalyzers is creating a new system for monitoring the quality of beer. It i…

professor emeritus

2020.04.14

Milk is eminently changeable – Richard Ipsen becomes professor emeritus

Richard Ipsen is professor of food structure engineering, with focus on dairy technology, at the…

CLIMATE FRIENDLY FOODS

2020.04.08

Healthy climate news: Fava beans could replace soy

The end of soy as a protein substitute? Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found a wa…

Tv-series

2020.04.06

New TV series: Young scientists and food

Danish TV channel TV2 / Lorry brings a TV series about 3 young food scientists from UCPH FOOD, who…

Birthday

2020.03.10

Professor Fergal Rattray, UCPH FOOD, turns 50

On 17 March 2020, Professor Fergal P. Rattray from the Department of Food Science at the University…

Food science

2020.03.05

The composition of urine is related to economic status

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown that the diets of the wealthy and people i…

40 years at UCPH FOOD

2020.02.25

Jubilarian of great importance to the Danish dairy industry

On 1 March 2020, Associate Professor Finn Kvist Vogensen will have been employed at the Department…

eating behaviour

2020.01.29

Using games to get kids to eat more fruits and vegetables

Board games, card games and even computer games can be used to get children to eat more fruits and…