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Dr. Jean Balié (IRRI): Agriculture Research and Sustainable Food Production

On February 16th, the Food Studies M.A. students had the opportunity of engaging in conversation with Dr. Jean Balié, the current Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Dr.

Michele Pennella (IFAD) guest lectures for MA Food Studies

On February 11th, Michele Pennella, Program Officer at International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a financial agency of the United Nations, held a discussion with the Food Studies

Guest lecture: Diet Related Non-Communicable Diseases - Dr. Lalita Bhattacharjee

On January 18th the Food Studies Masters Program students had the opportunity to listen to Dr.

2021 Food System Summit

On the occasion of the lessons on food governance, the students of the Master in Food Studies had the benefit of a presentation and discussion with Dr Paola Termine, Economist, currently working as a cons

Honolulu calling for Food Studies alumna

AUR warmly congratulates Anna Mines (MA Food Studies '20) on her acceptance to a position with AmeriCorps in Honolulu, and we wish her the best of luck.

Anna told us about her new role:

Dr. Colin Sage: 'The food system: a critical appraisal'


Dr. Colin Sage

Unwrapping chocolate: the untold story

Unwrapping chocolate: the untold story. From cacao genetic resources to cocoa and rewarding cocoa small-scale farmers. 

Internship success for Food Studies students

Having just completed their theses for their Master's degrees in Food Studies, Teaghan Rose and Amanda Wakefield are already stepping into the next challenge: putting their knowledge into practice in internship placements.

What is agrobiodiversity, what do we know, and why should we care?

One of the challenges of our food system is the loss of biodiversity and in particular of agro-biodiversity.

New scholarship available for Fall 2021 Graduate study

educations.com is offering a €5000 scholarship to one ambitious Master’s student studying in Europe in the Fall of 2021. The scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding leader that is motivated to positively change the world.