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Photo: Biogas plant in Foulum, Denmark. Photographer: Jepser Rais

2020.10.22 | Research

Sulphur from biogas purification is valuable plant nutrient

Efficiently recovered sulphur (S) from the biogas desulfurization process can be reused as a valuable source of plant-available sulphur in agriculture, shows new research from the Department of Agroecology.

2020.10.21 | Anis

PhD defence: Dietary fiber and protein: Changes in degradation, fermentation pattern and metabolic response

Yetong Xu will have her PhD defence Wednesday 28 October 2020. To receive a link to the event, please send an e-mail to charlotte.steffensen@anis.au.dk

AU FOOD is the initiator of a new network that will accelerate the development of sustainable, Nordic cultured meat based on local ingredients. Photo: Colourbox.

2020.10.20 | Food

AU FOOD accelerates the development of cultured meat within the framework of a new Nordic network

AU FOOD has initiatiated a new network that will accelerate the development of alternative meat based on sustainable, Nordic ingredients and thus take on the competition with the foreign producers. Recently, the network held its first meeting and workshop with participants from all over the Nordic region.

Events

Fri 23 Oct
10:00-13:00 | Online
PhD-defence: Advanced mass spectrometry explains how plant roots and micro-organisms interact
Kourosh Hooshmand will defend his PhD Friday 23 October 2020
Fri 23 Oct
13:00-16:00 | Online
PhD-defence: Use of multi-omics in plant genetics - is it the key to understand how roots can feed the world?
Pernille Bjarup Hansen will defend her PhD Friday 23 October 2020
Tue 17 Nov
15:00-16:30 | Online
Online seminar: Green biorefinery – a Green Deal for agriculture – producing sustainable soy protein alternatives and biobased products
This seminar will describe the disruptive potentials of new local biorefineries to contribute to EU self-sufficiency with plant protein and new biobased products while supporting EU policies on environment and climate.
Thu 26 Nov
14:00-15:30 | Online
FACCE-JPI 10 Year Event
The Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI) celebrates its ten year anniversary by engaging in a high-level science-policy discussion. The event will bring together policy makers, stakeholders and researchers to discuss on the urgency to change the way we produce food, on setting priorities in science and on knowledge-based policy making.
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