Food and Health Programme
Welcome to the Food and Health programme
The Food and Health programme is an interdisciplinary research and teaching programme drawing on specialist expertise in food science, process engineering, nutrition, health, social sciences, business and commercialisation from across the University of Auckland.
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Global call for joint action on obesity, undernutrition and climate change
28 January 2019A new international report linking obesity, undernutrition and climate change is calling for strong global actions that address all three issues at once. -
New insights into nutrition of New Zealand babies
21 January 2019New University of Auckland research examining whether Kiwi families are meeting national food and nutrition guidelines when feeding their babies, has found strong adherence to some of the guidelines but much lower conformity with others. -
MBA students go head to head in a panel discussion about food
03 January 2019The Food and Health Programme and University of Auckland Business School’s Graduate School of Management co-hosted a visiting group of 25 MBA students from Stanford University, USA. Activities included a mixer event with panel discussion about the changing food and agriculture eceosystems.
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IUFoST 2020 - Call for Sessions
13 February 2019The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) is the global scientific organisation for food science and technology and their next conference will be held in Auckland 16-21 August 2020. The call for sessions is now open, and will close on 12 April 2019. -
Call for Food and Health Programme Seed Funding Proposals
05 February 2019The Food and Health Programme is providing up to $10,000 seed funding (per project) for cross-disciplinary/cross-faculty food and health related projects. -
NZ-China Food Protection Network Funding Round 1, 2019
22 January 2019The first contestable funding round for the NZ-China Food Protection Network for 2019 is now open to all Network members. Applications are due 4.30pm, 18 February with successful applicants notified on 26 February. Find out more.
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Food Safety & Compliance Conference 2019 Event as iCalendar
20 March 2019 - 21 March 2019The Food Safety & Compliance Conference is now a must-attend event on the calendar of food safety experts, food quality technicians and distributors dedicated to the production of high quality, safe food. Save the date and register your interest. -
International Conference on Food Processing and Technology Event as iCalendar
20 March 2019 - 21 March 2019The 4th International Conference on Food Processing and Technology will be held in March 2019 in Amsterdam. The theme is “An approach towards a hunger free World”. Read more and register. -
Foodomics 2019 Event as iCalendar
09 April 2019 - 11 April 2019The High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge invites you to attend Foodomics 2019. This conference is where the country’s researchers and businesses taking premium foods for health and wellbeing to the world hear from leading international experts and gather to collaborate, learn about the latest research and opportunities and network. -
NZIFST Conference 2019 Event as iCalendar
02 July 2019 - 04 July 2019Save the date for the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology's 2019 conference in Christchurch. -
International Congress on Engineering and Food Event as iCalendar
23 September 2019 - 26 September 2019The International Congress on Engineering and Food is a quadrennial event, which has been established as the major event in food engineering and related fields over the last 50 years. The 2019 Congress will highlight opportunities for engineering innovations across the food supply chains to add value and enable the sustainable manufacture of healthier food products for the global markets.
