Sustainable development

Urgent need to make the future sustainable

Watch a video about DTU National Food Institute's work with sustainability

A driving force in the green transition

See a handout about the green transition from DTU National Food Institute.

Sustainable technological solutions

Read about some of the ways in which DTU National Food Institute works to reduce the climate and environmental impact of our diet.

Sustainable and Safe Food Production

Become a Master of Sustainable and Safe Food Production, because life-long learning develops you and your job opportunities.

Sustainable production processes

Read about DTU National Food Institute’s efforts to rethink the food industry’s production processes in a series of articles from the institute’s 60th anniversary publication

Turning by-products into new foods

Read about some of the ways in which the National Food Institute works to create value from by-products from the production of food

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24 October 2024

Invitation to Professor Elinor Hallström's inaugural lecture

Join the inaugural lecture of Professor Elinor Hallström Friday 29 November 2024, where she will discuss the potential of dietary changes to transform both human and environmental health.

26 September 2024

Shrimp leftovers can become climate friendly food

Shrimp heads and shells are typical leftovers during the peeling processing in the fish industry. But at the DTU National Food Institute, Assistant Professor Lucas Sales Queiroz is working on processing the residues so they can be transformed into climate-friendly, healthy, and delicious food products for humans. This is accomplished using new equipment at the national high-tech laboratory centre, FOODHAY.

24 September 2024

The resilience of the food system is a complex balancing act

How to adapt to global changes in the food system is a key topic at the ILSI Symposium, taking place on 27 November 2024 at DTU Lyngby Campus, co-hosted by DTU Skylab. Senior Researcher Sara Monteiro Pires from DTU National Food Institute will moderate a session on the resilience of the food system at this international event.

27 August 2024

Join us for a lecture on how to improve the efficacy of bioactive components in foods

DTU National Food Institute invites you to a lecture by Professor David J. McClements – one of the most cited food scientists in the world. The lecture will explore how different colloidal delivery systems made from plant-derived ingredients offer sustainable and efficient delivery of essential nutrients while also addressing broader environmental and health challenges. Join us on the 16 September 2024 at DTU Lyngby Campus.

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