Research day

UNISG Research day 2021: current trends and way forwards

Download the presentations:

• UNISG Research Report
• SASS project by Corvo, Fontefrancesco, Zocchi
• Nextfood  by Migliorini – go to webpage > 
• Transatlantic Transfers project by Cinotto
• Topics for thesis
• Horizon Europe
• UNISG network destinations

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Programme

WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021 | Sala Rossa – Albergo dell’agenzia, Pollenzo

09:30 – 10:00

• Welcome and Poster Session
  UNISG Ph.D. students and researchers

10:00 – 11:30

• Presentation of Research Day 2021
  Research Office UNISG
• Greetings from the Rector
  Andrea Pieroni, Rector of University of Gastronomic Sciences
• UNISG Research Report
  Luisa Torri, Research Director of University of Gastronomic Sciences
• Presentation of UNISG research projects:
  – NEXTFOOD – Educating the next generation of professionals in the agrifood system (Paola Migliorini)
  – SASS – Sustainable Agri-Food System Strategies (Paolo Corvo and the project team)
  – TT – Transatlantic Transfers: The Italian Presence in Post-War America (Simone Cinotto)
• Presentation topics for thesis: research opportunities for students
  Luisa Torri, Research Director of University of Gastronomic Sciences

11:30 – 11:40

BREAK

11:40 – 12:50

• Presentation of Horizon Europe, the new framework program for research and innovation
  KeyNote Speaker: Dott.ssa Serena Borgna, APRE Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea
• Destinations for UNISG and its network in Horizon Europe and Italian PNR – Programma Nazionale Ricerca 2021-2027
  Research Office UNISG

Q&A SESSION

12:50 – 13:00

Research Day Conclusion
Luisa Torri, Research Director of University of Gastronomic Sciences

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Get a preview of the research projects

Muhammad Abdul Aziz, PhD candidate in Ecogastronomy, Education and Society: Traditional Gastronomy, indigenous knowledge and equality of gender in Pashtun Society.

Chiara Flora Bassignana, PhD candidate in Ecogastronomy, Education and Society: Agrobiocultural resilience in Alpine foodscapes

Maddalena Borsato, PhD candidate in Ecogastronomy, Education and Society: Sweetness as an aesthetic relationship

Chiara Chirilli, Research Fellow: Innovative Processes and Products of Green Chemistry

Elena Corcione, Research Fellow in International Law: International human rights protection in the global food chain

Alice Fassò, Research Fellow: AE4EU – Agroecology for Europe in sustainable agricultural and food systems

Paolo Gruppuso, Research Fellow: Conviviality in the Anthropocene: exploring interstices in urban environments

Raivo Kalle, Research fellow: Alternative methods of foot-and-mouth disease control in a closed system

Elena Mancioppi, PhD candidate in Ecogastronomy, Education and Society: The «olfactive». Nourishment through smell

Riccardo Migliavada, PhD candidate in Ecogastronomy, Education and Society: Meal pre-planning is a cost-effective behavioral strategy that can improve eating habits, reduce food waste and benefit food operators

Charlotte Prelorentzos, Research Collaborator: TEFSI – Transformation of European Food Systems towards Sustainability by Transnational, Innovative Teaching

Natalia Rastorgueva, Research fellow: NEXTFOOD – Educating the next generation of professionals in the agrifood
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Mx. Ashley Thuthao Keng Dam, PhD candidate in Ecogastronomy, Education, & Society: Curative Cuisines of Cambodia: Traditional Khmer (Food-) Medicine Use During Periods of Human Ecological Instability in Siem Reap, Cambodia

Dauro Mattia Zocchi, PhD candidate in Ecogastronomy, Education and Society: Expanding the reach: Ethnobotanial knoledge and technological intensification in beekeeping among the Ogiek of the Mau forest, kenya

UNISG Research day 2019

On March 13th, the University organized the UNISG 2019 Research Day in the Sala Rossa, Albergo dell’Agenzia di Pollenzo.

During the Research Day, in 2019 in its second edition, the University discussed the importance of doing research and presents its results and new projects.

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The conference will be attended by UNISG research and teaching staff, students and representatives of the companies and associations that collaborate with the university.

In particular, this year the UNISG Research Day focuses on how to better include teaching in the research process.

The main speakers of the Research Day 2019 will be:

• Renata Soukand, Associate Professor at Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia (Italy) “Research and Narrative of Local Gastronomic Knowledge” read more >
• Alison McManus, Assistant Professor at Durham University (United Kingdom) “Research-Led Teaching & Teaching-Led Research: Value and Practical Application” read more >

RESEARCH ALLIANCE

Morning Session | Sala Rossa, Albergo dell’Agenzia

10:00

• Welcome coffee and Poster Session
  UNISG Ph.D. students and researchers

10:30 – 11:00

• Presentation of Research Day 2019
  Research Office UNISG
• Greetings from the Rector
  Andrea Pieroni, Rector of University of Gastronomic Sciences
• UNISG 2019 Research Report
  Luisa Torri, Research Director of University of Gastronomic Sciences

11:00 – 12:15

• Research and Narrative of Local Gastronomic Knowledge
  Renata Soukand, Associate Professor at Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia (Italy)
• Research-Led Teaching & Teaching-Led Research: Value and Practical Application
  Alison McManus, Assistant Professor at Durham University (United Kingdom)

12:15

• Discussion

12:30 End

Lunch | Academic Tables (reserved only)

12:40

• Food for inspiring ideas – Staff of the Academic Tables

Afternoon Session | Sala Rossa – Albergo dell’Agenzia

13:30

• Coffee at Sala Rossa Albergo dell’Agenzia and Poster Session
  UNISG Ph.D. students and researchers

14:00

• Round Table: “Research alliance: synergy between business and university, teaching and research”
  Participants: Alison McManus, Renata Soukand, Andrea Pieroni, Luisa Torri, Companies of the UNISG Network
  Moderator: Michele Fontefrancesco

15:15

• Hackathon on the Research Alliance
• Result Presentation
  Conductors of the table groups
• Research Day Conclusion
  Luisa Torri, Research Director of University of Gastronomic Sciences

16:30

End