{"id":107878,"date":"2016-07-25T14:31:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T12:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/campus\/la-scuola-cucina-pollenzo\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:50:40","slug":"pollenzo-food-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/en\/campus\/pollenzo-food-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Pollenzo Food Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Pollenzo Food Lab of the University of Gastronomic Sciences is the laboratory dedicated to the study and applied research of gastronomic transformations. It deals with training, academic research, consultancy for companies and third mission.<\/h4>\n\n\n
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The Pollenzo Food Lab was born in 2014 as a meeting point between culinary theories and practices thanks to the synergy between University professors and professionals in the gastronomic sector. Over time it has been enriched thanks to collaborations with former students, researchers, artisans and food production and catering companies, configuring itself as a multidisciplinary pole of experimentation and a multifunctional collector of experiences and contributions. Thus he becomes the promoter of a network of professionals who work for sustainability and sovereignty in the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The spaces of the laboratory, built like an agora in which knowledge can be exchanged horizontally, see theory and practice coexist in a single environment, made up of a classroom dedicated to theoretical lessons, a teaching kitchen for practical exercises, a professional for experimental use equipped with the most advanced technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main activities on which the work of the Pollenzo Food Lab is concentrated are teaching and training \u2013 aimed at spreading among future gastronomes and professionals a complex knowledge capable of supporting and stimulating virtuous changes \u2013 and research \u2013 for the development and definition of food systems in which conscious pleasure, nutritional quality and social and environmental sustainability converge.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Teaching<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The teachings of the training offer of the Pollenzo Food Lab are aimed at students of the three-year, master\u2019s and master\u2019s degree courses of the University of Gastronomic Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Pollenzo Food Lab the following take place:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the practical exercises of the Molecular Sciences and Taste courses, Gastronomic Planning Sciences and the optional courses Learning to Like and Gastronomic Criticism in the three-year degree course in Gastronomic Sciences and Cultures;
the practical exercises of the courses of Food Science and Technology and Systemic Design for Circular Economy in the Master\u2019s Degree in Food Innovation and Management.
the Farm to Table Workshops foreseen in the Master of Gastronomy: World Food Culture and Mobility course
The activities carried out in the Pollenzo Food Lab follow an educational model based on active and experiential learning whose purpose is to support the full understanding of gastronomic processes. This systemic approach, based on the disciplines of gastronomic sciences, cultural biodiversity and social and environmental responsibility, ensures that students acquire a method that will allow them to be free to develop personal and creative paths in their professional future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pollenzo Food Lab is also a practical and theoretical point of reference for students who have degree thesis projects related to the study of recipes, transformation processes, menu development and catering systems.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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The Pollenzo Food Lab, in collaboration with other Italian and foreign universities and research institutions, is involved in numerous research projects dedicated to the dissemination of a correct, sustainable food style for man and the planet, focusing largely on the educational implications of younger sections of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research areas of the Pollenzo Food Lab are currently oriented towards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n