University of Warsaw
Profile
The University of Warsaw, the largest and top-ranked university in Poland, Polish leader in implementing R&D projects, has scientific expertise in multiple fields: social and economic sciences, mathematical and computer sciences, chemistry and biology as well as research strengthening the sustainability of the food system.
Competences & Capabilities
Main areas of research and development expertise in the field of food are:
- Research on consumer behaviour combined analysis in psychology, sociology, social anthropology, marketing and economics;
- Regulatory frameworks for the food industry;
- Operations and strategic management in FMCG sector;
- Corporate Social Responsibility in the food sector;
- Big data analytics;
- Assessment of biological and chemical hazards and food spoilage;
- Research on food ingredients and nutrient biofortification of food crops.
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Partner in the following EIT Food projects
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projectConnecting publicly funded agrifood research infrastructure to the market.
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Food Solutions
2021 > 2023projectFood Solutions brings together multi-disciplinary teams to tackle real-life industry challenges and develop innovative new solutions for the food system -
projectProofs of concepts help to determine whether an idea, a specific concept or approach when turned into reality would bring societal impact as envisioned.
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EIT Food announces the results of the call for expression of interest to participate in EIT Food RIS Consumer Engagement Labs project from March 2023.
Youth Mission
2022 > 2023
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Impact Funding Framework
Young people are a critical part of our future. They will deliver the deep change our world requires.
Youth Mission is EIT Food’s Umbrella programme aiming to pique youth’s interest in the food that reaches their plates and become the…
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New Product Development workshop
Learn through experience
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Using future farming technology to transform pork production
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Proofs of concepts help to determine whether an idea, a specific concept or approach when turned into reality would bring societal impact as envisioned.
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Using rapeseed protein to produce dairy alternatives
Professional Development Framework
2020 > 2022
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EIT Food’s Professional Development Framework aims to provide a key resource for the food sector by creating an integrated approach to develop a skilled, innovative workforce.
EIT Food RIS Fellowships
2018 > 2023
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The Activity Line is divided into 2 complementary programmes – RIS Fellowships dedicated to Master of Science students and graduates and RIS Talents dedicated to Ph.D. students and postdocs from EIT RIS countries which both aim to promote…
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The “EIT Food School Network” third year activities are focused on the organisation of four stakeholder workshops (school staff, key organisations involved in regulating schools, academics and policy makers). Due to the current…
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The Smart Tags communication project is set to increase consumer trust towards food products by sharing information about the food product value chain during the whole life-cycle of the product, enabling novel service concepts and…
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EIT Food Government Executive Academy brings together public sector representatives from 22 RIS countries, researchers working in the field of agrifood innovations from industry, academia and European institutions.
SmartFoodLogging (SFL)
2018 > 2019
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In the fight against chronic diet-related diseases it is the EU food and health system organization’s aim to improve consumers’ food literacy. Food education in a form of professional personalised advice is more trusted and accepted by…
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EIT Food’s Professional Development Framework aims to provide a key resource for the food sector by creating an integrated approach to develop a skilled, innovative workforce.
RIS Public Sector Representatives Activity Line
2021 > 2022
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Capacity building and education for the public sector
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Connecting publicly funded agrifood research infrastructure to the market.
Application for 2022 is now OPEN!
Food System Master of Science Programme
2018 > 2022
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Develop in-depth knowledge about food systems through studying consecutively at three distinct European academic institutions and use your knowledge to drive the future transformation of the food system.
Inspire Programme
2022 > 2023
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Boost your skills, drive change and do business in the agrifood sector!
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The project will provide information on how the corona crisis will lead to changes in consumer behaviour.
WeValueFood 2020
2019 > 2020
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WeValueFood (2-year project) has educated, engaged and advanced the young Europeans’ knowledge of and appreciation of food, thereby empowering the next generations to make the best choices about the food that they eat.
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Healthy eating in childhood tracks into adulthood, so promoting dietary variety should begin early.
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The training brings together 40 professionals from different backgrounds and countries, who will have an opportunity to gain knowledge of the tools, techniques, and methodologies used in the process of new product development in the food…
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Creating smarter and simpler food value chains across Europe requires an infrastructure and capacity to stimulate and support innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Co-creating initiatives to increase consumer trust in food
MAKEit
2019 > 2020
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To create smarter and simpler food value chains across Europe we need to develop both infrastructure and capacity which stimulate and supports
innovation and entrepreneurship.
RIS Consumer Engagement Labs
2019 > 2023
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Consumer Engagement Labs are pre-competitive co-creation sessions carried out by a group of consumers (selected based on specific segmentation criteria) in a joint place and limited in time, focused on ideation and development of new…
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EIT Food RIS Solutions is aimed at engaging student groups with multi-disciplinary backgrounds, from RIS countries and of all educational levels, to work jointly on problem cases responding to agrifood challenges in RIS countries.
Games of Food
2019 > 2020
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Games of Food is increasing public awareness around balanced nutrition and a healthy lifestyle through the use of Escape games.
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Consumers are looking for convenience. This is reflected in the growth of food e-delivery. However, the extra traffic causes problems in dense populated areas and has a high impact on the environment (CO2, particulate matter,….).
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Mycotoxins can significantly reduce food quality, especially in wheat production.
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The major objectives are to look for, evaluate and to select processing tomato cultivars best adapted to RIS northern countries.
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Consumer Engagement Labs
2019 > 2022
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Consumer Engagement Labs are pre-competitive co-creation sessions carried out by a group of consumers (selected based on specific segmentation criteria) in a joint place and limited in time, focused on ideation and development of new…
TrustTracker®
2018 > 2023
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Insights used to enhance consumer trust in the food value chain.
news
In 2023, EIT Food continued to work closely with six other EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) to advance key topics aligned with the European Commission's agenda.
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Join us for the online launch of our groundbreaking study on how to make startup-corporate collaborations thrive in the agrifood...
report
Accelerating Protein Diversification for Europe is a policy brief on protein diversification, presenting a series of policy recommendations aimed at accelerating progress towards a transformative shift in how we produce and consume…