UTU Food Hub Seminar

perjantaina 9.10.2026 8.45.00 → 10.15.00 Europe/Helsinki

Osmo Järvi -sali (Medisiina C)

Welcome to the UTU Food Hub Seminar dedicated to the wonderful food-related research that we do at the University of Turku! In addition to learning more about the Food Hub, you will hear interesting research presentations on various food-related topics and gain perspectives from the business collaboration side.

The seminar is targeted at researchers working at UTU, but we also welcome other participants interested in the topic.

Preliminary Program

• Opening the event and introducing the UTU Food Hub - Professor Kirsi Laitinen and Research Coordinator Anni Kerttula, Nutrition and Food Research Center
• Opening speech - Vice Rector Maija S. Peltola
• Research presentations from different faculties and fields of study
  • From Plate to Well-Being: The Science Connecting Food and Health, Anu Hopia, Professor, and Veera Houttu, Senior Researcher, Nutrition and Food Research Center
  • Education and Research in Food Science & Technology, Baoru Yang, Professor, Faculty of Technology
  • Dining Flow: Digesting What We Learned, Ecem Akar Ertem, PhD Researcher, Faculty of Technology
  • Research Insights to Food Futures, Riikka Saarimaa, Research Coordinator, and Anna Kirveennummi, Senior Researcher, Turku School of Economics
  • Social and Cultural Perspectives on Food, Mary Song, PhD Researcher, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Food and Lexicology: Italian Loanwords in Finnish Language, Outi Pinomaa, PhD Researcher, Faculty of Humanities
• Joint speech from the UTU Innovation Services and Business Turku, Mia Ahokas, Coordinator, University of Turku
• What's next for the Food Hub and closing the event

Registration

Please register by October 4. If you cannot attend onsite, the seminar can be followed online.

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About the UTU Food Hub

At the University of Turku, food-related research is conducted across several faculties. UTU Food Hub is a developing and growing network that brings together researchers interested in food-related topics & aims to strengthen the University of Turku's profile as a multidisciplinary actor in food research. The Food Hub welcomes new members from different fields of research within the University of Turku. Join the seminar to learn more!