ABOUT UCD INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND HEALTHThe Institute brings together academic and research staff from across UCD in health-related aspects of food research, and aligns research efforts with national, international and industry research agendas.
With competitively-achieved funding from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Enterprise Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland, EU Framework Programme and other public and private funders, food and health research income in the Institute has come to over €25 million since 2008.
- Processing for safe and healthy foods
- Functional food ingredients
- Targeted nutrition
- Sustainable food environment
The Institute works closely with colleagues across UCD including those at the UCD Institute of Sport and Health; Technology Research for Independent Living (TRIL); CLARITY; CASL; UCD Geary Institute; and the Urban Institute of Ireland.
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