Student diversity is key to an exciting learning environment that lasts

December 28, 2022 by Lorena O. Felipe

The World Food System Center’s 10th Summer School took place this summer, exploring several teaching methodologies and bringing prominent experts on stage to speak about cross-disciplinary issues pertaining to the intertwined social and food systems. Aside from the well-designed technical curriculum, the multiculturality of the cohort as well as the choice of the venue of the Summer School, provide a unique chance for participants to embed themselves in a treasure-learning environment with a long-lasting personal experience. One of the Summer School participants explores this idea in an unconventional and personal manner, linking her experience with the picturesque beauty of Rheinau and the intense interaction among its participants.

When your holidays become a learning experience!

Las Corchuelas, Spain

October 05, 2021 by Christian Schöb

We all go to school, to work or follow our daily routine. But for some days (or weeks) per year we don’t. We are on holiday. As tourists we lie on the beach, we climb mountains or stroll through a beautiful old town. However, my point is not that we like to, at least mentally, relax and step away from our daily life during our holidays, but that we are actually often learning many new things during holidays, learning through new experiences in a new environment.

Our food system in times of a climate crisis – conclusions from a lecture series

Luzern

March 05, 2021 by Miriam Leimgruber

Almost exactly one year ago Elena had the idea to organize a public lecture series together. The plan was to organize lectures that cover different aspects of the impact of our food choices on the climate and biodiversity loss crisis we are facing today.

The Whiteness of the Ivory Tower and Food Studies

June 10, 2020 by Sophie Lamond

I challenge you to look at your reading lists for any of your courses and assess the diversity of voices that are being promoted through your teaching. If it is majority white authors, I encourage you to look through the following list and include non-white perspectives.

Microbes are everywhere in the food system

Frick, Switzerland and Taipei, Taiwan

June 03, 2020 by Lukas Wille

Indeed, microbes are everywhere in the food system! They circulate in the open ocean where they serve as the basis of the marine food chain, they dwell in the intestines of our livestock or they are sitting on the roots, leaves and fruits of all the crop plants. While some of these microbes are specifically used to produce and preserve food and others just sit there with no obvious function, many are well known for the devastating diseases they cause on animals and plants.