The Nutrition-Food Systems platform honored at the BÉNÉFIQ 2025 international conference
The first interdisciplinary doctoral training program for the second cohort of the Feed-Protect-Care FOODS PhD Platform began on October 29 atLaval University (Quebec), with a program of excellence supported by the Canadian institution. This program is funded by the University of Montpellier as part of the UM France 2030 – IDEES ANR.
After three days of interdisciplinary seminars and themed visits focusing on the links between nutrition, inequality, and sustainable food systems, the doctoral researchers the results of their doctoral field school at the BÉNÉFIQ 2025 international conference, organized by the Institute of Functional Foods (INAF) at Laval University on November 5 and 6.
The best scientific communications were recognized at the closing ceremony. Four doctoral students from the platform distinguished themselves by winning "audience favorite" awards:
- Popularized infographics: Julieth Pilar Urizon (Utrecht University) and Meike Simonsma (Wageningen University).
- Standard scientific poster: Laura Parro (University of Barcelona) and Ana Maria Quiroga Arcila (Laval University).
The latter presented a poster dedicated to the innovative approach of the UM's FOODS platform, entitled "The Feed-Protect-Care Framework: A Context-Sensitive Approach to Advancing Agroecological Food System Transformation," the result of the collective work of the first doctoral cohort.
