Our research

Our Department is involved in a number of ongoing projects:

COST Action:

Masters Project:

Collaborative research projects:

Obesity reporting - collaboration with University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK
Health and dietary messages - collaboration with Robert Gordon University, UK

Current M.Sc. Food Studies and Environmental Health (by research) project:

M.Sc. Food Sciences and Nutrition:

Membership of professional and learned societies

Fellowship: Royal Society for the promotion of Health (UK)

Membership: Society of Applied Microbiology (UK)

Membership: Institute of Food Science and Technology

Academic

Associate membership: International Federation of Environmental Health

Associate membership: CIEH (UK)

Membership: AOAC (USA)

Membership: EFFoST

July 2010 - present

Member of the Pharmacy Council (University’s representative) and member of the Pharmacy Council sub-committee on Pharmacist’s qualifications

2010 - present

Periodic membership to interview Boards for Academic, technical and other posts within the University of Malta (Centres and Institutes)

November 2017 - present

Deputy Chairperson of the Platform for Mediterranean Foodways, within the Mediterranean Institute

February 2015 - present

Observer on the Food Safety Commission representing the University of Malta

Food sector

Food/Feed characterisation for optimum nutrition
Food safety and consumer perception of safe and nutritious food.
HACCP and its incorporation into the manufacture and preparation microbiologically safe food for consumers.
FOOD ETHICS and the sustainable food chain