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Department’s Research Policy

The Department is staffed with high-level human resources who possess internationally recognized scientific and professional expertise. Leveraging state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, the department can support fundamental and applied research activities, as well as experimental development in cutting-edge technologies within the broader field of modern Food Science and Technology. One of the main goals of the Department is excellence in Research.

The vision of the Department is its consolidation and recognition in the international research environment as a key and recognizable participant in the wider field of food science. The primary goal is to engage in cutting-edge research areas, expand collaborations with international academic groups, as well as industry partners, and secure funding from national, European, and international sources. The aim is to continuously improve research achievements at national and European level.

The research activity of the Department is supported by all the staff, the undergraduate and postgraduate students but also by the expanding network of national and international research collaborations that are built on the initiative of the staff.

 

Undergraduate students of the Department are strongly encouraged to participate in research activities and programs, while there is a close interaction with the postgraduate and doctoral programs offered by the Department. Organizationally and administratively, the research activities of the Department are supported by the institutionalized Research Laboratories and their infrastructures.

 

Officially Established Research Laboratories – Goals and research activities/areas of interest

The Department of Food Science and Technology has two (2) official established Research Laboratories staffed by faculty members, laboratory teaching staff, and technical laboratory staff, as well as collaborating researchers, Ph.D. candidates, and postgraduate students, which are as follows:

  1. Laboratory of Chemistry, Analysis and Design of Food Processes (Foundation law: Issue B’ 1348/19.04.2019). Head of the Laboratory: Panagiotis Zoumpoulakis, Associate Professor
  2. Laboratory of Quality Control and Safety of Foods and Drinks (Foundation law: Issue B’ 1350/19.04.2019). Head of the Laboratory: Houhoula Dimitra, Professor

 

The main goals of the official established research laboratories can be summarized as follows:

  1. The assistance at teaching and research needs of the Department and other Departments of the University of West Attica, at undergraduate and postgraduate level, in research areas that fall within the scientific objects of the Laboratory or its Research Units.
  2. The support of doctoral and postdoctoral research in subjects related to the teaching and research objects of the Laboratory.
  3. The promotion of teaching and research collaborations between academic staff and researchers with related or complementary scientific fields of specialization within the University of West Attica.
  4. The cooperation with Research Centers and Academic Institutions from Greece and abroad, in a spirit of reciprocity and collective work.
  5. Cooperation with organizations of the wider public sector, with local government organizations, with scientific social and professional bodies, with international organizations or the private sector in the relevant scientific fields, in order to contribute to the joint exploration of solutions and suggestions for tackling contemporary problems.
  6. The provision of opinions as experts on issues related to the scientific objects of the Laboratory, in accordance with the current legislation.
  7. The provision of services to individuals and organizations.
  8. The attraction of research funds by national and international resources in scientific fields of activity of the Laboratory or individual fields of specialization of its members.
  9. The organization of scientific lectures, workshops, seminars, symposia, conferences and other scientific events, the realization of publications and the invitation of Greek and foreign recognized scientists.

More information about the research laboratories of the Department is provided on the website of the Department at https://fst.uniwa.gr/category/ereyna/ereynitika-ergastiria/.