Unravelling solutions for Future Food problems
Explore global food challenges and solutions, from food security to healthy eating choices, through an interdisciplinary lens.
Explore global food challenges and solutions, from food security to healthy eating choices, through an interdisciplinary lens.
This comprehensive course examines the complex challenges facing our global food system. Students learn about food shortage, sustainable production, nutrition, and healthy food choices through multiple perspectives. The curriculum combines insights from agriculture, nutrition science, and behavioral research to understand and address key food challenges, from hunger to obesity.
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What you'll learn
Analyze global food security challenges
Understand sustainable food solutions
Evaluate nutrition and health impacts
Assess food choice behaviors
Develop interdisciplinary approaches
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This course includes:
115 Minutes PreRecorded video
7 assignments
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There are 5 modules in this course
This course provides a thorough examination of global food challenges through five comprehensive modules. Students explore both food shortage and healthy choices themes, examining sustainable solutions and behavioral interventions. The curriculum integrates multiple disciplines to provide a holistic understanding of food system challenges and potential solutions.
Introduction Future Food & Food Shortage Part I
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
Food Shortage Part II: Sustainable solutions
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Healthy Choices Part I: Food & Health
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Healthy Choices Part II: Food-related behavior and interventions
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
An interdisciplinary approach to food
Module 5 · 4 Hours to complete
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Health Psychology Expert and Behavioral Change Specialist
Dr. Denise de Ridder serves as Professor of Psychology at Utrecht University's Department of Social, Health & Organizational Psychology and director of the Self-Regulation Lab. Through her Coursera course "Unravelling solutions for Future Food problems," she helps students understand complex global food challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective. Her research focuses on self-regulation, self-control, and nudging, leading several research projects funded by NWO and other organizations. As senior editor of Health Psychology Review and monthly columnist for NRC Handelsblad, she actively contributes to public discourse on behavioral insights for policy making. Her expertise spans consumer behavior, health psychology, and behavioral change, particularly in food-related contexts. Working with colleagues from law, economics, and public administration, she contributes to the Behavior and Institutions stream within Utrecht University's strategic theme Institutions for Open Societies. Her teaching combines psychological theory with practical applications in addressing global food challenges and promoting healthy choices
Plant Biology Expert and Food Security Specialist
Dr. Rens Voesenek serves as Professor of Plant Ecophysiology and Head of the Biology Department at Utrecht University. Through his Coursera course "Unravelling Solutions for Future Food Problems," he helps students understand complex food security challenges from a plant biology perspective. His research focuses on how plants cope with environmental stresses, particularly flooding, leading to important insights about plant adaptation mechanisms. As leader of the Plant-Environment Signaling research group for over 20 years, he has made significant contributions to understanding plant hormone concentrations and stress responses
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