Development of a UK-Brazil partnership to tackle fungal food spoilage and improve food security - FAPESP

Prof Ian Singleton I.Singleton@napier.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor

Electrolysed Water for Post-Harvest Washing (JadooJal) Mar 1, 2017 - Aug 31, 2019
assist the development of a novel electrolysed water based application to reduce spoilage and microbial contamination of a variety of fresh produce types of importance to Indian commerce.

The ecology of Listeria in agricultural soils and farming systems May 9, 2016 - May 8, 2019
PhD studentship

Food security for vulnerable populations: the fungal threat Sep 1, 2018 - Sep 30, 2018
This workshop proposal is to challenge and invigorate career-development of the next generation of UK and Brazil scientists, through a unified focus on combatting the fungal threat to global food security.

Towards sustainable textiles � can fungi be used to produce useful textile materials? Feb 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018
The textile industry is based largely on the use of cotton, leather and oil derived polymers and these industries are resource intensive and not sustainable. For example, cotton production requires vast quantities of water and is often grown in areas... Read More about Towards sustainable textiles � can fungi be used to produce useful textile materials?.

Rutherford fund Strategic Partner Grant Sep 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2019
Rutherford Fellows, will work in project areas related to food safety (Pathogen detection, AMR etc) and food spoilage.

Rutherford Fund, are funded by BEIS and the scheme is being managed by Universities UK International