Upcoming events
Sustainable Robotics
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BRIAS selected the topic of “Sustainable Robotics” for its 2023-2024 edition. As Robotic and Automated Devices become an integral part of our lives, it has become critical to understand if they can be truly durable and how they could optimally contribute to sustainability as a whole.
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Past events

Closing Ceremony
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Closing Ceremony .
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BrIAS Forum: Getting antimicrobial therapy back on track
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Getting antimicrobial therapy back on track ------
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BrIAS workshop W17
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Agriculture, Climate, and Society in Italy 2000 BCE – 1000 CE
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BrIAS talks T29-T30
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Prof. Dawn Nagel Time and Resilience: Efforts to design climate- smart plants. ---------------- Dr. Maria De La Fuente Ruiz Methane hydrates and anthropogenic ocean warming: Is there a potential hydrate-carbon cycle-climate feedback?
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BrIAS Workshop W16
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Flatbreads: History, innovation, and sustainability.
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BrIAS Workshop W15
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The circadian clock and/or time of day regulation of cellular processes in a changing climate.
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BrIAS workshop W14
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Dietary Dilemmas: Influences on Consumer ‘Choice’ in Preindustrial Societies
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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
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Re-imagining agri-food system transformations: Enlarging and enriching time horizons
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BrIAS talks T27-T28
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Glacio-hydrological modelling: global importance and impact Dr. Ankit Pramanik -------------- Food systems in early cities: a sustainability issue? Dr. Laura Motta
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BrIAS workshop W13
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Carbon and Climate Change - From the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean
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BrIAS talks T25-T26
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Tropical convection and anvil clouds: do they moderate climate change, or accelerate it?
Dr. Hiro Masunaga ........The past, present and future of food, climate and sustainability
Nassir Uddin
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BrIAS Workshop W12
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Old plants for New uses: a journey through selection, domestication and economics of crop species for more sustainable or resilient food systems
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BrIAS talks T23-T24
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Prof. Antonella Pasqualone Challenges and opportunities in pasta innovation-------------- Prof. Beat Kümin How much is too much? Negotiating early modern drink consumption.
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BrIAS Talks T21-T22
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Dr. Jessica Dijkman Coping with food crises in premodern towns-------------Dr. Rathana Peou Norbert-Munns Learning from the futures; Foresight for Agri-food system transformations in Asia and Pacific
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BrIAS talks T19-T20
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Dr. Leslie Lipper How does climate change affect agricultural transformation for poverty reduction?
------------ Dr. Mauro Rizzetto. Animals in the Roman-early medieval transition. From Britannia to England, from Venetia to the Venetian Lagoon
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BrIAS workshop W11
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Fractionation technology
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BrIAS workshop W10
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Food production, redistribution, and consumption in the Venetian Lagoon between Antiquity and the Contemporary Era
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BrIAS talks T17-T18
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Dr. Matthew Hannaford. Tracing the history of food systems in eastern Africa: patterns, drivers and implications for food security by----------------- Dr. Maria del Prado García Aparicio. Food waste: from environmental problem to multiple benefits ----------
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BrIAS workshop W09
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Genomic strategies to bring innovation in Public health to improve surveillance ------------
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BrIAS Workshop W08
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Biostimulants.
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BrIAS Talks T15-T16
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Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya Coffee and Sustainability: A View from India ------------ Dr. Pierre Purseigle
A Food and urban resilience in the era of the Great War ------------
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BrIAS workshop W07
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Root biology and agriculture ecological system - Part 2.
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BrIAS Workshop W06
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Workshop : Coffee Production in India: Problems & Prospects
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BrIAS talks T13-T14
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Dr. Antonia Matalas The two- or three- step milk revolution -----------Dr. Philippe Hinsinger Root foraging and mining strategies – key strategies for the agroecological transition in a changing climate
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Welcoming Ceremony
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It is our pleasure to invite you to the Welcoming Ceremony of the Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies (BrIAS).
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BrIAS Talks T11 - T12
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Role of poplar UDP-glycosyltransferase 72 family in lignification process by Dr. Nassirou MAHAMADOU ADAMOU ------------ Society and Climate in Roman Antiquity: Archaeological and Paleoclimatological Data from Central Italy by Dr. Devi Taelman
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BrIAS Workshop W05
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BrIAS Workshop -------- Fermented Foods & Health
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BrIAS Workshop W04
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Workshop W04 ------------ Radioactive Contamination in Agriculture.
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BrIAS Talks T09 - T10
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Prof. Pelin Kocatürk Schumacher Biobased fertilizers towards circular economy ------------ Dr. Rajeshwari R. Opportunities and Challenges to Mitigate the Emerging Pathogens exposed to Adaptation against Climate Change
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BrIAS Talks T07-T08
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Dr. Marie-Cécile Dupas Tracing the growth of the Global Agri-Food Trade Network: structure and evolution since 1986 ----------Dr. Vicka Versele Lifestyle during the transition to parenthood, need for a multifactorial and family-based approach
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BrIAS Workshop W03
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Remembering how to live here: Historical and traditional agricultural practices for climate change resilience
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BrIAS Talks T05-T06
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Dr. Alex McAlvay Traditional knowledge, cultural ecosystems, and crop diversity for food security in a changing climate.------------ Dr. Jehan Waeytens Does Galleria mellonella really bio-assimilate polyethylene ?
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Special Workshop C4Future
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C4FUTURE - Fortifying and Enhancing Resilience in C4 Crops for Current and Future Climate Change Adversities
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BrIAS Workshop W02
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BrIAS Workshop : Interdisciplinary Approaches to Food History in Egypt: Past and Present
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BrIAS Talk 04
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Dr. Ehab ABDULBUR-ALFAKHORY Development of the diffusive gradients in thin films technique (DGT) for platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), and rhodium (Rh) in natural waters
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BrIAS Talk 03
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Enzyme Promiscuity for the Sustainable Polymer Industry
DR. Antonino BiundoDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Environment,
University of Bari, Italy
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BrIAS W01
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W01 – Root biology and agriculture ecological system-Part I
The workshop is organized in honor of Prof Joseph Dubrovsky, BrIAS fellow.
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BrIAS Talks T01-T02
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Prof. Joseph Dubrovsky Plant Roots: The hidden half of plants: Why to study them? ------------------------------------------- Prof. Mennat-Allah El Dorry A Taste of History: A Walk through Egyptian Food Archaeology
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Climate Change & Society Perspectives from Past & Present
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'Climate Change & Society Perspectives from Past & Present'
International Conference Brussels, June 16-17 June, 2022 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Closing event of BrIAS Spring 2022 Program
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'The past, present, and future of food, climate,
and sustainability' Closing session of BrIAS - The BrIAS Team, Mr. Raschad Al-Khafaji and Dr. Rathana Peou Norbert-Munns
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BrIAS W09
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'The long term influence of Imperialism, Colonialism and Acculturation on Agricultural and Dietary change in Africa' - Wednesday 13 April 2022
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BrIAS Talks T22
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'Vaccine like alternative method for plant protection: stimulating the
innate immune system of plants' by Dr. Marco Zarattini Crop Production and Biostimulation Laboratory Université libre de Bruxelles
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BrIAS Talks T20 & T21
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'Animal resources and environments in the south-eastern Mediterranean: shaping food production in the Graeco-Roman period' by Mauro Rizzetto
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'A system biology approach to redesign root morphology in oilseed rape' by Dr. Claudia Chiodi
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BrIAS Talks T18 & T19
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'A long term view of changing crops, agriculture and foodways in Northern Sudan.' by Dr. Philippa Ryan
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'Gastronomy in the capital of Europe: a very short history.' by Prof. Dr. Em. Peter Scholliers
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BrIAS Forum F06: The past, present and future of food waste and by-products.
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'From waste to taste' by Mr. Stijn Roovers
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'MELiSSA, a brief history' by Dr. Christophe Lasseur & Prof. Dr. em . Max Mergeay
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'Belgian SpaceBakery How to make bread on Mars?' by Dr. ir. Natalie Leys
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BrIAS Workshop W14
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Climate, Environment, Hydrology & Agricultural adaptation.
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BrIAS Talks T16 -T17
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T16 Nanotechnology in food industry
by Dr. Gabriela Berto
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T17 Genetically engineered microorganisms in food technology
by Prof. Dr. Fernando Segato
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BrIAS Workshop W13 Preliminary title: The science of brewing.
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Preliminary title: The science of brewing.
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