Department of Food Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics - Uppsala University

The Department of Nutrition is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Uppsala University. At the department, more than 20 people work at different positions, among other things. of professors, university lecturers, postdoctoral fellows and doctoral students. Nearly 250 full-time students are educated at the department every year.

Within the subject of dietary science, both basic and advanced education, as well as postgraduate education and research, have an interdisciplinary character. The starting point for dietary science is the multidimensional area of ​​food and people's eating as well as the universalism of the area, ie. Food is essential for human survival. Furthermore, food is used in all cultures to express a kind of characteristic of humanity. This can e.g. be how distancing or belonging is expressed by which foods are eaten or not, as well as how they are prepared and meals are ritualized. Food is also an issue for work on public health and welfare, which means that food is of interest both socially and economically. Overall, the science / medical area dominates the undergraduate education.