The quality of milk intended for cheesemaking purposes is based on its aptitude to produce a good cheese and satisfactory yields in normal conditions. This depends mostly on chemical composition (especially casein content), microbial load, the nature of bacterial microflora, the lactic bacteria development capability, and the behavior of milk against rennet. Milk may react […]
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Agri Aware is the Irish agri-food educational body, a Charitable Trust, funded by the Irish farming and agri-food industry. To convey the importance of the agri-food industry amongst the general public, Agri Aware delivers high impact educational and public awareness initiatives and projects for students and the general public. Every year, among other activities, Agri Aware […]
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PubhD Ireland is a monthly, free event that brings together PhD students from universities & colleges from all over Ireland across a range of disciplines to share their work in ten-minute presentations, with an additional 20 minutes for friendly questions and answers. The 40th Dublin event took place on Wednesday 6th March in the J.T.Pim’s […]
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On my way back to Dublin after having taken a couple of days off back home in Spain, I had the chance to catch up with some readings in my Kindle. “A Scientist in Spain: Guide for Survival” is a humorous portrait of the adversities that a scholar has to face in order to reach a […]
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Today I participated with a group of researchers and staff members from Teagasc in UCD Agriculture, Food Science and Human Nutrition Careers Day. The event took place all morning in the Astra Hall (in the Student Centre of University College Dublin), and final year students had the chance to meet with companies and potential employers in an […]
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