Header image credit: UNDP Climate Promise On May 30 2023, I delivered a (virtual) lecture on food waste valorisation in circular economy to graduate students of the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. I was invited by Prof. Nelson Barros Colauto who coordinates the University’s efforts towards internationalisation. The lecture can be viewed on YouTube using […]
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In April 2023, I delivered a lecture on using HACCP as a food safety management tool for students pursuing an MSc in Health Food Innovation Management at Maastricht University. The lecture was part of the course ‘Food Innovation and New Product Development’ wherein students learn about the process of bringing a an innovative food product […]
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In January 2023, I facilitated a workshop on coding and analysis qualitative data for students participating in the University College Venlo course ‘Interviewing’. I presented the relevance of coding as an analysis technique and expanded on the various approaches one can take while coding. My lecture touched upon affective, literary, and elemental methods. Students, who […]
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In December 2022, I received my Dutch University Teaching Qualification (Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs) from Maastricht University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering. The program, implemented by Dutch universities in 2017, offers didactic training to teachers in higher education institutions in the Netherlands. The University Teaching Qualification is recognised by all universities in the country and ensures that […]
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From October to December 2022, I tutored for the University College Venlo course ‘Globalisation: World Politics and Economies’. Responsible for tutoring three out of the five groups enrolled in the course, I had the opportunity to teach students about issues that are characteristic of our increasingly globalized world. Drawing from political philosophy, we discussed the […]
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From September to October 2022, I tutored for the course ‘Modelling Nature‘, a core course at Maastricht University’s University College Venlo. The course introduces students to modelling and theory development concepts such as thought experiments, grounded theory research, mathematical models, network analysis, and game theory. By introducing models used both, in academic and everyday thinking, […]
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In July 2022, I was invited to contribute to a MOOC focusing on sustainability issues in the seafood industry. The three-week long course developed by EIT Food aims to help students gain a nuanced understanding of the environmental and social problems associated with the fishing industry. Moving beyond just the impacts of fisheries, students will […]
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In July 2022, I attended a week-long course on ‘circular research data’ by Maastricht University where I learnt about how data can be made reusable in a transparent and accessible manner. Circularity in the data science world is inspired by the socio-economic transition we are undergoing; moving from a linear to a circular model that […]
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The Applied Researcher is a three-part skills course that allows undergraduate students at University College Venlo to design and execute a research project. By framing a question, creating a suitable study design, collecting data, analysing data and finally writing a report, students experience conducting research for the first time in their academic careers. From March […]
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From Oct – Dec 2020, I tutored students for the course ‘Food Safety’ at University College Venlo. The main objective of this course was to help undergraduate students following the liberal arts and sciences programme on the campus to understand basic food safety concepts. This course focused on the different aspects concerning safety in all […]
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Madhura Rao 