About Eu-Sol
Find out more about this project.
An introduction to the aims of EU-SOL and how we plan to achieve them. Plus read about the organisations and people working on this project.
GB: Royal Holloway University
Royal Holloway University of London from the air
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Location: Surrey, England
About us
Royal Holloway, University of London is committed to providing an environment which nurtures research, learning and teaching of the highest quality, and which advances knowledge, the personal development of its students and staff, and the public good, locally, nationally and throughout the world.
Royal Holloway University and EU-SOL
RHUL’s role in EU-SOL is primarily within module 2, which deals with ‘Health-based Consumer Quality Traits in Tomato and Potato’. Quality and wholesomeness of food and food products are two issues addressed prominently by society especially in relation to obesity (and atherosclerosis), the most important cause of cardiovascular disease and age-related diseases, such as cancer and diabetes.
Module 2 is dedicated to screen tomato and potato for variation in levels and/or composition of antioxidants, other health-related nutraceuticals and minerals.
RHUL is also involved in module 6, the development of data and analysis tools within EU-SOL that will be will be made publicly available through a web portal.
Staff (working on EU-SOL)
- Prof Peter M Bramley, Module 2 leader and Head of the School of Biological Sciences
- Dr Paul D Fraser, Senior research Officer
- Dr Genny Enfissi, Research Assistant
