Coffee via livestream from Aarhus University

This livestreamed lecture from Aarhus University focuses on coffee through botany, cultivation, climate, history, and health. Three researchers explain the biology of the coffee plant, how the coffee bean becomes the coffee we drink, the challenges and opportunities linked to sustainable production, and how climate change may affect the future of coffee.

Speakers

• Anders Barfod on the botany of the coffee plant and its wild relatives
• Aske Skovmand Bosselmann on cultivation, biodiversity, and research on coffee under climate change
• Kjeld Hermansen on the history of coffee in Denmark and coffee's significance for, among other things, cancer, cardiovascular disease, neuropsychiatric diseases, and type 2 diabetes

The lecture is an updated version of a lecture from spring 2023 and is part of the series Public Lectures in Natural Science. Admission is free, and a ticket must be purchased or reserved.