Julia Szulecka

Julia Szulecka is a Guest Researcher at the TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture at the University of Oslo (UiO). She holds a Dr. rer. silv. in International Forestry from Dresden University of Technology and a PhD in Forest and Land Economics from the University of Padova (2015). Her research focuses on sustainability issues in food and forestry sectors, food waste governance, and forest policy at global and local levels. She leads the BREAD project (financed by Norway's Research Council), examining food waste reduction strategies using a multi-level governance approach. Her work bridges environmental policy, political ecology, and sustainability transitions.

Education:

• Dr. rer. silv. in International Forestry, Dresden University of Technology
• PhD in Forest and Land Economics, University of Padova (2015)
• MSc in Political Science, VU Amsterdam (2008)

Research Interests:

• Governance of food waste reduction and bioeconomy transitions
• Forest policy negotiations and local socio-economic impacts
• Corporate-society engagement in natural resource management
• Policy pathways for sustainable land use

Projects:

• Principal Investigator of BREAD (2020-2025), analyzing Norway's food waste governance and innovation
• Previously worked on SusValueWaste (EU FP7) and BioWiseTrans (Horizon 2020)

Grants & Collaborations:

• Recipient of SAMANSVAR Programme funding from the Research Council of Norway
• Collaborations with institutions like CIFOR (Indonesia), LEAF Padova, and Paraguayan universities

Labs/Teams: Leads the BREAD project team at UiO TIK, collaborating with partners in Oslo, Pisa, and Oslo-based food sector stakeholders.