October 2018 |
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Update from the incoming Chair of the Student Group |
Farewell from the outgoing Chair of the Student Group |
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Alice Nield tells us what is next for the Student Group. |
Read the message from the outgoing Chair of the Student Group. |
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Report from IFSTA Global Challenge 2018 |
Nutrition spotlight on healthy eating |
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Antonio Lonigro, one of the winners of IFSTA Global Challenge 2018, reports back from the event. |
We are very excited to share with you the new Newsletter Spotlight we have started that focuses on nutrition in the news written by our new Nutrition Rep Nicole Dorrington. |
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May 2018 |
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Day in the life of a food industry professional |
Insight from a technical graduate on how to get a graduate job (part 2) |
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Richard Phipps gives an insight into his role at Wright's Bakery Ingredients. |
Andrew Dockerill talks about graduate schemes, doing a masters and his experience in the food industry today. |
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Day in the life of a placement student |
IFST Spring Conference 2018 |
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Rosie Mark talks about her placement at PepsiCo. |
Ben King reviews IFST Spring Conference 2018 (SC18) which took place on 19 April 2018. |
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Raising awareness of IFST at University of Leeds |
Vitamins and Minerals - Small but Mighty! |
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Being an IFST student member is a fantastic way to network, gain opportunities and continually learn about the food industry. Daisy Akgönüllü, a University Representative, did a fantastic job raising the IFST profile at the University of Leeds. |
On 24 April 2018, IFST’s Food Science and Nutrition Group hosted an interactive event exploring various regulatory, health and food formulation issues related to vitamins and minerals in our diet. |
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IFST Young Scientist Competition - Review |
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Nicole Dorrington, University of Reading tells us why you should enter IFST Young Scientist Competition. |
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March 2018 |
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Day in the life of a placement student |
Insight from a technical graduate on how to get a graduate job (part 1) |
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Peter Ankcorn talks about his placement at Campden BRI. |
Andrew Dockerill talks about his journey to getting his graduate role at Bakkavor, the process involved and how he is finding it so far. |
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Why you should attend IFST Spring Conference 2018 |
What is it like to study Food Science across the globe? |
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With this year’s Spring Conference 2018 fast approaching, Ben King from IFST's Student Group, gives us his feedback on last year's event. |
It is great to network and connect with Food Science students from across the globe, but Food Science courses can differ a lot from country to country. Find out what it means to study Food Science in America and Australia. |
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February 2018 |
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The relationship between university and the real food industry |
The up and coming food trends of 2018 |
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Having trouble trying to relate what you are learning at university to your degree? It is all relevant we promise but as students ourselves we know how hard it is to keep going when it does not all seem applicable. Elizabeth Andrews, a Product Developer at Jardox reports back on how what she learnt at university applies to the food industry today. |
In 2017 we saw a drastic increase in convenience foods such as food to go and “mindful” snacking with a big advancement in healthier foods. Here we summarise the main trends hypothesised for 2018 summarised from Mintel, Forbes and retailer predictions.
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Day in the life of a placement student |
Day in the life of a food industry professional |
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Molly Mitchell talks about her technologist placement at Tonkin Products.
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Trevor Carlin, Technical Development Manager gives an insight into his role. |
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November 2017 |
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Ten tips for a brilliant CV |
Day in the life of a placement student |
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With applications for placements and graduate jobs already in full swing, we thought we would give you some extra motivation in this month’s IFST student newsletter. We are pleased to be able to share with you some handy tips from Andrew Fitzmaurice, director of MorePeople recruitment. |
Two placement students, one at Mondelez International and one at Hovis, share their insights into life as a placement student from some of their student friends. Read about insights into life at McCormick, M&S and what it is like to work abroad for your placement at Solina in Belgium. |
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