Prizes and Awards

Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) Fellowship

Applications for the 2010 Fellowship are now closed

Each year, in conjunction with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), IFST offers a 3-month Fellowship for a PhD student working in a food-related area.

POST is the UK Parliament's) in-house source of independent, balanced and objective analysis of public policy issues relating to science and technology and provides information to the Houses of Lords and Commons. The successful applicant will work within the POST offices at Westminster, researching and writing briefing material in the form of a POSTnote for MPs and Peers that may be used by them to inform public policy areas. The successful candidate will have a clear interest in communicating scientific research and in producing a balanced, concise and interesting summary of their research. This is a tremendous opportunity to gain experience in science writing and a direct insight into how Parliament functions. IFST will support the fellow with funding of up to £5,000.

2008 Fellow - Nancy Acosta, Birmingham University - Food Hygiene Standards