Upcoming Events

23 May 2012 17:30, SCI HQ, 14/15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS

An opportunity to hear presentations from the winners of last year's Young Food Scientist Competition, which was jointly sponsored by SCI Food Group and IFST Northern Branch.

29 May 2012, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland

This course covers the underlying principles of sensory analysis, the human senses, panel screening and training, and best-practice product sampling procedures. Accredited by the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST), the course features a short multiple choice exam at the end of the day.

31 May 2012 19:00, Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX

Organised by IFST Northern Ireland Branch

New for 2012. The Northern Ireland branch are hosting an undergraduate student competition on Thursday 31 May. The five finalists will be presenting on current work or a recently completed project within the areas of food science, food technology or human nutrition and will be judged for scientific content, originality, innovation industrial application and effective communication.

12 Jun 2012, Manchester, UK

In the food and drink industry customer complaints are a fact of life. All reputable companies have established procedures to deal with complaints and crises. Complaints & Crisis Management provides an opportunity to share uses of good practice in order to deal with customer complaints effectively.

12 Jun 2012, Leatherhead Food Research

Successful Innovation Management is a core business competency for companies who want and need to grow. This new two-day course teaches the key principles and best practice to people responsible for the day-to-day delivery of new and improved products.

13 Jun 2012, York, United Kingdom

The Symposium will focus on most recent advances in ‘omics’ technologies to explore this rapidly developing aspect of science, its impact on the food and agricultural sector, and potential uses in policy areas relating to food and sustainable crop production.

13 Jun 2012 09:30, Auchentoshan Distillery by Dalmuir Clydebank, Glasgow, G81 4SJ

Organised by The Anaphylaxis Campaign.

The next corporate conference takes place at Auchentoshan Distillery, Glasgow. The conference is free to Anaphylaxis Campaign cooperate members.

14 Jun 2012, University of Lincoln, Holbeach Campus

Organised by University of Lincoln

Designed for individuals who regularly assess food products within their work, this one day course will help attendees understand the principles of good sensory practice, including the importance of being objective, selection and training of taste panellists, and a review of sensory methodologies to aid attendees in selecting the most appropriate method to use in the workplace.

14 Jun 2012 18:00, Charles Darwin House, 12 Roger Street, London, WC1N 2JU

IFST is proud to be one of the pilot bodies for the Registered Science Technician (RSciTech) award, as part of a national scheme to recognise the professionalism of technicians.

If you are an employer of technicians or think you may be eligible to register as a technician, we'd like to invite you to come along to our central London launch event to find out more.

Further details will follow soon. Please e-mail events@ifst.org to register your interest.

20 Jun 2012, the Conference Centre, John Innes Centre, Norwich

A one day conference, free to attend conference, to celebrate the founding of the Plant Breeding Institute.