IFSTAL is a pioneering learning community and resource to enable a step change in food systems thinking. We have already built a large and diverse community of over 1500 food systems thinkers, including students from a wide range of backgrounds, alumni and workplace practitioners. IFSTAL is available to all postgraduate students enrolled at the participating institutions. The programme equips participants with the skills to apply critical interdisciplinary systems thinking to issues of long-term food security through fostering intra- and inter-institution activities, and the means for taking new learning to the work-place.
- Make change happen in the workplace
- See the bigger food systems picture
- Meet others who want to enact change
- Attend exclusive workshops and webinars
Find out more about IFSTAL and how IFSTAL works.
Latest news and blog posts
Student reflections on virtual learning
The COVID-19 pandemic informed both the content and the delivery of the 2020 IFSTAL summer school. Graduate students Katharina Wabnitz and Viola Graef reflect on their experience. Before the pandemic reached the UK,... READ MORE
Summer school day three: the presentations
In the previous four years, the summer school has culminated with the student presentations, and this year’s online edition was no different. For the students, the presentations are a chance to package their... READ MORE
Say what? Summer school tackles communication
Effective communication skills are essential for anyone who wants to implement change. Communication has been embedded in the IFSTAL curriculum since the programme’s launch and was the topic for day two of the... READ MORE
The 2020 summer school goes virtual
The wide geographical spread of the IFSTAL student cohort was more evident than usual as the programme’s first virtual summer school launched on 23 June 2020. Taking place over Zoom and MS Teams,... READ MORE