Interdisciplinary food systems training to address global food security challenges
We are a collaboration of five higher education institutions pioneering a learning community and resource on food systems thinking. Available to all post-graduate students at the participating institutions, IFSTAL – Innovative Food Systems Teaching and Learning programme – fosters a range of cross-disciplinary, intra- and inter-institution activities, as well as skills for taking new learning into the workplace.
Through IFSTAL we aim to build a cohort – and a community – of professionals from a wide range of post-graduate backgrounds with skills in applying critical interdisciplinary systems thinking to issues of long-term food security.
- Find out more about IFSTAL and how IFSTAL works.
- Sign in to the IFSTAL portal now (requires access to your institution’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE): Weblearn, Blackboard or Moodle).
Latest news and blog posts
Pasture-fed livestock systems: sustainability starts with soil
Guest blog by Grace Simmonds, Royal Veterinary College. On Wednesday 11th October the Pasture Fed Livestock Association (PFLA) annual AGM was held at Lannock Manor Farm. The PFLA promote “the unique quality of... READ MORE
IFSTAL 2017/18 Launch
We invite you to join us for the launch of the third year of IFSTAL, taking place on Thursday 19 October 2017. Come and join a large and diverse community of students studying... READ MORE
World Food Day – 16 October 2017
It’s World Food Day. Each year, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day to commemorate its founding in 1945. Ten facts you need to know about Hunger... READ MORE
Your Food Systems Journey
As a student from one of IFSTAL’s five partner institutions (City, Reading, Warwick, Oxford and LCIRAH) you will have the opportunity to take part in a range of activities and events hosted by... READ MORE
