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IFT British Section Learning Spotlight: AI Can Support Your Research. It Cannot Replace Your Judgement.

Thu 9 Jul 2026 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM BST Online, Microsoft Teams

IFT British Section Learning Spotlight: AI Can Support Your Research. It Cannot Replace Your Judgement.

Thu 9 Jul 2026 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM BST Online, Microsoft Teams

Organised by the British Section of the Institute of Food Technologists

This session poses a practical question: how can you use AI as a research assistant without outsourcing the parts of research that must remain yours?

This is not an anti-AI session. AI can be genuinely useful. It can help you brainstorm, organise your thoughts, test structure, improve clarity, reduce repetition and get started when you’re stuck. But AI is not a replacement for your interpretation, your judgement, your authorship or your responsibility.

The session will cover how to use AI tools responsibly and effectively for your research, whether you’re doing your PhD, a student assignment, or a work project. After the talk, we will have a Q&A.

Speaker

This session be delivered given by a representative from IFIS - International Food Information Service. Established in 1968, IFIS is a not-for-profit publisher and educational charity committed to helping the global food community find and explore trustworthy information directly related to the sciences of food and health.

Note:

  • Our committee Chair Rhianna Gamble is from IFIS and may deliver the session. 
  • IFIS is hosting the session on Microsoft Teams on behalf of the IFT British Section. However, registration and email communications are managed through the TicketTailor platform, run by the IFT British Section.