There are over 20,000 bee species and together they help pollinate more than 75% of the world’s leading food crops. Honeybees tend to hog the limelight, but few realise how…Read More >
Agriculture, Food and Health
Introducing our Entrepreneur in Residence
The Knowledge Transfer Centre (KTC) is very happy to announce that William Kilgallon has been appointed as a Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) to the University of Reading, based…Read More >
Developing skills to face future challenges: the new IFNH Education and Professional Training Hub
Back in December 2020 we held our annual IFNH Forum on the importance of interdisciplinary working to successfully address food system challenges and solve global hunger. These significant challenges were…Read More >
How can we minimise side effects but keep the benefits of drugs?
Since the field of pharmaceutical sciences emerged in the 19th century, it has been necessary to develop new medications to treat diseases effectively with few or even no side effects….Read More >
Alzheimer’s: mouse study may have uncovered drug that can prevent the disease
Although around one in 14 people over 65 have Alzheimer’s disease, there’s still no cure, and no way to prevent the disease from progressing. But a recent study may bring…Read More >
Coronavirus: is the Kent variant responsible for the rise in cases among young people in Israel and Italy?
At the start of the pandemic, one of the first questions scientists asked was: “What is the risk to children?” Information emerging from China was that – pre-existing conditions aside…Read More >
The science behind why hobbies can improve our mental health
The pandemic has taken its toll on many peoples’ mental health. Given the fear of the virus and the government restrictions on movement many may understandably be feeling more lonely,…Read More >
Addressing food system challenges: making interdisciplinarity work
It was our great pleasure to hold the 3rd Annual IFNH Forum online just before Christmas. We have been holding the Forum each year since the Institute was set up…Read More >
Our most popular papers of 2020
Which Reading research publications got the most attention across the globe in 2020? We’ve scoured Altmetric data to bring you the top ten most talked about Reading-authored papers of the…Read More >
Partnerships for global development
On 9 December, the University held an event to showcase the rich and varied work taking place right across the disciplines to address issues of inequality, social justice, resilience and…Read More >
