IFNH 4th Annual Forum - Sustainable and Nutritious Food: Are these values irreconcilable?
2022-02-02 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Microsoft Teams
The Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) is delighted to invite you to the 4th Annual Forum on Wednesday 2 February 2022 at 14.00 – 17.00 (GMT) which will be held online via Microsoft Teams.
The theme of this year’s Forum is about the potential conflict between the environmental cost of food and its importance as a source of important nutrients, including the importance of good public communications and the consumer attitudes on this topic.
We will have a range of speakers including two externals from the Cranfield University and University of Aberdeen.
Please download a copy of the event programme.
The event is free to attend.
For further information, please contact Elena Carp, Executive Administration Manager, Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) at E.Carp@reading.ac.uk

ECR Networking Event
2022-02-09 13:00 - 17:00 | gather.town
Are you interested in collaborative research? Looking to engage in ECR-led research? Have you got ideas that could benefit from others skills and expertise? Then this event is for you!
CINNergies, part of the the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics (CINN), is running an online ECR networking event on 9 February from 13:00-17:00.
CINNergies has donated £2,500 to support ECR-led collaborative pilot projects.
Applications for this research funding must be interdisciplinary. This event is designed to help you build collaborations and make connections so that you can apply for this CINNergies research funding.
The CINNergies ECR networking event is an online event including round-robin structured networking, elevator pitches for those looking for collaborators on a specific idea, and an open networking session. You’re also welcome to join us at the SCR for a drink after.
So, if you would like to meet other ECRs and exchange ideas…
Click here to register for the networking event
For more information, contact CINNergies@reading.ac.uk or see the event poster.

HortQFLNet Conference (Part 1)
2022-02-10 09:00 - 13:00
To align with their 2022 Funding Call, HortQFLNet are holding a conference event to explain more about the funding call, provide an opportunity for networking with other members from academia and industry and to find out about progress and results of the funded projects from our 2020 awardees.
The conference will be held on 10 Feb (09:00-13:00) and 14 Feb 2022 (14:00-17:00). Your registration on Eventbrite will register you for both days. You will be sent separate Zoom invitations for the two sessions following registration.
Registration is free for all Network members – click here to register.
For more information or to become a member, please visit https://foodlossnetwork.com/

HortQFLNet Conference (Part 2)
2022-02-14 14:00 - 17:00

Become an Open Research Champion - information session
2022-02-17 13:00 - 14:00
There will an information session at 13.00-14.00 on Thursday 17th February for anyone interested in becoming an Open Research Champion.
The University is seeking researchers, members of staff connected with research, and research students (second year onwards) in any discipline who are willing to spend a few hours a month helping to build a culture of Open Research at the University.
As a Champion, you will become part of a collaborative community working to promote open and reproducible research practices.
The main qualifications to be a Champion are enthusiasm for Open Research, and a willingness to learn and share. You don’t need to be an expert – we will provide training – but knowledge and skills in specific open practices are welcome.
The call is open for applications until 11th March.
The information session will provide an overview of the Champions programme by Robert Darby, Research Data Manager. Current Champions Auvikki de Boon (PhD student, Agriculture, Policy and Development) and Marzia Briel (Associate Lecturer/PhD student, Law) will discuss their experiences of the programme.
For call details and to book your place at the information session, visit this page.
