This online panel event is free and open to all. Please register your interest to receive a personal invitation: https://bit.ly/3wzSYGK The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing and Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism at…Read More >
Covid-19
Languages in Lockdown
Over the last year, measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have affected our lives in unprecedented ways. One notable change has been the amount of time children have spent at…Read More >
Vitamin D, COVID-19 and Acute Respiratory Tract Infections – Is this Nutrient the Sunshine Superstar or Just Media Hype!
IFNH Lunchtime Seminar Series We are pleased to announce our next Lunchtime Seminar “Vitamin D, COVID-19 and Acute Respiratory Tract Infections – Is this Nutrient the Sunshine Superstar or Just…Read More >
Preventing A Clotting Catastrophe: The COVID Connection
Preventing A Clotting Catastrophe: The COVID Connection Professor Jon Gibbins, Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research University of Reading Public Lecture Our blood needs to clot quickly when we injure…Read More >
COVID stamp duty holiday reveals big problems in the housing market
The UK housing market has been affected by the pandemic, but in ways that were not anticipated at the outset. Initially, forecasters thought that the sharp reduction in economic activity…Read More >
Friends in Low Places: An A-Z of Gut Microbiology
IFNH Lunchtime Seminar Series ‘Friends in low places: An A-Z of gut microbiology’ Professor Glenn Gibson (Food & Nutritional Sciences) We are delighted to announce that the IFNH will hold…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 >
Sport and COVID: What do we know?
Sport and COVID: What do we know? University of Reading Public Lecture by Professor James Reade (Economics) Sport, like most aspects of our lives, has been heavily disrupted by Covid-19….Read More >
Beyond COVID-19 – the importance of ‘urban futures’ thinking for our towns and cities
In many ways the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us some valuable lessons about how we can do things differently in our towns and cities: homeworking, active mobility such as walking…Read More >
