The role of isothiocyanates in health & food preference, Luke Bell (Lecturer in Temperate Horticulture at the School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading) Isothiocyanates (ITCs) are produced…Read More >
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Introducing the new IFNH education hub
Introducing the new IFNH education hub: providing flexible training for healthcare and agri-food professionals The Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health is delighted to invite you to the Education &…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 >
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 >
Addressing food system challenges: Making interdisciplinarity work
The Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) is holding their 3rd Annual Forum online on Tuesday 15 December at 14.00 – 17.00 (GMT). This year’s theme is the importance…Read More >
Improving the effectiveness of COVID-19 Testing
There is a pressing need to develop accurate and safe COVID-19 antibody tests that can be conducted at home. Following the recent launch of a fundraising and volunteering campaign Dr…Read More >
Fuller for longer? How appetite research is used – and misused
Has comfort eating become a pre-occupation for you during lockdown? Find out what we know about the science of our desire to eat and the myths around appetite-supressing foods in…Read More >
Our most popular papers of 2019
Which Reading research publications got the most attention across the globe in 2019? We’ve scoured Altmetric data to bring you the top ten most talked about Reading-authored papers of the…Read More >
Climate change: turning up the heat on our health
We all know that climate change is harming the planet – but what about us? Sarah Harrop reports on a recent public lecture by economist Professor Liz Robinson, in which…Read More >
