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Professor
Parveen Yaqoob
OBE MA DPhil RNutr FAfN FHEA
Yaqoob in 2024
Born (1968-10-01) 1 October 1968 (age 56)
Croydon, England
Education
  • Selhurst High School for Girls
  • The Old Palace School
Alma mater
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Parveen Yaqoob is a professor of Nutritional Physiology at the University of Reading.[1] She is currently the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Innovation and is serving as Deputy Vice-Chancellor.[2] She has made significant contributions to the science of diet, health, ageing and immune function/inflammation, as well as to higher education in the UK. She also acts as non-executive director for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.[3]

Education and career

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Yaqoob graduated with a BA in Physiological Sciences and subsequently a DPhil in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford.

Following post-doctoral positions at both University of Oxford and University of Southampton, she was appointed to a Lectureship in Human Nutrition at the University of Reading in 1998 and awarded the title of Professor of Nutritional Physiology in 2010. She was appointed head of the School of Chemistry, Food & Pharmacy in 2015 and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation in 2018,[4] taking on the additional role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 2020.

Yaqoob was chair of the Athena SWAN Governance Committee,[5] from 2020-2023, responsible for overseeing the transformation of the Athena Swan Charter following an independent review in 2020 [6] and raising the profile of gender equality in higher education.[7] She was appointed to the board of directors of Advance HE and chair of its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee in 2023.[8]

Research interests

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Yaqoob's research investigates the influence of nutrition on immunity, inflammation and vascular function, particularly with respect to cardiovascular disease.[9][10][11] Yaqoob played a key role in the development of an MSc (launched 2000) and a BSc (launched 2005) in Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Reading.

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Professor Parveen Yaqoob". www.reading.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  2. ^ "Professor Parveen Yaqoob | Advance HE". www.advance-he.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  3. ^ "Meet our Board of Directors". Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  4. ^ "Career advice: how to job-share in academia". Times Higher Education (THE). 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  5. ^ "Athena Swan Governance Committee". Athena Swan. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  6. ^ "Athena Swan Transformation Journey". Athena Swan. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  7. ^ "The renewed Athena Swan will continue pushing gender equality in higher education". Wonkhe. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  8. ^ "Advance HE Board". Advance HE. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  9. ^ "Broken heart this Valentine's weekend? Oily fish proven to mend your ticker". Independent.ie. 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  10. ^ Reading, University of. "Consuming oily fish could repair damaged blood vessels". medicalxpress.com. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  11. ^ "Eating oily fish 'can mend heart'". Times of Malta. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  12. ^ "Queens birthday honour for University Deputy Vice Chancellor - University of Reading". www.reading.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  13. ^ "LISTED: Community champions awarded Queen's Jubilee Birthday honours". Reading Chronicle. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  14. ^ "Wolfson Alumnus receives OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours | Wolfson College, Oxford". www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  15. ^ "Silver Medal | The Nutrition Society". www.nutritionsociety.org. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  16. ^ "AfN People". Association for Nutrition. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  17. ^ "Diet and Health Research Industry Club (DRINC)". www.ukri.org. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
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