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\"\"At the University of Reading,\u00a0four research themes<\/strong> unite diverse disciplines to tackle global challenges: Agriculture, Food & Health, Environment, Heritage & Creativity and Prosperity & Resilience.<\/p>\n

Research\u00a0is conducted at the\u202fInstitute of Education\u00a0within\u00a0the\u202fEducation, Language and Learning (ELL) Research Division<\/a>,\u202fAlong\u00a0with around 10 other Research Divisions it is part of\u00a0the\u202fProsperity & Resilience Research Theme<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some of the key questions addressed by this research theme include: What are the institutions and practices that help people and society to prosper? How do they help us build resilience against economic, social, political or environmental shocks?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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All research projects conducted at the Institute of Education are part of the\u00a0Education, Language and Learning (ELL) Research Division<\/strong><\/a>, which is currently divided into\u00a0three Research Clusters<\/strong>\u00a0as outlined below.<\/p>\n

The Research Clusters have been identified as areas of strategic importance for the future and both all are concerned with fundamental questions relating to how\u202fprosperity and resilience can be achieved through education.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_basic_grid post_type=”post” max_items=”10″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1781487749008-f9d7726b1ebf4e96479f1116f03b1dd7-6″ taxonomies=”36″ css=”.vc_custom_1781487813592{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”4805,4508,4686″ img_size=”medium”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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