The Brazilian Tropicália movement of the 1960s is traditionally associated with music and the visual arts, but Dr Stefan Solomon’s research has highlighted the significance of cinema in the mix….Read More >
2018
Monsters and the monstrous
What is a monster? For centuries science has sought to understand the concept, art has sought to portray it, and popular entertainment has sought to exploit it. Inspired by the…Read More >
Motor and Language Therapy: A new multi-modal therapy for neurological rehabilitation
Recent improvements in emergency hospital care have dramatically increased stroke survival rates. This has a knock-on effect: more people than ever need long-term rehabilitation to overcome language and physical impediments….Read More >
Mind control: Explaining the brain’s mechanisms using interactive demos
Controlling a computer with your mind? Really? Professor Salwomir Nasuto’s Brain Embodiment Lab delights in bringing cutting-edge neuroscience to young people, wherever they might be. His large, interdisciplinary team devises…Read More >
Novel strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of snakebites
While large research programmes search for cures for many diseases, venomous snakebites quietly kill around 100,000 people every year. Children, often barefoot in the fields of remote, rural communities are…Read More >
Reading 2050 vision
How can we ensure the cities and towns where our children will live in 30 years’ time are fit for purpose? In 2013 Professor Tim Dixon, in collaboration with local…Read More >
Driving national and international policy to safeguard pollination services
If we want to feed the world’s growing population, we need to understand the complex connections between land use and plant and animal biodiversity. But knowledge in itself cannot guarantee…Read More >
Whitley for Real (2018)
Reading, like many towns, appears prosperous, but some communities at its heart live with a legacy of social inequality. Since 2014, Dr Sally Lloyd-Evans has worked alongside residents in Whitley…Read More >
Influencing children’s eye-care professionals
Professor Anna Horwood asks questions about children’s eyesight in ways few others do. How do we develop focus? Should we worry if a tiny baby goes cross-eyed? Do children with…Read More >
Development viability within planning (2018)
Successive governments have struggled to meet the demand for new homes in the UK. While developers need to build more homes overall, they are also required to deliver affordable housing…Read More >
