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 >
Prosperity & Resilience
Death to hanging
For the former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the death penalty is a “cruel punishment [that] has no place in the 21st century.” By April 2017, more than two-thirds of the…Read More >
Working better with Whitley (2017)
In 2012, Whitley in South Reading secured £1 million Big Local National Lottery Funding for community development over 10 years, as part of a national initiative that would benefit 150…Read More >
Value to the Valuers
Around the world, central banks continue to wrestle with the aftershocks of the global financial crisis of 2007–08. Crashes in property markets were isolated as a major cause and Professor…Read More >
Educational outsiders
Some projects are discrete, lasting a finite amount of time. Others are a work in progress. In the latter category is the continuing work of Dr Helen Bilton to promote…Read More >
Keeping children safe
In 2018 Professor Rosa Freedman launched a safeguarding toolkit in partnership with the NGO Keeping Children Safe.
China’s smarter hospitals
A data platform developed in Beijing and Reading has cut medical errors and reduced patients’ length of stay in hospitals across China.
Understanding language learning
Suzanne Graham is exploring how the use of literature and different teaching approaches influences second language learning.
People-powered planning
Professor Gavin Parker’s research focuses on developing practical tools to support community Neighbourhood Planning Groups.
