In May 2026 members of R-LAC organised a panel at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) annual conference in Paris. LASA is the largest professional association in the world for…Read More >
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Urbanisation in Latin America & the Caribbean: New Trends, New Research Frontiers
At a seminar hosted at the University of Reading on 26 March 2026, Diego Aulestia, Director of Human Settlements at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC),…Read More >
R-LAC 5th Anniversary Symposium and Public Lecture
R-LAC 5th Anniversary Event held on 9 March 2026 The University of Reading’s Reading Latin America and the Caribbean (R-LAC) Research Network celebrated its 5th anniversary on Monday 9 March...Read More >
R-LAC 5-Year Anniversary Event
We are delighted to be hosting a special event on 9th March 2026 to celebrate 5 years of R-LAC. There will be a short symposium reflecting on R-LAC and the…Read More >
R-LAC Social Event 2025
We were delighted to welcome R-LAC members for our social event on 26th November. It was fantastic to see some familiar R-LAC faces, welcome new PhD students and put names…Read More >
Exploring Plural Perspectives: RLAC Workshop Sparks New Research Ideas
On 6 November 2025, R-LAC hosted an interdisciplinary workshop bringing together colleagues from Real Estate and Planning, Architecture, Meteorology, and Geography. The session focused on rethinking development and climate challenges…Read More >
Indigenous Food in Latin America R-LAC Event
On 20 June 2025 R-LAC sponsored a roundtable discussion that brought together seven visiting scholars and four UoR scholars from diverse disciplines who all research food systems in Latin America….Read More >
How to Publish in Latin American Studies PhD Event
In May 2025, we held a training session for PhD students on ‘How to Publish in Latin American Studies’. The session was led by two expert speakers who are current…Read More >
Research Impact in Latin America R-LAC Event
In December 2024 R-LAC led an event bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines across the university whose research has had significant impact in Latin America. Colleagues from Law, Sustainable Land…Read More >
Comunidad para el cambio social/Community for Social Change: Peacebuilding and Creative Participatory Research with the Colombian Diaspora in London
Report by Cherilyn Elston Introduction: While there were an estimated 5 million Colombians living abroad at the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century, they have been a…Read More >
