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Supporting family literacy through community-led initiatives

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15 May 2025

Professor Holly Joseph and Dr Daisy Powell, Institute of Education, explain how a collaboration between researchers, community organisations and a local library helped to instil a love of reading in...Read More >

From bees to belonging: how purpose and community can heal young minds

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13 May 202516 May 2025

In this blog for Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, Ciara McCabe, Professor of Neuroscience and Mental Health, shares how a beekeeping programme provided a positive boost to the mental well-being...Read More >

Sparks of innovation: reflections on the Creative Entrepreneur in Residence Programme

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8 May 202512 May 2025

Back in early 2022, we welcomed Tim Powell to Reading as our Creative Entrepreneur in Residence. In this role, Tim would work with colleagues across the Heritage & Creativity research...Read More >

Across the turquoise ocean: Speech and Language Therapy capacity building in the Caribbean

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24 April 202515 April 2025

Vishnu Nair, Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy, shares how a recent project helped to develop local support systems for children with communication difficulties in St. Vincent and the Grenadines....Read More >

Press freedom linked to greater financial stability, finds global study

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11 April 202512 May 2025

Press freedom is widely considered to be a cornerstone of democracy. It brings accountability, transparency and access to reliable information. But beyond its democratic role, press freedom is also a vital...Read More >

Do African MPs reflect the people who vote for them? We studied 17 countries to find out

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10 April 202512 May 2025

By the end of 2025, 42 African countries will have held national elections in the previous 24 months. But do these elections produce parliaments that accurately reflect the societies they serve? Aside...Read More >

Five ways you can support the British film and TV industry

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10 April 202515 April 2025

A new report from Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee details the challenges facing the British film and TV industry and makes recommendations for how to protect it. In...Read More >

Exploring the sensory roots of anxiety in autism

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9 April 202515 April 2025

Teresa Tavassoli, Associate Professor of Psychology, reveals how sensory differences in autistic individuals can impact anxiety levels. We all perceive the world around us differently. Some individuals may be sensory...Read More >

Women stood alongside striking miners – it’s time their stories were told

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3 March 2025

When we look back on the 1984-85 miners' strike, we often see pictures of masculinity: men with banners, confrontations at pit gates and proud marches back to work. Four decades...Read More >

Every mind matters: improving children and young people’s mental health

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28 February 202510 March 2025

In 2023, NHS England reported that one in five children and young people has a probable mental health disorder. But why has there been this explosion and what can be...Read More >

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