By Dr Mark Dallas, Lecturer in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, University of Reading Our hope as dementia scientists is that these cells could unlock a new avenue of treatments that alters…Read More >
‘Powering down’ of sun will shift aurora to the poles
What happens to the Earth when the Sun’s activity hits a 300-year low, as is predicted in the next few decades? Research published this morning in Scientific Reports by Dr…Read More >
The politics of climate change may be stalling – but business is rising to the challenge
By Paul Williams, University of Reading Department of Meteorology ‘As important as political leadership is, individual people and companies will have to make key decisions to deal with the impacts…Read More >
Supreme Court Brexit ruling: What will the judges’ decision mean?
By Dr Ruvi Ziegler – lecturer in law and researcher of citizenship and electoral rights at the School of Law, University of Reading The Supreme Court will determine on Tuesday…Read More >
Reading research behind the headlines: Can burnt toast and roast potatoes cause cancer?
‘Food causes cancer’ stories can seem like a standard stock-in-trade. But it’s very often worth examining the science behind the sometimes alarming headlines. Today there has been lots of attention on acrylamide…Read More >
Mexican standoff? The paradox of President Trump’s policies on Mexico
By Dr Tom Long, Lecturer in International Relations, School of Politics, Economics and International Relations, University of Reading As Donald J. Trump is inaugurated as the 45th president of the…Read More >
Obama’s final days: Regrets – he’s had a few
It’s President Barack Obama’s last full day in office, before his successor, Donald Trump, formally takes over the reigns of power tomorrow. Obama’s eight years in office have been beset…Read More >
Shocking! Could an electric charge make clouds rain?
Clouds could be given a helpful jolt of electric charge to increase much-needed rainfall in dry parts of the world, thanks to an award-winning research proposal by scientists at the…Read More >
What is wrong with Donald Trump’s denial of climate change?
By Professor Catriona McKinnon (Director, Leverhulme Programme in Climate Justice) Later this week, a climate denier will become the President of the United States. Donald Trump claims that ‘nobody really…Read More >
Trade liberalization, rural development, and the future of Colombian peasantry
Dr Giuseppe Feola is lecturer in Environment and Development in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science. He writes about an historical window of opportunity for Colombian agriculture to overcome…Read More >