In light of the continuing debate on whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear a veil in public, Dr Amy Codling (Teaching Fellow at the University of Reading’s School…Read More >
Can we mend broken hearts?
Professor Peter Kruschwitz is Professor of Classics at Reading and a specialist in Latin Language and Literature. The fence around the University of Reading’s Humanities and Social Science (HumSS) Building is…Read More >
Food security report’s meat recommendations ‘oversimplify the issue’
Professor Richard Tiffin, Director of the Centre for Food Security at the University of Reading discusses the House of Commons International Development Committee report on Food Security, published this week….Read More >
Books are not absolutely dead things…
Dr Rebecca Bullard from the Department of English Literature asks whether the digital revolution means we no longer have a need for old books? In an attack on the censorship…Read More >
Is a minimum price for alcohol the best way to stop Britain boozing?
Professor Richard Tiffin from the Centre for Food Security ponders on whether introducing a minimum price per unit will calm our drinking culture. Introducing a minimum price for alcohol has…Read More >
Celebrating 60 years of Samuel Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’
Saturday 5 January marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most important plays of the 20th century, Samuel Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’. As the global centre for Beckett research and home to the…Read More >
Record-breaking year when drought became flood
The Met Office confirmed this morning that 2012 was the wettest year on record for England, and the second wettest ever for the UK as a whole. Dr Roger Brugge,…Read More >
Do they know it’s Christmas?
Food prices hit low income groups hardest in UK but have a much greater impact in the developing world. Professor Richard Tiffin from the University of Reading’s Centre for Food…Read More >
Measuring the social sustainability of new housing developments
Professor Tim Dixon from the School of Construction Management and Engineering discusses the importance of investigating the social sustainability of housing developments.In an era dominated by climate change debate…Read More >
Why has Obama failed to knock ‘47’ bells out of Romney?
Dr Jonathan Bell from the Department of History wonders why the race to the White House is still too close to call… ‘There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for…Read More >