Many children with special educational needs and disabilities aren’t learning and aren’t happy in school. A new report shows we need better support for these children and the staff who…Read More >
Why don’t local people have a greater say in their neighbourhoods?
Professor Gavin Parker’s research has been exploring the issues involved in neighbourhood planning since the policy was introduced by the government in 2011. In a new post for The Conversation,…Read More >
Finding the fires of early humans
Our controlled use of fire is arguably one of the most significant developments in human history. But when and where did we first start to use it? Rebecca Scott, Mark…Read More >
Why forecasting floods should be a global collaborative effort
Flood forecasting must integrate work on the ground with disaster managers, humanitarians and scientists on a global scale if we are to save more lives and limit destruction from floods,…Read More >
Secrets of the perfect seed – and its vulnerability to future climate change
A recent paper by Professor Richard Ellis has got seed scientists talking because it is rewriting the textbooks on when a developing seed reaches peak quality. It also exposes possible…Read More >
Seven things you probably didn’t know about life in medieval castles
Dr Karen Dempsey’s research tells the stories of medieval people’s lives through the objects they used and cared about, in the spaces where they lived and worked. Here she tells…Read More >
The Jungle Book: more than just an imperialist tale for children?
Is Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book a simple allegory for colonial rule in India? Or is it about what it is to belong, and to be human? Ahead of her…Read More >
Poles apart: taking UK climate science to The Arctic
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet and people living in its coastal regions face a real threat of their homes and way of…Read More >
Doing business better: can we create a more ethical Reading?
Most people would agree that companies should stick to certain ethical standards, but does it make good businesses sense when a firm needs to make a profit to survive? Yes…Read More >