Plants are flowering about a month earlier in the UK due to climate change. That’s according scientists at the University of Cambridge, who recently analysed the first flowering dates of 406…Read More >
Environment
Mapping the Open Research landscape at the University of Reading
Dr Marcello De Maria, one of the University’s Open Research Champions, writes about the current landscape of Open Research and Open Access, and shares some important insights emerging from the…Read More >
Four surprising ways climate change is affecting people’s health in England and Wales
When you take age out of the equation, temperature-related deaths are on the decline in England and Wales. That’s according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). But…Read More >
Climate education – global change through local action
This year the theme set out by UNESCO for the International Day of Education (24th January) echoes the work we have been focusing on as a university. The notion of…Read More >
Time-of-use tariffs: A way to reduce electricity bills?
We’re all aware that we need to think about ways to reduce our energy use in to help tackle climate change, and with rising bills there’s an added incentive. This…Read More >
Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier: how its collapse could trigger global floods and swallow islands
The massive Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by 65cm if it were to completely collapse. And, worryingly, recent research suggests that its…Read More >
Moving Cocaine from the field to the streets: the cocaine supply chain in the Americas
There is a clear relationship between the expansion of unfettered free markets and participation in the drug trade. Neoliberal policies have led to increasing inequality, insecurity, and a general deterioration…Read More >
The twelve months of Walker: 2021 highlights from the University’s Interdisciplinary Climate Research Centre
Despite the challenges caused by the pandemic, and not being able to meet so many valued colleagues and partners in person, the Walker Institute team have continued to build our…Read More >
Channel tragedy highlights unfair family reunion policies for transnational families
On International Migrants Day, 18 December 2021, we reflect on the recent Channel tragedy and the impacts of immigration policies on transnational families. On 24 November this year, 27 people…Read More >