Which Reading research got the most attention across the globe in 2021? We’ve dug into the Altmetric data to bring you the past year’s three most talked about Reading-authored publications for each research theme.
Environment
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 >
Collaborating with Industry: A Knowledge Transfer Partnership could be the answer
The Knowledge Transfer Centre have been very busy of late. Not only have we been winning awards for our Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, we have also been talking with our academic…Read More >
Working from home: can emissions really be reduced and what are the broader implications for cities?
The working arrangements of millions of us around the world changed dramatically after COVID-19 lockdowns went into effect globally in March of 2020. Suddenly, working from home (WFH), which was…Read More >
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme Showcase 2021
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) offers undergraduate students the chance to gain hands-on research experience on projects covering all disciplines across University. These projects take the form of a…Read More >
Getting to the bottom of net zero carbon
Here we reflect on the fourth in our series of all-staff talks in which Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) reflects on what was achieved at COP26. Then Professor Tim Dixon (Construction…Read More >
How will we get to carbon net zero as individuals and a society?
As the third of four all-staff talks we held in the run-up to the COP26 Summit in November 2021, this blog includes a presentation by Professor Kathy Pain (Real Estate…Read More >
Making informed decisions in the midst of the climate crisis
As the second of four all-staff talks we held in the run-up to the COP26 Summit in November 2021, this blog includes a presentation by Professor Amanda Callaghan (Evolutionary Biology…Read More >
Working together to change climate change
In the run-up to the COP26 Summit in November 2021, we held four all-staff talks to highlight our world-leading climate and environmental research. Each session included a research presentation and…Read More >