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Category: Heritage & Creativity
‘Far right’ groups may be diverse – but here’s what they all have in common
Support for far-right parties is on the rise across Europe. While they differ in many ways, they are becoming increasingly embedded in national political systems with implications for the nature…Read More >
World War II bombing raids in London and Berlin struck the edge of space, our new study reveals
World war 2 bombing raids had an effect on the upper level of the Earth’s atmosphere, hundreds of miles away from where the bombs fell, according to research from Reading…Read More >
Is the Trump administration getting East Asia right, or just confusing it?
Trump began his presidency with a fairly traditional American approach to relations with East Asia – but then came his erratic decision in March to meet with Kim Jong-un. US…Read More >
A simple way to inform parliamentary debate – submit your research to POST now!
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), supports parliamentarians by providing concise up-do-date reviews on topics that are likely to be debated in parliament in the coming months. POST,…Read More >
Zimbabwe’s Second Republic – What future?
Millions of Zimbabweans watched their new president Emmerson Mnangagwa deliver his inauguration speech on Sunday 26 August, and outline the plans for his ‘Second Republic’. Dr Heike Schmidt, Associate Professor…Read More >
Party preparations not halted by Zimbabwe’s court ruling
As ZANU-PF celebrate election victory in Zimbabwe once again, Modern African Historian Dr Heike Schmidt says there was never any doubt over the outcome, despite the opposition’s legal challenge to the election results….Read More >
Kofi Annan: his legacy is not perfect, but he helped improve millions of lives
Reading’s Professor Rosa Freedman and Professor Aoife O’Donoghue of Durham University consider the legacy of the late former UN Secretary-General in a new post for The Conversation. The passing of Kofi Annan, former…Read More >
Zimbabwe is still in trouble, but it’s under too little pressure to change
Today Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court is hearing an opposition petition seeking to overturn the presidential election result. In a post for The Conversation published yesterday, Professor Heike Schmidt looked at the state…Read More >
User not found: an immersive performance that is changing the face of theatre
Theatre audiences are used to being told to put their phones away when they arrive for a show, but a new performance led by the University of Reading encourages precisely…Read More >