Workplace wellbeing programmes have increasingly become a central part of work and organisational life within a neoliberal economy, offering solutions to stressful working environments and the challenge of maintaining good…Read More >
Prosperity & Resilience
Making cemeteries and crematoria more inclusive
As West European societies become more diverse, public spaces and services need to evolve to reflect diverse needs of citizens. One such example is funerary services, including public cemeteries and…Read More >
Money matters: what if we told you that everything you knew about money wasn’t quite as it seems?
Money matters was the theme of the University of Reading’s annual Children’s Christmas Lecture. With puzzles, questions and role play it was enthusiastically received. Here, economic historians Adrian Bell and…Read More >
Our most talked about publications of 2022
A round-up of some of the most talked about journal articles, books and news stories by authors from the University of Reading in 2022. These are organised by our four…Read More >
Gender and the creative labour market in Australia and the UK
A new book, Gender and the Creative Labour Market, explores in depth the gender inequalities within creative fields. The book is a cumulation of a project funded by the Australian…Read More >
On the Disability History Month theme of health and wellbeing
There are over 1 billion disabled people in the world (WHO, 2011), making up around 15% of the global population, a community that has grown as a consequence of the…Read More >
Maternal wellbeing, infant feeding and returning to work: launch of UK-wide survey
Returning to paid work is a potential barrier for mothers wishing to continue to breastfeed, with many not realising it is an option to carry on. The benefits of breastfeeding…Read More >
Tackling health inequalities in Reading: Community Participatory Action Research 2021–2022
A new report offers a series of recommendations for tackling health inequalities in Reading, including improving translation and interpretation services and engaging local community groups as partners in culturally-sensitive service…Read More >
Cryptocurrencies: why Binance’s failed FTX rescue deal could mean ‘crypto winter’ is coming
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license and was first published before FTX filed for bankruptcy. Life in the cryptocurrency industry is rarely quiet for…Read More >
Iran: hijab protests reflect society-wide anger at regime which trashes rule of law and human rights
The death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police in September for not wearing the hijab properly was a fracturing point, prompting Iranian women to come on to the…Read More >