Since the 1997 Tokyo subway attack with sarin nerve agent, Japan’s punitive criminal justice system has increasingly revolved around fear and retribution. The international community will be keeping a close…Read More >
Prosperity & Resilience
Have your say on Open Research: the future, or fool’s charter?
By Dr Phil Newton, Research Dean The University wants to open up all elements of research at Reading. But open research is controversial, and there are many different views on…Read More >
Global warming, light switch molecules and malaria – early career researchers net prizes
The effect of clouds on global warming, a ‘light switch molecule’ to diagnose disease and the entanglement of malaria with colonialism were among the research topics that have won University…Read More >
Reading research near you: British Science Week
British Science Week is in full swing and University of Reading scientists have been out and about telling the public about their research and inspiring the next generation of researchers….Read More >
On International Women’s Day, female academics are among research funding winners
The University of Reading secured nearly £10m of research awards in the second quarter of 2017/18, latest figures show. Projects worth £9.8 million were given the go-ahead, with funding from…Read More >
Climate justice: a new civil rights movement?
Climate change is one of the most urgent issues facing humanity. While we will all feel its impact, it hits hardest the poorest and most vulnerable people on the planet. To…Read More >
Italian General Election 2018: The Phantom Menace
By Dr Federico Faloppa, Lecturer in Italian Studies Ahead of the General Election that will take place on 4 March this year, President Sergio Mattarella urged all parties to…Read More >
Bonding over books could help children across the globe
The shared experience of poring over the pictures in a book with a child can feel like a luxury for many parents and carers as they juggle the responsibilities of…Read More >
Promoting educational equality: from the bottom to the top – Westminster Symposium 27 February
Despite numerous initiatives to tackle educational inequalities and encourage social mobility, little has changed in the past 50 years. Here, Dr Carol Fuller, Associate Professor at Reading’s Institute of Education…Read More >
PFI has been a failure – and Carillion is the tip of the iceberg
The demise of Carillion has exposed the way that UK public services – from the NHS to energy – are contracted out to businesses. In a new piece he has…Read More >