Dr Esther Oenga is Community Participatory Action Research (CPAR) Fellow at the University of Reading and specialises in participatory, community-led research which empowers communities. Esther has previously facilitated a partnership…Read More >
Prosperity & Resilience
Maternal wellbeing, infant feeding and return to paid work: project updates
In November 2022 I wrote a blog about our research on maternal well-being, infant feeding and return to work funded by the Nuffield Foundation, as we launched our project’s mother’s…Read More >
Meet Sarah Jewell – researcher profile for National Careers Week
Sarah Jewell is Professor of Economics at the University of Reading. She is a principal investigator for a Nuffield Foundation project on ‘Maternal Well-Being, Infant Feeding and Return to Paid…Read More >
Meet Marta O’Brien – researcher profile for National Careers Week
Marta O’Brien is a Senior Technician in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Reading, as well as a researcher completing a PhD on air quality. She is part of a…Read More >
Cost of living crisis: community researchers investigate impact in South East England
Over thirty community researchers, from organisations in the South East of England, are investigating the impact of the cost of living crisis on local people. The project, which is funded…Read More >
Drone incidents and misuse: legal considerations
This is the third in a series of blogs highlighting findings from Dr Anna Jackman’s ESRC-funded research project Diversifying Drone Stories. This blog is co-authored with Barrister Louise Hooper. Beyond the…Read More >
Ukraine war: with stalemate on the battlefield Nato needs unity and commitment more than ever
As the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, arrived in Washington earlier this month for talks aimed at securing further military aid, Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted on X (formerly Twitter): “With Zelensky...Read More >
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme – showcase winners 2023
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) offers students at the University of Reading the chance to gain hands-on research experience across all disciplines. Every November, UROP holds a showcase event…Read More >
How big UK housebuilders have remained profitable without meeting housing supply targets
We must “bulldoze through” the planning system to “get Britain building again”. So said Sir Keir Starmer at the Labour party’s last annual conference. He argued it’s time to “fight the blockers”…Read More >
A year in the life of a researcher: from community engagement to Buckingham Palace
Dr Alice Mpofu-Coles is a Community Research Associate in the School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science (SAGES) at the University of Reading. Here, she reflects on a packed year…Read More >
