My name is Penélope, I am an architect activist/researcher from Venezuela, and part of the academic team of new School of Architecture. Caracas, where I grew up, is a beautiful…Read More >
Prosperity & Resilience
NHS cyber attack: Change needed to protect valuable yet vulnerable hospital IT systems
By Weizi Vicky Li, Informatics Research Centre, Henley Business School With healthcare service scopes expanding, healthcare processes changing and technologies evolving over time, many systems need improvement or they become…Read More >
The four Alternative Food Network trends, and how they are changing the way we eat
By Professor Mike Goodman, Professor of Environment and Development/Human Geography, University of Reading. Professor Goodman appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today on Monday (8 May), to discuss the growth…Read More >
Talking about Open Research at the University of Reading
Are you an Open Researcher? Do you support or promote Open Research? Did the conference convert you? If you’ve got an Open Research story to tell and would like to…Read More >
Neighbourhood Planning amended as Reading research influences government legislation
By Professor Gavin Parker, Professor of Planning Studies, University of Reading The passing of the Neighbourhood Planning Bill today took many by surprise, as the government pushed it through and…Read More >
Research Engagement and Impact Awards 2017: Enter now!
The University of Reading’s Research Engagement and Impact Awards 2017 are open to all Reading researchers, with entries open until Friday 5 May. The awards are intended to recognise and reward those who…Read More >
Prizes awarded for outstanding research outputs
Dinosaurs, chickens and the Russian revolution were among the topics that won University of Reading academics prizes for their research last week. The five academics, one from each research theme,…Read More >
Reading wins £3.3m in research grants in January
Researchers at the University of Reading secured more than £3.3 million in research grants and awards in January. A total of 25 research projects were confirmed in the first month…Read More >
What reproducibility crisis? Open research may have the answers
By Dr Robert Darby, research data manager One of the pillars of all empirical research is that the findings of experiments should not just be one-offs. Anyone with the ability…Read More >
UK government housing plan ‘alarming’ – and falls short of decisive action
By Professor Gavin Parker, Professor of Planning Studies Housing has been a key political issue for longer than I can remember, but that may not be saying that much. The…Read More >