By Professor Rosa Freedman, Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading The vast majority of the over 100,000 UN uniformed peacekeeping personnel perform their jobs with courage,…Read More >
Prosperity & Resilience
Bringing death to life through games and discussion
By Dr Yota Dimitriadi, Institute of Education, University of Reading The pain and fear of death is a topic that unites us all. Generous funding by the ESRC is allowing…Read More >
News from Prosperity and Resilience: Global Development
The first edition of the Prosperity and Resilience theme’s newsletter was recently sent out. It showcases the research of our newest Research Division, Global Development, which brings together researchers from…Read More >
Neighbourhood Planning HIVE coming soon
Neighbourhood Planning HIVE: The University of Reading, 6th June 2018 Meadow Suite, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading Since 2011 Neighbourhood Planning has developed considerable momentum and many lessons have been…Read More >
Why are languages missing from the Sustainable Development Goals?
By Dr Wine Tesseur, Post Doctoral Research Assistant in Modern Languages and European Studies This blog has been translated to over 15 languages with the support of ‘The Language Industry’. See the translated versions. The…Read More >
News from Prosperity & Resilience: Mike Goodman
Professor Mike Goodman (SAGES) ran a workshop on ‘Everyday Climate Cultures’. Bringing together scholars from media and cultural studies, communications, human and physical geographies and earth sciences, the workshop explored…Read More >
News from Prosperity & Resilience: Dr Stefania Lovo
Dr Stefania Lovo (SPEIR) has continued to work closely with the World Bank, providing research and expertise on development economics to (i) the International Trade Unit, regarding ‘Trade competitiveness in…Read More >
News from Prosperity & Resilience: Dr Avril Maddrell
Dr Avril Maddrell (SAGES) is running an AHRC-ESRC project on Deathscapes and Diversity. Against the backdrop of increasing ethnic and religious diversity in the UK, many challenges have been raised…Read More >
News from Prosperity & Resilience: Dr Zahra Siddique
Dr Zahra Siddique (SPEIR) received the runner-up prize in the P&R Output Prize for her co-authored article ‘The Economic Payoff of Name Americanization’. The article explores why more than 30%…Read More >