The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued the cryptocurrency platform Coinbase shortly after launching a lawsuit against the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. This isn’t the first time Binance…Read More >
Prosperity & Resilience
How can repetitions be used by teachers to facilitate second language vocabulary learning through listening?
Vocabulary knowledge has been proved to be fundamental for the improvement of all four aspects of second language learning (listening, reading, writing, and speaking). Therefore, research into vocabulary learning and…Read More >
Hear me: young people’s experiences of exclusion from school
A report by the Whitley Researchers and the University of Reading explores experiences of school exclusion from the perspectives of young people. By centring the voices of young people and…Read More >
Surrogacy – what’s it all about?
Professor Thérèse Callus, expert in biomedical and family law issues at the University of Reading, explains the recent Law Commission proposals on reform of the law on surrogacy. The Law…Read More >
What Binance’s US lawsuit says about the future for cryptocurrency regulation
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has been hit with a lawsuit by US regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This is not the first time a cryptocurrency exchange has been...Read More >
Silicon Valley Bank: 19th-century financial crises show how today’s regulators could help repair the economy
A bank failure wipes out the money available to its customers and freezes any capital that’s already in circulation. Depositors, borrowers and owners or shareholders all suffer as a result,...Read More >
Deciding what to wear to work isn’t getting any easier for women, even as business dress codes relax
HSBC has recently introduced what it calls a “more casual” uniform for its branch staff, including jumpsuits and jeans, “menopause-friendly” clothing, as well as “ethnic wear”. The uniforms aim to make staff…Read More >
How the pandemic has brought equality of access to healthcare into sharp focus
On the third anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a pandemic, Rachel Horton – Associate Professor in the School of Law at the University of Reading – considers how the pandemic…Read More >
Why we need more women judges in the UK
Law-making was an entirely male activity in the UK until just over a century ago and has been dominated by men ever since. Barred from both standing and voting for…Read More >
The UK’s four-day working week pilot was a success – here’s what should happen next
The world’s largest four-day working week trial has just ended and almost all of the companies that participated have decided to continue with a reduced working hours model. Participants in the trial agreed…Read More >
