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 >
Prosperity & Resilience
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 >
Our most read articles of 2023
In 2023, researchers at the University of Reading published 57 articles on The Conversation. Together, these have been read over 2.7 million times. Here you can find the top three…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 >
Russia’s decision to ditch cold war arms limitation treaty raises tensions with Nato
Russia has pulled out of an important cold war-era treaty which limited categories of conventional military equipment that Nato and the then-Warsaw Pact could deploy. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in…Read More >
Changing UK skies: professional, responsible and considerate commercial drone use
This is the second in a series of blogs by Dr Anna Jackman highlighting findings from the ESRC-funded research project Diversifying Drone Stories. Drone use in the UK is growing….Read More >
