Agriculture Policy and Development Archives

The fourth agricultural revolution is coming – but who will really benefit?

Posted on

16 September 2020

Depending on who you listen to, artificial intelligence may either free us from monotonous labour and unleash huge productivity gains, or create a dystopia of mass unemployment and automated oppression….Read More >

The civil service doesn’t just need more scientists – it needs a decision-making revolution

Posted on

23 January 202029 January 2020

Recruiting more scientists aside, the civil service needs to transform its approach to evidence and decision making, says Geographer Dr David Rose in a recent post for The Conversation.

Climate change is hurting farmers – even seeds are under threat

Posted on

20 December 201929 January 2020

Even brief hot spells can damage seed quality – with implications for future food security, writes Professor of Agriculture Richard Ellis in The Conversation.

Our most popular papers of 2019

Posted on

20 December 201913 January 2020

Which Reading research publications got the most attention across the globe in 2019? We’ve scoured Altmetric data to bring you the top ten most talked about Reading-authored papers of the…Read More >

Improving health, curbing climate change – a win-win situation

Posted on

7 November 201918 November 2019

Professor Elizabeth Robinson, whose research contributes to The Lancet Countdown, explores how actions that individuals and governments can take to improve our health can also help to curb climate change.

Climate change: turning up the heat on our health

Posted on

17 October 201918 November 2019

We all know that climate change is harming the planet – but what about us? Sarah Harrop reports on a recent public lecture by economist Professor Liz Robinson, in which…Read More >

Reading Research Blog

Agriculture Policy and Development

The fourth agricultural revolution is coming – but who will really benefit?

The civil service doesn’t just need more scientists – it needs a decision-making revolution

Climate change is hurting farmers – even seeds are under threat

Our most popular papers of 2019

Improving health, curbing climate change – a win-win situation

Climate change: turning up the heat on our health

Categories

Posts

Tags

Recent blog posts