In both Europe and the US, people spend up to 90% of their time indoors. But spending so much time inside can have consequences for your mental health. The World Health Organization estimates that 5%…Read More >
air quality
Protecting school children from air pollution using citizen science
Air pollution has extremely negative impacts on human health, particularly on school children. The report on air pollution in the UK shows that more than 25% of schools are located…Read More >
Time for the UK to say goodbye to drive-throughs: for the sake of our environment, our health – and our culture
Drive-throughs – services that let people order and collect food and drink without needing to leave their cars – are designed with convenience in mind. Whether it’s oppressively hot, uncomfortably cold,…Read More >
Research Endowment Trust Fund: an early career researcher’s perspective
I am James Ryalls, an early career researcher in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, and I have been working at the University since January 2018. I initially started…Read More >
Bees, climate and food: the Reading research listed among world’s elite
Ecology, climate and food science have helped to put the University of Reading in a group of the world’s elite research institutions in a new analysis of the most cited…Read More >