In its concluding season, the BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials approaches a moment of danger. A story that began with the intimate world building of parallel Oxfords must now take on the fate…Read More >
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Deepfakes are being used for good – here’s how
In the second season of BBC mystery thriller The Capture, deepfakes threaten the future of democracy and UK national security. In a dystopia set in present day London, hackers use AI…Read More >
THE LONG READ: From social media’s role in the Arab Spring to New Generation Thinker – Q&A with Dr Dina Rezk
Dr Dina Rezk’s research looks at contemporary history of the Middle East, including the Arab Spring, and has fed into policy briefings to the UK and US governments. She was…Read More >
The pope is never wrong: a history of papal infallibility in the Catholic Church
This morning, 10 January, Rebecca Rist, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Reading, featured in an episode of the BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg….Read More >
How Reading research helped the BBC uncover ‘The Secrets of Your Food’
By Stephanie Bull, food scientist, Chemistry Food & Pharmacy Reading is known as one of the world’s leading centres for the study of food and health. We have outstanding facilities…Read More >