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Daffodils and snowdrops are here – but what happens next?

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28 January 202027 February 2020

If you’ve braved the outdoors recently you may have noticed that snowdrops and daffodils are beginning to show their faces. Professor Richard Ellis and Rosemary Newton explain what happens to…Read More >

In pictures: stimulating senses at the Berkshire show

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27 September 201916 November 2021

Armed with a quad bike, chopped vegetables and some giant pollen grains, Reading academics took sensory-themed research to the public at the Berkshire Show on 21 – 22 September. Here…Read More >

In pictures: researchers at work

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3 July 20193 November 2021

Images made by Reading PhD students at work were selected for an exhibition at our annual doctoral research conference last month, featuring diverse subjects from earth worms to food bank…Read More >

We revealed the value of Zambia’s wild yam. Why it matters

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7 February 201923 February 2023

Lusala is a wild yam that grows in the forests of Zambia. Research has highlighted that this tasty tuber is part of the staple diet of 96% of rural households…Read More >

When to water your plants during a heatwave

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9 July 201823 February 2023

Anxious about the fate of your dahlias and tomatoes in the warm weather? Dr Alastair Culham from the School of Biological Sciences explains the best time of day to water your garden…Read More >

How family trees can help predict which plants could provide new cures

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23 October 20123 November 2021

Dr Julie Hawkins from the School of Biological Sciences discusses recent research which aims to revitalise the hunt for new plant-based medicines. The earliest medicines were derived from plants, and…Read More >

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