My new dark red climate stripe for 2024 shows it’s the hottest year yet
A new climate stripe has been added for 2024. Ed Hawkins. The data is in. 2024 was the warmest year on record, and probably in the whole of human history...Read More >
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Notre-Dame: Cathedral of Light
Notre-Dame before and after the fire in 2019. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Professor Lindy Grant, Department of History, reflects on the reopening of Notre-Dame cathedral after a fire destroyed parts of the...Read More >
Our most read articles of 2024
In 2024, researchers at the University of Reading published 54 articles on The Conversation. Together, these have been read over 1.4 million times. Our academics have explored a wide range...Read More >
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme – showcase winners 2024
In November 2024, the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) held its final showcase event before it becomes part of the Reading Internship Scheme in 2025. The programme has provided students...Read More >
Research funding successes – November 2024
Paul Hadley (School of Agriculture Policy & Development) has been awarded funds by Innovate UK for the development of a network on cocoa improvement between the UK, Ghana, Nigeria, and...Read More >
Bresignation: British people are ready to turn a page on the EU referendum vote
Much is made of the alleged state of Bregret – the idea that even those who voted for Brexit now regret their decision. It is true that a majority (54%) now think Britain...Read More >
CentAUR – the Open Access publications repository at the centre of our community
From its beginnings as a ‘National Day of Action for Open Access’ in 2007, International Open Access week has been promoted and expanded by libraries, publishers and other organisations. The...Read More >
How the National Fruit Collection is working to save rare apple species from extinction
Photo by Rob Wicks on Unsplash On National Apple Day (21 October) this year, researchers at the University of Reading will be preparing to help save hundreds of rare apple...Read More >
Will the Earth warm by 2°C or 5.5°C? Either way it’s bad, and trying to narrow it down may be a distraction
Climate change is usually discussed in terms of rising temperatures. But scientists often use a different measure, known as “equilibrium climate sensitivity”. This is defined as the global mean warming...Read More >
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will investigate whether an icy moon of Jupiter can support alien life
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Seti Institute Discovering extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific and philosophical revelations that our species has ever made. But such a big discovery won’t come easy....Read More >
