Whether you love them or loathe them, we all depend on bugs. Insects help to pollinate three-quarters of the world’s crop varieties, making them a treasured resource. But we’re making the lives…Read More >
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Introducing the LGBTQ+ Travel Tool – for organisational policy development and individual advice
We are proud to introduce the LGBTQ+ Travel tool, an electronic resource which allows universities and other employers to devise specific policies and practices for LGBTQ+ students and staff who...Read More >
City watchdog finds no evidence for recent political ‘debanking’ – but private banks have been picky for centuries
After a row over the closure of his bank account earlier this year, former politician Nigel Farage has hit out at the UK financial regulator for saying it has found no…Read More >
What is AI art? An interview with Eleanor Crook
In the Company of Monsters: New Visions, Ancient Myths is a new exhibition at Reading Museum featuring works by Eleanor Crook, Paul Reid, and Michael Ayrton. The exhibition is co-curated…Read More >
Universities and their students are vulnerable to money laundering – new research
Money laundering jeopardises the security of UK citizens and the integrity of its economy. Money launderers often target financial institutions, but they are also increasingly targeting lesser regulated or unregulated sectors, such…Read More >
Unlocking excellence in end-of-life care: making better memories
Let’s embark on a journey to explore the profound world of end-of-life care and how it’s changing the way we approach the final chapters of our lives. In this article…Read More >
Microgreens: the health-giving shoots explained
Many of us germinated cress seeds on a bit of wet tissue at primary school, giving us a first introduction to edible microgreens. Recent interest in more diverse ways of…Read More >
COVID: should we start wearing masks again?
One thing that can be guaranteed about COVID is that evolution will provide us with a more or less constant stream of new coronavirus variants, some of which will be…Read More >
How we are raising awareness about the importance of millets for health, heritage and food security
2023 is the International Year of Millets, focusing attention on initiatives by national governments and development organisations to promote this important crop. In this blog, Grady Walker, Co-lead of the…Read More >
The powerful and personal ways in which landscapes matter
Thanks to the labours of generations of geologists, geographers, archaeologists, anthropologists and historians, we know a great deal about the physical making and cultural representation of landscape. Ironically, however, our…Read More >
