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From bees to belonging: how purpose and community can heal young minds

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13 May 202516 May 2025

In this blog for Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, Ciara McCabe, Professor of Neuroscience and Mental Health, shares how a beekeeping programme provided a positive boost to the mental well-being...Read More >

Sparks of innovation: reflections on the Creative Entrepreneur in Residence Programme

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8 May 202512 May 2025

Back in early 2022, we welcomed Tim Powell to Reading as our Creative Entrepreneur in Residence. In this role, Tim would work with colleagues across the Heritage & Creativity research...Read More >

Tove Jansson’s Moomin books explore the power of adventure and transformation

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29 April 202530 April 2025

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the first Moomin tale, The Moomins and the Great Flood. In the book, Moomintroll and his friends embark on a journey to find...Read More >

Across the turquoise ocean: Speech and Language Therapy capacity building in the Caribbean

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24 April 202515 April 2025

Vishnu Nair, Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy, shares how a recent project helped to develop local support systems for children with communication difficulties in St. Vincent and the Grenadines....Read More >

Exploring the sensory roots of anxiety in autism

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9 April 202515 April 2025

Teresa Tavassoli, Associate Professor of Psychology, reveals how sensory differences in autistic individuals can impact anxiety levels. We all perceive the world around us differently. Some individuals may be sensory...Read More >

Melsonby hoard: iron-age Yorkshire discovery reveals ancient Britons’ connections with Europe

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2 April 20251 April 2025

The Melsonby hoard is a remarkable collection of more than 800 iron-age metal artefacts, which was found in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire, in December 2021. Its discovery represents...Read More >

How we revealed the life story of PG Tips chimp – written in her bones

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27 March 202527 March 2025

A chimpanzee similar to Choppers, who died at Twycross Zoo in 2016. Chimpanzees helped to make PG Tips tea famous with their iconic TV ads in the 1970s. But what...Read More >

Research funding successes – March 2025

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27 March 202512 May 2025

Giles Harrison (School of Mathematical Physical & Computational Sciences) has been awarded a £1.9m standard research grant by the UK Government's Advanced Research & Innovation Agency (ARIA) to act as lead...Read More >

Fossil face discovery highlights challenges faced by Europe’s earliest settlers

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25 March 202525 March 2025

Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce. On March 12, researchers announced the discovery of a new fossil from...Read More >

Many families may not feel welcome at library storytimes – here’s how to ensure everyone benefits from them

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18 March 202529 April 2025

Research shows that children who have books in their home and who talk about stories or learn letters with their families, are more likely to do well at school – not...Read More >

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