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Thousands of younger people with Alzheimer’s go undiagnosed – here’s how we can change that

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19 September 202519 September 2025

In this blog for World Alzheimer's Day, Samrah Ahmed, Associate Professor in Clinical Neuroscience, explains how young-onset Alzheimer's disease often goes undiagnosed and how simple bedside tests could help identify...Read More >

The afterlives of the Eternal City – ancient Rome and modern Italian imperialism

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16 September 20251 October 2025

Mussolini's triumphant Roman restoration in “The History of Rome through Architecture”, Publio Morbiducci. Photo by Samuel Agbamu. Winner of the Research Output Prize 2025 – Heritage & Creativity Samuel Agbamu,...Read More >

Tracing rebellion in the chemistry of Roman coins

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8 September 2025

Kathryn Murphy, Data Scientist on the REMADE project, explains how the changing silver content of ancient coins tells a tumultuous story of political upheaval in the third-century Roman Empire. In...Read More >

Why building nature-centric housing involves a mindset shift

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8 September 20259 September 2025

Milan's Vertical Forest Tom Oliver, University of Reading How do you build 1.5 million new homes in five years without destroying nature? Housing is unaffordable for most people, so the...Read More >

Wealth taxes don’t always work the way governments hope they will. Here are some alternatives

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15 August 202515 August 2025

Photo by David Hellmann on Unsplash With the UK government facing a multibillion pound gap between revenue and spending, calls for a wealth tax are becoming louder. More than 30 top economists recently...Read More >

Technology has fuelled overtourism – now it could also help to stem the tide

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11 August 20258 August 2025

The queue for a view at Iguazu Falls in Brazil. Photo by Henrique Felix on Unsplash Tourism is not always welcomed by the people who actually live in the places so many...Read More >

Why on Earth is the planet’s day getting shorter?

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7 August 20255 August 2025

Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it one of the shortest days of 2025 at 86,399.99867 seconds long. How that...Read More >

Creating a breastfeeding-friendly workplace: Why employers hold the key

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4 August 20255 August 2025

Many mothers want to continue breastfeeding when they return to work but without private spaces, flexible arrangements or clear policies, support often falls short. In this blog Sarah Jewell, Professor...Read More >

Three reasons buffets can be a recipe for a health disaster – and how to keep diners safe

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28 July 202523 July 2025

You pile your plate high at the buffet, savouring the freedom to try a little bit of everything. But while your tastebuds might be celebrating, your gut could be at...Read More >

Three types of drought – and why there’s no such thing as a global water crisis

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25 July 202525 July 2025

Lithium ponds in the Atacama Desert, Chile | NASA Earth Observatory, 2018 Hosepipe bans have been announced in parts of England this summer. Following the driest spring in over a...Read More >

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