Tackling climate change by planting trees has an intuitive appeal. They absorb the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere without using expensive technology. The suggestion that you can plant…Read More >
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Meet Esther Oenga – researcher profile for National Careers Week
Dr Esther Oenga is Community Participatory Action Research (CPAR) Fellow at the University of Reading and specialises in participatory, community-led research which empowers communities. Esther has previously facilitated a partnership…Read More >
Maternal wellbeing, infant feeding and return to paid work: project updates
In November 2022 I wrote a blog about our research on maternal well-being, infant feeding and return to work funded by the Nuffield Foundation, as we launched our project’s mother’s…Read More >
Meet Sarah Jewell – researcher profile for National Careers Week
Sarah Jewell is Professor of Economics at the University of Reading. She is a principal investigator for a Nuffield Foundation project on ‘Maternal Well-Being, Infant Feeding and Return to Paid…Read More >
Meet Marta O’Brien – researcher profile for National Careers Week
Marta O’Brien is a Senior Technician in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Reading, as well as a researcher completing a PhD on air quality. She is part of a…Read More >
Millions of older people don’t get enough nutrients – how to spot it and what to do about it
By 2050, approximately a quarter of the UK population is expected to be over the age of 65. With this in mind, the World Health Organization (WHO) has put “healthy ageing”…Read More >
What a new plan to save the UK’s churches says about their purpose in society
The National Churches Trust has launched a campaign to save the UK’s historic churches. Backed by the actor Michael Palin, it highlights the need for a national approach to address what the trust has…Read More >
Turkish Literature in English: tracing the history of translation
We live in a translated world. Most of what we hear, read, and learn is, in fact, translated. We take these translations for granted as if they were transparent copies…Read More >
Cost of living crisis: community researchers investigate impact in South East England
Over thirty community researchers, from organisations in the South East of England, are investigating the impact of the cost of living crisis on local people. The project, which is funded…Read More >
