Earth is warming and the signs of climate change are everywhere. We’ve seen it in the past few weeks as temperatures hit record highs around the world – both in…Read More >
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Depression isn’t just sadness – it’s often a loss of pleasure
Stem cell therapies: why they’re expensive, unproven and often dangerous
Rogue clinics selling stem cell therapies are popping up everywhere. There are thousands of them around the world, and they claim to be able to cure everything from autism to cerebral palsy….Read More >
Young-onset Alzheimer’s can be diagnosed from as early as 30 – and the symptoms are often different
Alzheimer’s disease is often thought of as a condition that only affects the elderly. But around 3.9 million people worldwide aged 30-64 live with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease – a form of dementia…Read More >
Why there are fewer insects on UK farms than there were a century ago – and how to restore them
Insect populations are declining worldwide at a rate of almost 1% per year. This decline is alarming. Insects play a crucial role in pollinating crops, controlling crop pests and maintaining soil…Read More >
From food consumer to food citizen – how the FoodSEqual project is developing choice and agency in the face of the cost of living crisis
The Food Systems Equality (FoodSEqual) project aims to provide citizens of culturally-diverse disadvantaged communities with choice and agency over the food they consume. It is working to co-develop new products,…Read More >
Lúcia Nagib elected Fellow of the British Academy
Lúcia Nagib, Professor in Film in the Department of Film, Theatre & Television (FTT), University of Reading, and Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham in Ningbo, China, has just…Read More >
Ian Rutherford elected Fellow of the British Academy
Ian Rutherford, Professor of Classics at Reading, has been elected a fellow of the British Academy, the most prestigious body of humanities scholars in the UK. The British Academy is…Read More >
Actors are really worried about the use of AI by movie studios – they may have a point
Film and television actors in the US came out on strike on July 14, causing Hollywood productions to shut down. The action has also had an impact on US films shooting in…Read More >