Emily Thornberry, Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury Thursday 28 April 2022 19:00- 20:00 Edith Morley Van Emden Theatre, Whiteknights Campus Reading University Politics and International Relations Society (RUPIRS)…Read More >
Politics
University Research Fellowships: how has the year been?
Each year the University Committee for Research & Innovation supports up to five researchers with University Research Fellowships to develop their work in the arts, humanities and social sciences for…Read More >
The ‘crazy uncle’ in the Oval Office: how Donald Trump’s social media use changed US politics
NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie looks to have delivered one of the most memorable lines of the US 2020 election campaign at Donald Trump’s town hall meeting on October 15. Challenging…Read More >
Are women leaders really doing better on coronavirus? The data backs it up
Over the last few months, there has been much discussion of leadership during the pandemic. What constitutes good leadership? Who has performed better and which countries have been worse? One…Read More >
Understanding Equality: From Distribution to Relationships
Many of us believe that we should try to create a more equal society. But it’s not always clear what we mean when we say that we care about equality….Read More >
COVID-19: The paradox of scientific advice which is not scientific
Emeritus Professor Michael King uses social systems theory to explore why governments treat the advice on the best ways to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic as based on ‘science’. Contrary to…Read More >
POSTPONED: Third International Conference on Gender Research
Welcome to ICGR 2020 Despite some advances being made in the area, topics related to gender research remain pertinent and are gaining momentum in a changing society. It is thus…Read More >
