By Dr Federico Faloppa, Lecturer in Italian Studies Ahead of the General Election that will take place on 4 March this year, President Sergio Mattarella urged all parties to…Read More >
Politics
Brexit and Big Social Data
By Dr Marina Della Giusta, Associate Professor of Economics Brexit continues to dominate public discourses, the news and our lives, and yet the majority of us, regardless of how we…Read More >
Deep Space Gateway, Trump, and the space race sixty years on
By Dr Mark Shanahan, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations This week, in the run-up to World Space Week, NASA announced a long-term co-operation project with Roscosmos, the Russian space…Read More >
Supreme Court Brexit ruling: What will the judges’ decision mean?
By Dr Ruvi Ziegler – lecturer in law and researcher of citizenship and electoral rights at the School of Law, University of Reading The Supreme Court will determine on Tuesday…Read More >
Mexican standoff? The paradox of President Trump’s policies on Mexico
By Dr Tom Long, Lecturer in International Relations, School of Politics, Economics and International Relations, University of Reading As Donald J. Trump is inaugurated as the 45th president of the…Read More >
Obama’s final days: Regrets – he’s had a few
It’s President Barack Obama’s last full day in office, before his successor, Donald Trump, formally takes over the reigns of power tomorrow. Obama’s eight years in office have been beset…Read More >
What is wrong with Donald Trump’s denial of climate change?
By Professor Catriona McKinnon (Director, Leverhulme Programme in Climate Justice) Later this week, a climate denier will become the President of the United States. Donald Trump claims that ‘nobody really…Read More >
Why has Obama failed to knock ‘47’ bells out of Romney?
Dr Jonathan Bell from the Department of History wonders why the race to the White House is still too close to call… ‘There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for…Read More >
The Ballerina and the Bull toward Transition
Dr Richard Nunes is a lecturer in the School of Real Estate and Planning at Henley Business School. His interest lies in innovation systems, industry restructuring and its implications for…Read More >