{"id":30595,"date":"2024-12-17T14:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/?p=30595"},"modified":"2024-12-19T12:40:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T12:40:30","slug":"our-most-read-articles-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/12\/17\/our-most-read-articles-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Our most read articles of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;30649&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2024, researchers at the University of Reading published 54 articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/uk\">The Conversation<\/a>. Together, these have been read over 1.4 million times.<\/p>\n<p>Our academics have explored a wide range of topics, from teenage anxiety and Neanderthal language to climate science and the four-day working week, highlighting the breadth and depth of research taking place at Reading.<\/p>\n<p>Here we present the top three most-read articles for each of the University\u2019s research themes. The articles are republished on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/\">Connecting Research<\/a>\u00a0blog under the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/uk\/republishing-guidelines\">Creative Commons (BY-NC) licence<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Agriculture, Food &amp; Health<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Is it still a good idea to take aspirin to prevent heart disease? Here\u2019s what the evidence says<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29795 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_312441682-300x182.jpeg\" alt=\"Person dispensing aspirin from a yellow pill bottle.\" width=\"359\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_312441682-300x182.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_312441682-1024x621.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_312441682-768x466.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_312441682-1536x932.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_312441682-2048x1243.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You might have heard that taking a daily low-dose aspirin can reduce your risk of developing heart disease. But, unless you have been told to take aspirin by your doctor, recent news should make you think again, because, for many, the risks outweigh the benefits. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/08\/02\/is-it-still-a-good-idea-to-take-aspirin-to-prevent-heart-disease-heres-what-the-evidence-says\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Millions of older people don\u2019t get enough nutrients \u2013 how to spot it and what to do about it<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 has put \u201chealthy ageing\u201d on its agenda. This means finding ways to maintain health, wellbeing and functional ability in order to have a good quality of life and enjoy the later years. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/02\/27\/millions-of-older-people-dont-get-enough-nutrients-how-to-spot-it-and-what-to-do-about-it\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Inside Out 2: this fresh sequel shows teenage anxiety is not always a bad thing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When we think of teenagers experiencing anxiety, we\u2019re likely to think about it as a mental health concern. But Inside Out 2 shows that anxiety is a normal feeling and can have a positive purpose \u2013 so long as it doesn\u2019t take over. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/06\/19\/inside-out-2-this-fresh-sequel-shows-teenage-anxiety-is-not-always-a-bad-thing\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Environment<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Earth has just ended a 13-month streak of record heat \u2013 here\u2019s what to expect next<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From June 2023 until June 2024, air and ocean surface water temperatures averaged a quarter of a degree Celsius higher than records set only a few years previously. Air temperatures in July 2024 were slightly cooler than the previous July (0.04\u00b0C, the narrowest of margins) according to the EU\u2019s Copernicus Climate Change Service. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/08\/16\/13-month-streak-of-record-heat\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>South Sudan floods: the first example of a mass population permanently displaced by climate\u00a0change?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water-levels in Lake Victoria flow downstream through the Nile. More than 700,000 people have been affected. Hundreds of thousands of people there were already forced from their homes by huge floods a few years ago and were yet to return before this new threat emerged. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/09\/19\/south-sudan-floods-population-displacement\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why does it feel so cold in the UK right now \u2013 and when will it warm up?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-29467 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/04\/GMGyiw8XsAAddWT-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Waves crashing against the rocks during a storm with a lighthouse in the distance.\" width=\"331\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/04\/GMGyiw8XsAAddWT-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/04\/GMGyiw8XsAAddWT-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/04\/GMGyiw8XsAAddWT-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/04\/GMGyiw8XsAAddWT-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/04\/GMGyiw8XsAAddWT-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It looks like spring, but it doesn\u2019t feel anything like it. The trees have green leaves, the flowers are blooming, yet it\u2019s hard to believe that next week is May, because it feels so cold. How we feel, whether it\u2019s warm or cold outside, depends on more than just the actual air temperature though. The wind, both its speed and direction, plus the amount of sunshine all play a big part in how the weather feels to us. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/04\/29\/why-does-it-feel-so-cold-in-the-uk-right-now-and-when-will-it-warm-up\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Heritage &amp; Creativity<\/h2>\n<p><strong>How Neanderthal language differed from modern human \u2013 they probably didn\u2019t use metaphors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Neanderthals fascinate researchers and the general public alike. They remain central to debates about the nature of the genus\u00a0<em>Homo<\/em>\u00a0(the broad biological classification that humans and their relatives fall into). Neanderthals are also vital for understanding the uniqueness or otherwise of our species,\u00a0<em>Homo sapiens<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/05\/23\/how-neanderthal-language-differed-from-modern-human-they-probably-didnt-use-metaphors\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How the social structures of Nazi Germany created a bystander society<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the initial post-war judicial proceedings to establish what had happened under Nazism, and to punish the perpetrators of crimes, victims\u2019 accounts were often discredited. Only in 1961, with the high-profile trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem, did the focus shift. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/02\/07\/how-the-social-structures-of-nazi-germany-created-a-bystander-society\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aphrodite signified more than beauty \u2013 five other realms in which the Greek goddess also reigned<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29654 alignleft\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_471347897-300x147.jpeg\" alt=\"Olympic goddess of love Aphrodite (Venus)\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_471347897-300x147.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_471347897-1024x502.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_471347897-768x377.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_471347897-1536x753.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/07\/AdobeStock_471347897-2048x1004.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>For the ancient Greeks, Aphrodite was about so much more than love and beauty. In an overarching way, she was the goddess of consensus, as in any interaction between consenting people or groups of people. In politics, business and war, as well as human relationships, Aphrodite embodied the natural force,\u00a0<em>mixis<\/em>, which translates into connections or dealings between persons or groups. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/07\/05\/aphrodite-signified-more-than-beauty-five-other-realms-in-which-the-greek-goddess-also-reigned\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Prosperity &amp; Resilience<\/h2>\n<p><strong>A four-day week can work \u2013 if staff and employers can deal with the challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the weekends feel too short and the pressure of holding down a full-time job pushes workers to the limit, a four-day working week may appear very attractive. How does this happen in practice though, and can it become commonplace? Well, recent news about four-day working week trials show different outcomes. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/07\/29\/a-four-day-week-can-work-if-staff-and-employers-can-deal-with-the-challenges\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bresignation: British people are ready to turn a page on the EU referendum vote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-30507 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/11\/brexit-3707228_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"person-standing-on-divided-flag-EU-and-UK\" width=\"282\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/11\/brexit-3707228_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/11\/brexit-3707228_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/11\/brexit-3707228_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/11\/brexit-3707228_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/11\/brexit-3707228_1920-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/11\/brexit-3707228_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Much is made of the alleged state of Bregret \u2013 the idea that even those who voted for Brexit now regret their decision. It is true that a majority (54%) now think Britain was wrong to vote to leave the EU. According to a YouGov poll, 62% of people think Brexit has been more of a failure than a success. We even know that 18% of leave voters would now vote remain if they could have another go at the 2016 referendum. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/12\/05\/bresignation\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What a House of Commons with fewer privately educated MPs could mean for the UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elected leaders and representatives across democracies tend to be old, wealthy, male and belong to the ethnic majority of their respective countries. This lack of diversity is a problem: it suggests that those who govern are out of step with the broader society that they seek to represent. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/07\/26\/what-a-house-of-commons-with-fewer-privately-educated-mps-could-mean-for-the-uk\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Enhancing public understanding of research<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28816 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/12\/new_coversation_logo-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/12\/new_coversation_logo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/12\/new_coversation_logo-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/12\/new_coversation_logo.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Conversation\u2019s readership is largely <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/uk\/audience\">non-academic<\/a>, which means that writing for this platform enhances public understanding of research and can <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-write-for-us-60664\">build the profile of academic work<\/a> with new audiences and decision makers \u2013 including managers, chief officers, educators, health practitioners, and those working in media, policy or government. Because articles on The Conversation are open access, they can be shared and republished by other outlets, increasing their reach even further.<\/p>\n<p>Articles on The Conversation combine academic expertise with a journalistic approach \u2013 they can be responses to events in the news, discussions of new research, or explorations of broader topics or themes anchored in recent events.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/uk\/pitches\">pitch to The Conversation directly<\/a> or through our Press Office (contact <a href=\"pressoffice@reading.ac.uk\">pressoffice@reading.ac.uk<\/a>).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;30649&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2024, researchers at the University of Reading published 54 articles on The Conversation. Together, these have been read over 1.4 million times. Our academics have explored&#8230;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"&#104;&#116;&#116;&#112;&#115;&#58;&#47;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#46;&#97;&#99;&#46;&#117;&#107;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#45;&#98;&#108;&#111;&#103;&#47;&#50;&#48;&#50;&#52;&#47;&#49;&#50;&#47;&#49;&#55;&#47;&#111;&#117;&#114;&#45;&#109;&#111;&#115;&#116;&#45;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#45;&#97;&#114;&#116;&#105;&#99;&#108;&#101;&#115;&#45;&#111;&#102;&#45;&#50;&#48;&#50;&#52;&#47;\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1000,"featured_media":30649,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1785],"tags":[2277],"class_list":["post-30595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture-food-and-health","tag-feature"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Our most read articles of 2024 - Connecting Research<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2024\/12\/17\/our-most-read-articles-of-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our most read articles of 2024 - Connecting Research\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;30649&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2024, researchers at the University of Reading published 54 articles on The Conversation. 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