Dr Penelope Plaza and the Venezuelan not-for-profit Collectivox were awarded a grant from The British Council Digital Collaboration Fund. The project Creating a Digital [CCSen365]: exploring ways to deliver a multi-sensorial and…Read More >
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Flora Samuel and Tim Dixon are contributors to new Framework for Defining Social Value published by UK Green Building Council (UKGBC)
Flora Samuel and Tim Dixon are contributors to new Framework for Defining Social Value which has been published by UK Green Building Council (UKGBC). From our activities under the Social Value…Read More >
School of the Built Environment Researchers helping Thames Valley Towns reduce CO2 emissions and improve air quality
University of Reading researchers are helping towns across Berkshire reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and improve air quality through a mix of energy management and traffic management initiatives. The Thames…Read More >
UK Collaborative Housing Centre published the report Delivering Design Value: The Housing Design Value Conundrum
Flora Samuel and colleagues from the UK Collaborative Housing Centre have just published the report Delivering Design Value: The Housing Design Value Conundrum, funded by all four governments of the…Read More >
Social Value Toolkit for Architecture written by Flora Samuel published by RIBA, July 2020
The Social Value Toolkit for Architecture has been developed to make it simple to evaluate and demonstrate the social impact of design on people and communities. Social value outcomes are increasingly…Read More >
University part of successful funding bid for Oxford Road ‘Community Story Telling’ project
Academics from the University of Reading have been part of a successful bid to secure over £9,000 from Historic England, to initiate four exciting ‘Community Story Telling’ activities focussed around…Read More >
RE-DWELL is seeking applications for 15 Early Stage Researcher positions
RE-DWELL Innovative Training Network is seeking applications for 15 Early Stage Researcher positions, including one at the University of Reading in collaboration with Clarion Housing – see http://www.re-dwell.eu/ for details….Read More >
Reading Climate Change Festival Week (9th -15th November 2020)
Reading Climate Festival is a week-long programme of free events to inspire action on climate change, curated by Reading Climate Action Network. As part of Reading Climate Festival, Professors Tim…Read More >
Successful funding for Heritage Action Zone Project
Lorraine Farrelly and Sally Lloyd Evans at the University of Reading have been successful in securing funding for the government funded Heritage Action Zone project, a collaboration with Reading Borough…Read More >
Tim Dixon awarded Best Paper for Volume 11 JOSRE
Tim Dixon has been awarded best paper for Volume 11 Journal of Sustainable Real Estate (JOSRE) : Measuring the Social Sustainability of New Housing Development: A Critical Review of Assessment Methods. The…Read More >