Historian Dr Dina Rezk features on the new Channel 4 documentary 'Suez: 24 Hours that broke the British Empire' to talk about the long lasting effects of 6 November 1956.
Watch online now: rdg.ac/4vGUzsX
How do we thread the needle of preserving nature and feeding 8+ billion people?
Hear how protecting bioversity can be a win-win for both humanity and endangered species in Professor Deepa Senapathi's upcoming public lecture.
Watch the trailer ⏯️ rdg.ac/3O9Ic7O
Don't forget our Race, Empire, and Decoloniality #research #seminar with Dr. Dylan James (University of Reading) on "Indigeneity and Local Guides in Classical Greek Historiography" today at 4pm! Joining link:
bit.ly/4tcFQ73
Our current culture is destroying the planet and a shock to the system is needed to avoid ecological collapse, argues Professor Tom Oliver author of the new book 'The Nature Delusion' that is out today on Bristol University Press
Read the blog to learn more 🔗 rdg.ac/4sC1hi2
This #WorldMetDay, Professor Prof Hannah Cloke spoke to Regius Professor Keith Shine FRS & alumna Dr Jolene Cook OBE (Dept. for Energy Security and Net Zero) about their routes into meteorology and the University of Reading role in shaping modern climate science
Listen now 🔊 rdg.ac/4lI4OZi
We have a few places left at our free Primary Languages Conference on 26 March - do join us to find out answers to some important questions! #MFLBluesky Sign up at shorturl.at/HBQ6b
Researchers Professor Ruth Evans and Dr Rosa Mas Giralt have published new recommendations on how English education for migrants can and should be made more accessible.
Read their blog and policy brief here: rdg.ac/4rIhrF9
What would life without bees be like?
Tune into Alan Davies' BBC Radio 4 show today and hear Reading's Professor Simon Potts explaining how bees impact our diets, and what would be missing from our lives if they were no longer around.
Listen today at 14:45: https://rdg.ac/4bGWwNS
Why are long‑term climate decisions so difficult to make? 🌍
A new piece from Dr Luke Elson unpacks the psychological and political barriers that keep societies from planning for the future — and what it takes to overcome them.
What does international law say about the recent strikes on Iranian oil facilities?
A new analysis by Dr Saeed Bagheri @unirdg-law.bsky.social breaks down the legal boundaries and the global implications.
What do Netflix & Paramount’s bidding wars have in common with 18th‑century publishing?
A new piece from Dr Marrisa Joseph explores how today’s streaming battles echo historical fights over lucrative back catalogues.
As we reflect on the last 100 years - the legacies we have built, the futures we are growing and the connections that span continents - we look forward to what’s next with an enduring sense of hope, inspired to face the challenges of the century ahead.
In 2021, an immigration raid was shut down by residents of a Glasgow neighbourhood. Professor Trish Reid writes for The Conversation on a new film 'Everybody to Kenmure Street' that examines the protest and the city's legacy of working class social activism
🔗 rdg.ac/4cXez3H
A University of Reading Centenary image, with a headline that reads: University of Reading and Met Office renew their mission to protect the planet.
When storms approach the UK or solar activity threatens satellites, the science behind the response often involves researchers at UoR.
That will continue as our partnership with the Met Office has been renewed for four more years.
Find out more 🔗https://rdg.ac/3NGpm7U
#MetOffice #ClimateScience
We’re 100 today.
On 17 March 1926, the University of Reading was granted its Royal Charter.
Now, we wake up 100 years later as a global university, shaped by generations of students, staff, alumni and partners who have built something extraordinary together.
Happy 100th anniversary to us. #UoR100
Today we’re in the House of Commons for a special #BSW2026 showcase engaging policymakers on the challenges facing global food systems.
@unitedamh.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
@rothamsted.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @anhacademy.bsky.social
rdg.ac/4un8mUC
“This is the reality for many women in research.”
For #IWD2026, hear Dr Karen Jones on Nature Careers discuss how insecurity, parental leave and fertility pressures affect women's careers in academia.
🔗 https://rdg.ac/4rNc3Bs
Quote from Professor Parveen Yaqoob emphasizing the need to improve global food systems to combat hunger and obesity through sustainable diets.
As #BritishScienceWeek begins, we've joined leading UK research institutions in calling on the Government to prioritise investment in nutrition and food systems, in a letter published The Guardian today.
Read it now: https://rdg.ac/3OQTTjH
Research at Reading | United Against Malnutrition & Hunger
Leaders of UK institutions pioneering research into nutrition urge the Government to sustain investment in their work.
Malnutrition drives instability, migration, & conflict.
Solutions to it deliver benefits here & abroad.
#BritishScienceWeek @theguardian.com
https://bit.ly/4rgLKCO
Professor Julie Lovegrove
Helping shape the UK’s future nutrition policy
We are delighted that Professor Julie Lovegrove, Director of the Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition at University of Reading, has been appointed Chair of the UK’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition.
Find out more: https://rdg.ac/3NmWWj8
A quiet revolution is reshaping legal thinking: the global rise of rights of nature.
Join Monica Feria‑Tinta to explore how Indigenous knowledge and Latin American legal innovations are helping protect life on Earth.
🔗 https://rdg.ac/4swGlbQ
2026 Centenary Community Festival at University of Reading with people enjoying outdoor activities and a red and white striped tent.
Book now for the University of Reading's FREE Centenary Community Festival 2026!
Join us for a two-day extravaganza this May to celebrate 100 years of UoR, featuring research talks, live music and the return of our historic RAG Parade.
Visit rdg.ac/centenaryfestival to register now.
#UoR100
Ludus latrunculorum, you say? Archaeologist Tim Penn from @uniofreading.bsky.social gives some background on this popular Roman game, whose name means the Game of the Little Soldiers.
Come see our example, on display in the Silchester Gallery!
#romangames #ancientgames #archaeology #rdg
🏆 Delighted to share that my MathsThroughStories.org initiative has been announced as a joint winner of the USD 10,000 Math Power! Prize, awarded by the mEducation Alliance. This recognition affirms our innovative research-based maths learning approach: www.mathsthroughstories.org/news/dr-natt...
Hearing the words 'facial mites' might make you feel a bit... well, itchy. But biologist Alejandra Perotti knows that these tiny creatures are harmless and really quite helpful!
Read her piece in The Conversation UK and listen to her on the Strange Health podcast 🔗 rdg.ac/4ayOAfT
It's been mercifully dry today here in Reading, but it's been a record-breaking spell of unbroken rain for us and much of the UK! To scientist Prof Hannah Cloke these wetter winters - and hotter summers - are a sign of accurate climate change predictions. 🔗 rdg.ac/3ZCdCpz
Playing boardgames brought Ancient Romans together and studying them centuries years later did the same for historians Dr Tim Penn and Dr Summer Courts!
Read about how Roman hearts were won on the roll of dice in their new piece for The Conversation UK 🔗 rdg.ac/4kzrNp1
Classics@UnivReading
Disasters like the 2021 European floods slip through the cracks because current systems are built to wait for absolute certainty. Jeff Da Costa details how this cause governments to act slowly in the face of a sudden emergency for The Conversation UK
🔗 rdg.ac/3OgKiST
Workshops for the IPCC are currently underway at University of Reading and indigenous knowledge is at the core of the agenda!
Prof Hannah Cloke explains the importance of listening to community voices on the crucial climate issues they face to formulate better responses 🔗 rdg.ac/4ktzXPz
