Research at Reading
@uor-research.bsky.social
News and updates about research at the University of Reading, UK.
Read our blog: http://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/
Read our blog: http://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/
🗣️ Talk-rich teaching transforms learning
A project co-led by @naomiflynn.bsky.social and @hantsconnect.bsky.social shows that embedding oracy in teaching helps multilingual learners thrive. Their free Talk-Rich Teaching Toolkit is now available to schools in Hampshire!
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A project co-led by @naomiflynn.bsky.social and @hantsconnect.bsky.social shows that embedding oracy in teaching helps multilingual learners thrive. Their free Talk-Rich Teaching Toolkit is now available to schools in Hampshire!
🔗 rdg.ac/4p3GiCH
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🗣️ Talk-rich teaching transforms learning
A project co-led by @naomiflynn.bsky.social and @hantsconnect.bsky.social shows that embedding oracy in teaching helps multilingual learners thrive. Their free Talk-Rich Teaching Toolkit is now available to schools in Hampshire!
🔗 rdg.ac/4p3GiCH
A project co-led by @naomiflynn.bsky.social and @hantsconnect.bsky.social shows that embedding oracy in teaching helps multilingual learners thrive. Their free Talk-Rich Teaching Toolkit is now available to schools in Hampshire!
🔗 rdg.ac/4p3GiCH
Monsoons set to become wetter but weaker, pushing further inland than previous storms.
A team of climate scientists headed by Dr Kieran Hunt of @unirdg-met.bsky.social used 13 models to predict how rising temperatures will influence future rainy seasons
🔗 rdg.ac/3XoBZpH
#climatesky
A team of climate scientists headed by Dr Kieran Hunt of @unirdg-met.bsky.social used 13 models to predict how rising temperatures will influence future rainy seasons
🔗 rdg.ac/3XoBZpH
#climatesky
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Monsoons set to become wetter but weaker, pushing further inland than previous storms.
A team of climate scientists headed by Dr Kieran Hunt of @unirdg-met.bsky.social used 13 models to predict how rising temperatures will influence future rainy seasons
🔗 rdg.ac/3XoBZpH
#climatesky
A team of climate scientists headed by Dr Kieran Hunt of @unirdg-met.bsky.social used 13 models to predict how rising temperatures will influence future rainy seasons
🔗 rdg.ac/3XoBZpH
#climatesky
Congratulations to Dr Maitreyee Wairagkar, an alum of @uniofreading.bsky.social, who received an award from the Gruber Foundation for her work in the field of neuroprostheses at the @sfn.org conference!
Read our news story 🔗 rdg.ac/4oLEXjL
Read our news story 🔗 rdg.ac/4oLEXjL
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Congratulations to Dr Maitreyee Wairagkar, an alum of @uniofreading.bsky.social, who received an award from the Gruber Foundation for her work in the field of neuroprostheses at the @sfn.org conference!
Read our news story 🔗 rdg.ac/4oLEXjL
Read our news story 🔗 rdg.ac/4oLEXjL
Big win for sustainable dairy production!
Yogurt that tastes better and is produced more sustainably is the result of a partnership between Yeo Valley and the University of Reading.
This collaboration scooped Best Knowledge Transfer Partnership at the Innovate UK awards.
https://rdg.ac/4pf0UYz
Yogurt that tastes better and is produced more sustainably is the result of a partnership between Yeo Valley and the University of Reading.
This collaboration scooped Best Knowledge Transfer Partnership at the Innovate UK awards.
https://rdg.ac/4pf0UYz
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Big win for sustainable dairy production!
Yogurt that tastes better and is produced more sustainably is the result of a partnership between Yeo Valley and the University of Reading.
This collaboration scooped Best Knowledge Transfer Partnership at the Innovate UK awards.
https://rdg.ac/4pf0UYz
Yogurt that tastes better and is produced more sustainably is the result of a partnership between Yeo Valley and the University of Reading.
This collaboration scooped Best Knowledge Transfer Partnership at the Innovate UK awards.
https://rdg.ac/4pf0UYz
Small-scale solar power has done wonders for providing green energy to Zambian households.
But lack of subsidies mean many Zambians are cutting down trees to pay for the panels, lecturer Hillary Chanda writes for
@uk.theconversation.com
🔗 rdg.ac/4i2EW8R
#COP30 @unirdg-phd.bsky.social
But lack of subsidies mean many Zambians are cutting down trees to pay for the panels, lecturer Hillary Chanda writes for
@uk.theconversation.com
🔗 rdg.ac/4i2EW8R
#COP30 @unirdg-phd.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Small-scale solar power has done wonders for providing green energy to Zambian households.
But lack of subsidies mean many Zambians are cutting down trees to pay for the panels, lecturer Hillary Chanda writes for
@uk.theconversation.com
🔗 rdg.ac/4i2EW8R
#COP30 @unirdg-phd.bsky.social
But lack of subsidies mean many Zambians are cutting down trees to pay for the panels, lecturer Hillary Chanda writes for
@uk.theconversation.com
🔗 rdg.ac/4i2EW8R
#COP30 @unirdg-phd.bsky.social
Can growth go green?🌍
Motivated by the urgency of climate change mitigation, Dr
Alexander Mihailov (Economics) is introducing the "greening prosperity stripes" - a new visual communication tool that reveals whether economies are growing without harming the planet.
rdg.ac/483MG6Z
Motivated by the urgency of climate change mitigation, Dr
Alexander Mihailov (Economics) is introducing the "greening prosperity stripes" - a new visual communication tool that reveals whether economies are growing without harming the planet.
rdg.ac/483MG6Z
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Can growth go green?🌍
Motivated by the urgency of climate change mitigation, Dr
Alexander Mihailov (Economics) is introducing the "greening prosperity stripes" - a new visual communication tool that reveals whether economies are growing without harming the planet.
rdg.ac/483MG6Z
Motivated by the urgency of climate change mitigation, Dr
Alexander Mihailov (Economics) is introducing the "greening prosperity stripes" - a new visual communication tool that reveals whether economies are growing without harming the planet.
rdg.ac/483MG6Z
From water to waste, economics to ecology, construction to conservation, we'll be sharing @uniofreading.bsky.social research stories that align with the goals of #COP30 for a better, more resilient environment for all.
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
From water to waste, economics to ecology, construction to conservation, we'll be sharing @uniofreading.bsky.social research stories that align with the goals of #COP30 for a better, more resilient environment for all.
PhD and post-grad students will be running #COPCAS 2025 the COP Climate Action Studio. They'll be writing blogs, running comms workshops and reporting on the events at #COP30 live from here on Whiteknights Campus.
Learn more about their work: rdg.ac/3JUIWeK
Learn more about their work: rdg.ac/3JUIWeK
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
PhD and post-grad students will be running #COPCAS 2025 the COP Climate Action Studio. They'll be writing blogs, running comms workshops and reporting on the events at #COP30 live from here on Whiteknights Campus.
Learn more about their work: rdg.ac/3JUIWeK
Learn more about their work: rdg.ac/3JUIWeK
It's #COP30 and the @uniofreading.bsky.social is in Belém, Brazil as an observer institution! Together with global partners, our research is working towards the shared goal of meeting climate change targets for a better future.
Find out more at rdg.ac/4hXxgom
#climatesky #environmentsky
Find out more at rdg.ac/4hXxgom
#climatesky #environmentsky
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's #COP30 and the @uniofreading.bsky.social is in Belém, Brazil as an observer institution! Together with global partners, our research is working towards the shared goal of meeting climate change targets for a better future.
Find out more at rdg.ac/4hXxgom
#climatesky #environmentsky
Find out more at rdg.ac/4hXxgom
#climatesky #environmentsky
Acclaimed theatre director Walter D. Asmus visited Minghella Studies to talk about his collaborations with #SamuelBeckett at the 35th Beckett International Foundation research seminar
🔗 rdg.ac/3LspbMg
@uorspeccoll.bsky.social @beckettreading.bsky.social #theatresky
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@uorspeccoll.bsky.social @beckettreading.bsky.social #theatresky
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Acclaimed theatre director Walter D. Asmus visited Minghella Studies to talk about his collaborations with #SamuelBeckett at the 35th Beckett International Foundation research seminar
🔗 rdg.ac/3LspbMg
@uorspeccoll.bsky.social @beckettreading.bsky.social #theatresky
🔗 rdg.ac/3LspbMg
@uorspeccoll.bsky.social @beckettreading.bsky.social #theatresky
Is democracy eroding or consolidating in African nations? With €4.6m in @erc.europa.eu funding, a team from @uniofreading.bsky.social, @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, @bristoluni.bsky.social & partners in Ghana are monitoring Africa's political health.
🔗 rdg.ac/47ZNrhk
🔗 rdg.ac/47ZNrhk
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Is democracy eroding or consolidating in African nations? With €4.6m in @erc.europa.eu funding, a team from @uniofreading.bsky.social, @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, @bristoluni.bsky.social & partners in Ghana are monitoring Africa's political health.
🔗 rdg.ac/47ZNrhk
🔗 rdg.ac/47ZNrhk
Environmental scientist Professor Sandy Harrison is part of a major new €12m @erc.europa.eu project exploring how fire, climate & people have shaped Africa's biodiversity over the last 6,000 years 🌍
Read our press release 🔗 rdg.ac/4qOVjJQ
Read our press release 🔗 rdg.ac/4qOVjJQ
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Environmental scientist Professor Sandy Harrison is part of a major new €12m @erc.europa.eu project exploring how fire, climate & people have shaped Africa's biodiversity over the last 6,000 years 🌍
Read our press release 🔗 rdg.ac/4qOVjJQ
Read our press release 🔗 rdg.ac/4qOVjJQ
We're excited to be hosting a symposium on the work of Professor Bernardine Evaristo, including an evening with the author herself!
Organiser Dr Nicola Abram told us about researching Evaristo and her books' lasting impact on Black British identity
#booksky @uniofreading.bsky.social
Organiser Dr Nicola Abram told us about researching Evaristo and her books' lasting impact on Black British identity
#booksky @uniofreading.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We're excited to be hosting a symposium on the work of Professor Bernardine Evaristo, including an evening with the author herself!
Organiser Dr Nicola Abram told us about researching Evaristo and her books' lasting impact on Black British identity
#booksky @uniofreading.bsky.social
Organiser Dr Nicola Abram told us about researching Evaristo and her books' lasting impact on Black British identity
#booksky @uniofreading.bsky.social
If you're a @uniofreading.bsky.social researcher looking to get your valuable work seen and cited, here are 10 quick wins you can do right now
For more smart strategies, tips and advice, just check out our newly revised guide: 🔗 rdg.ac/46ZIc0U
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For more smart strategies, tips and advice, just check out our newly revised guide: 🔗 rdg.ac/46ZIc0U
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November 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
If you're a @uniofreading.bsky.social researcher looking to get your valuable work seen and cited, here are 10 quick wins you can do right now
For more smart strategies, tips and advice, just check out our newly revised guide: 🔗 rdg.ac/46ZIc0U
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For more smart strategies, tips and advice, just check out our newly revised guide: 🔗 rdg.ac/46ZIc0U
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Popularity of plant-based meat has hit a slump, but this #WorldVeganDay, Dr Dimitris Balagiannis explains how @uniofreading.bsky.social's PLANTOMYC project is using cutting-edge techniques to bring the flavour!
🔗 rdg.ac/47te8tq
🔗 rdg.ac/47te8tq
October 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Popularity of plant-based meat has hit a slump, but this #WorldVeganDay, Dr Dimitris Balagiannis explains how @uniofreading.bsky.social's PLANTOMYC project is using cutting-edge techniques to bring the flavour!
🔗 rdg.ac/47te8tq
🔗 rdg.ac/47te8tq
Hurricane Melissa's deadly 'rapid intensification' is likely to become more common in future storms, warn Alexander Baker and Professor Liz Stephens of Reading Meteorology for The Conversation UK
🔗 rdg.ac/4oIJoeO
🔗 rdg.ac/4oIJoeO
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hurricane Melissa's deadly 'rapid intensification' is likely to become more common in future storms, warn Alexander Baker and Professor Liz Stephens of Reading Meteorology for The Conversation UK
🔗 rdg.ac/4oIJoeO
🔗 rdg.ac/4oIJoeO
Why do blood cells act as they do?
Lead by Professor Ingo Bojak, a major new project will investigate how the purposes of biological systems can be determined, focusing on the blood clotting process. 🩸
https://rdg.ac/4nkb2ho
Lead by Professor Ingo Bojak, a major new project will investigate how the purposes of biological systems can be determined, focusing on the blood clotting process. 🩸
https://rdg.ac/4nkb2ho
October 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Why do blood cells act as they do?
Lead by Professor Ingo Bojak, a major new project will investigate how the purposes of biological systems can be determined, focusing on the blood clotting process. 🩸
https://rdg.ac/4nkb2ho
Lead by Professor Ingo Bojak, a major new project will investigate how the purposes of biological systems can be determined, focusing on the blood clotting process. 🩸
https://rdg.ac/4nkb2ho
Smart packaging could cut household food waste by 63%!
@uniofreading.bsky.social is helping test the “Bump Tag” — a label that changes texture to show real freshness. #FoodWaste #IDAFLW
🔗 rdg.ac/3XboWY1
@uniofreading.bsky.social is helping test the “Bump Tag” — a label that changes texture to show real freshness. #FoodWaste #IDAFLW
🔗 rdg.ac/3XboWY1
September 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Smart packaging could cut household food waste by 63%!
@uniofreading.bsky.social is helping test the “Bump Tag” — a label that changes texture to show real freshness. #FoodWaste #IDAFLW
🔗 rdg.ac/3XboWY1
@uniofreading.bsky.social is helping test the “Bump Tag” — a label that changes texture to show real freshness. #FoodWaste #IDAFLW
🔗 rdg.ac/3XboWY1
A study led by Professor Julie Lovegrove reveals that fibre intake across all UK age groups falls considerably short of dietary guidelines.
The authors call for systemic change to ensure sustainable availability of affordable, fibre-rich foods.
🔗 rdg.ac/46cVMO3
The authors call for systemic change to ensure sustainable availability of affordable, fibre-rich foods.
🔗 rdg.ac/46cVMO3
September 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A study led by Professor Julie Lovegrove reveals that fibre intake across all UK age groups falls considerably short of dietary guidelines.
The authors call for systemic change to ensure sustainable availability of affordable, fibre-rich foods.
🔗 rdg.ac/46cVMO3
The authors call for systemic change to ensure sustainable availability of affordable, fibre-rich foods.
🔗 rdg.ac/46cVMO3
Food reform led by residents provides real health benefits
Community engagement enables co-creation of change-making research with people who are traditionally ‘hard to reach’.
🔗 rdg.ac/4pB3vNA
Community engagement enables co-creation of change-making research with people who are traditionally ‘hard to reach’.
🔗 rdg.ac/4pB3vNA
September 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Food reform led by residents provides real health benefits
Community engagement enables co-creation of change-making research with people who are traditionally ‘hard to reach’.
🔗 rdg.ac/4pB3vNA
Community engagement enables co-creation of change-making research with people who are traditionally ‘hard to reach’.
🔗 rdg.ac/4pB3vNA
This week marked the conclusion of the @britsciassoc.bsky.social Community Led Research Pilot, led by Dr Sally Lloyd-Evans & @dralicempofucoles.bsky.social.
We celebrated the achievements of six community groups who shared learnings through case studies, videos and final report.
🔗 rdg.ac/47QUUQo
We celebrated the achievements of six community groups who shared learnings through case studies, videos and final report.
🔗 rdg.ac/47QUUQo
September 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This week marked the conclusion of the @britsciassoc.bsky.social Community Led Research Pilot, led by Dr Sally Lloyd-Evans & @dralicempofucoles.bsky.social.
We celebrated the achievements of six community groups who shared learnings through case studies, videos and final report.
🔗 rdg.ac/47QUUQo
We celebrated the achievements of six community groups who shared learnings through case studies, videos and final report.
🔗 rdg.ac/47QUUQo
Ancient Rome's legacy looms large in Italy's history, from colonising North Africa to Mussolini's fascist reign and modern anti-immigration movements
Historian @samagbamu.bsky.social explains the long, dark shadow cast by the imperial eagle.
🔗 rdg.ac/467hym7
#AncientSky
Historian @samagbamu.bsky.social explains the long, dark shadow cast by the imperial eagle.
🔗 rdg.ac/467hym7
#AncientSky
September 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Ancient Rome's legacy looms large in Italy's history, from colonising North Africa to Mussolini's fascist reign and modern anti-immigration movements
Historian @samagbamu.bsky.social explains the long, dark shadow cast by the imperial eagle.
🔗 rdg.ac/467hym7
#AncientSky
Historian @samagbamu.bsky.social explains the long, dark shadow cast by the imperial eagle.
🔗 rdg.ac/467hym7
#AncientSky
Struggling to get kids to eat their veggies? Reading a free SEE & EAT ebook developed by @uniofreading.bsky.social psychology researchers for just a few minutes a day can make all the difference when those greens appear on the plate! #BackToSchool #EduSky
rdg.ac/42eFtgf
rdg.ac/42eFtgf
September 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Struggling to get kids to eat their veggies? Reading a free SEE & EAT ebook developed by @uniofreading.bsky.social psychology researchers for just a few minutes a day can make all the difference when those greens appear on the plate! #BackToSchool #EduSky
rdg.ac/42eFtgf
rdg.ac/42eFtgf