UNIVERSITY OF READING

A new book edited by researchers at the University of Reading is the first international collection to explore the often overlooked role of women in publishing over the past 120 years. Published by Edinburgh University Press, The…

Early humans used sophisticated crafting techniques such as ‘wood splitting’ to hunt and to clean animal hides, a new study has revealed. Using new cutting-edge imaging techniques such as 3D microscopy and micro-CT scanning for the first…

Mammals and dinosaurs that lived in cooler climates were not bigger than extinct animals that lived in warmer temperatures, a new study has shown. The findings challenge a long-held ecological belief - known as Bergmann’s rule…

The winner of a research award worth £100,000 is set to be announced after hundreds of entrepreneurs submitted business ideas designed to create real global change.   Nine finalists are in line for the University of Reading’s just…

A University of Reading astronomer will use the most powerful space telescope ever created to work out what is causing Saturn’s very own northern lights. Dr James O’Donoghue and a research team led by the University of Leicester have…

A West London entrepreneur has won a global research award for his idea to develop learning tools that combine complex information with music. Felix Weaver, 36 from Brentford, was crowned the winner of the University of Reading’s just…

Rapid climate action could mean devastating dry periods in the Mediterranean become less frequent by the end of the century, a new study shows. Advanced computer modelling suggests summer rainfall in southern Europe could decline by up…

Sick days caused by dicky tummies could soon be a thing of the past after a University of Reading researcher was awarded £121,000 to study the bacteria that causes food poisoning. Aidan Taylor, a lecturer in Microbiology, will…

The University of Reading will take a leading role in training a new generation of mathematical climate scientists following an award of £16 million. The Mathematics for our Future Climate Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)…

Contrary to the findings of other studies, the COVID-19 pandemic had a greater impact on boys’ mental health than girls. This is the main finding of new research published in European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry led by scientists at…