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Watch short films about a selection of our research projects that are making a real-world impact on health, culture, society, the economy and environment.

Designing better homes

Professor Flora Samuel's architecture research produces evidence to tackle the UK's housing problems and to include people's wellbeing in the way in which buildings are delivered.

Diverse Roman Britain

Professor Hella Eckhardt's research is revealing evidence of Britain's long history of migration and diverse populations.

Understanding biodiversity loss

Biodiversity has been declining for decades. Professor Tom Oliver's work with DEFRA is shaping environmental policy to promote sustainable food production and land use.

Patient centred research

Dr Patrick Lewis organised a series of events that gave people affected by Parkinson’s disease a forum to interact with scientists and clinicians and inform future research.

Boosting social mobility

Reading's Whitley Researchers are working with local organisations to address social exclusion.

Safer, greener flying

Professor Paul Williams has co-developed an algorithm that forecasts in-flight turbulence up to 18 hours ahead, reducing emissions and improving passenger comfort.

Preventing snake bite

A public health campaign led by Dr Sakthi Vaiyapuri, School of Pharmacy, is raising awareness of the dangers of snakebite in rural Tamil Nadu, India.

Exploring death

Institute of Education researchers got people talking about death for the ESRC festival of social sciences 2018.

Getting to know the UN

Experts from our UN and Global Order Programme hosted a discussion exploring what goes on inside the UN in 2018.

Exploring criminal justice

Law researchers hosted discussion exploring how Christian values of justice and redemption are mirrored in how society reacts to crime as part of the ESRC festival 2018.

Multilingual story time

Families heard stories in some of the world's most commonly spoken languages at Reading Central Library in 2018 as part of the ESRC festival of social sciences.

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