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Tag: Climate

Climate In The Classroom

The provision of training to empower teachers to effectively incorporate climate change within their lessons, and a national library of quality assured teaching resources, are part of the University’s Climate Education...

Better Food For A Better World

“We should talk about climate change, and we should talk about natural disasters, but we should also talk about the opportunities and solutions.” Wise words from Reading graduate, Menghestab Haile, Regional Director for...

Inspiring Climate Action

Climate activist, Josh Tregale, speaks to CONNECTED about his determination to raise ambition ahead of COP26, and his mission to embed climate education around the world. “The climate crisis isn’t just a problem for...

Shaping A Climate-Resilient Future

CONNECTED speaks to Professor Ros Cornforth, Director of the Walker Institute, about their commitment to shaping a climate-resilient future and their upcoming plans for COP26. The Walker Institute, based at the...

Climate Heroes

The University of Reading is taking a leading role in ambitious efforts to tackle climate change, working with policymakers and communities around the globe to apply the latest science to real climate issues. ...

Climate Stripes At London Fashion Week

The stark reality of global warming was impossible to ignore when the University of Reading’s climate stripes hit the catwalk at the 2021 London Fashion Week.  A climate change visualisation created by Professor Ed...

Autumn Masterclass Series

Aimed at professionals working in shipping and offshore activities, catastrophe modelling and insurance, and naval operations such as search and rescue, the University of Reading – in partnership with the Royal...

Show Your Stripes

In the lead-up to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), CONNECTED speaks to Professor Ed Hawkins MBE about his pioneering research, the inspiration behind the infamous climate stripes graphic...

The Indisputable Truth

Reading graduate and meteorologist, Karl Shepherdson, offers a blunt yet hopeful view on the changing climate – and stresses that climate education is the first step on the journey to combat climate change. When Karl...

Facing Up To Climate Change

Reading PhD student, Elena Saggioro, opens up about why it’s so important to face up to climate change and to take action to stop it, and how her studies at Reading are helping her to do just that. Elena chose to come...