by Konstantina Pratta | Jul 16, 2024
The University of Reading is a member of the Food Biosystems Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), and the Walker Academy provided three workshops for 1st and 3rd year PhD students who are studying under this programme. The vision of the FoodBioSystems DTP is...
by Konstantina Pratta | Jun 9, 2024
Background: Policy makers and institutions globally face heavy challenges in planning for climate adaptation. The challenges associated with coordinating adaptation are multiplied in countries that rely to a significant extent on international financing, and...
by Konstantina Pratta | Jun 9, 2024
On 13 and 14 June we joined with colleagues from across the UK in the Met Office Academic Partnership Super Rap ‘UK Food Security and Climate Extremes’. This 2-day workshop, held at the Henley Business School Greenlands campus, brought together expertise...
by Konstantina Pratta | May 22, 2024
Engaging with Decision Makers (EwDM) is a new training initiative from the Walker Academy. It was launched to better equip postgraduate students with the skills they need for real world research-to-policy engagement. The training was delivered on 13, 15, 20 and 22 May...
by Konstantina Pratta | May 9, 2024
A workshop organized by Rohan Deb Roy, Ted Shepherd and Joy Singarayer from the University of Reading’s Department of History and Department of Meteorology with the support of the Walker Institute. Colonialism has widely acknowledged legacies in both the cause of the...