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New Lives for Classical Gems

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17th June 2021

On this 900th anniversary of the founding of Reading Abbey, UoR Classics takes the opportunity to highlight one of many connections between Classics and medieval Britain, with this guest blog…Read More >

New Lives for Classical Gems

For Kids! Colouring and Quiz

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14th April 202014th April 2020

Our volunteer Matthew has been working away, coming up with some fabulous colouring-in activities based on items in the Ure Museum’s collection! Download them as pdfs by clicking the Download…Read More >

TIMELINE: Annie Dunman Hunt Ure (1893-1976) Part 2

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11th March 202020th March 2020

By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) We have been researching Annie Ure’s life and career over the past few months. Earlier last summer, our UROP student Ruth Lloyd created…Read More >

Hidden Women Digital: 1. Annie Dunman (Hunt) Ure (1893 – 1976)

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9th March 202020th March 2020

Annie Dunman (Hunt) Ure came to Reading initially in 1911 to study Classics at the University College Reading. She was taught by Professor of Classics Percy Ure. After she was…Read More >

Hidden Women Digital: 1. Annie Dunman (Hunt) Ure (1893 – 1976)

Hidden Women Digital: 6. Norah Christina Jolliffe (1900 – 1951)

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9th March 20204th October 2020

Norah Christina Jolliffe came to the University of Reading as a Lecturer in Classics. Educated at Cheltenham Ladies College and Girton College, Cambridge, she was considered a brilliant scholar both…Read More >

Hidden Women Digital: 6. Norah Christina Jolliffe (1900 – 1951)

EGYPT IN READING: Egypt in Britain

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1st March 202025th March 2020

Western archaeologists digging in early 20th century Egypt had to get permission from the Egyptian Government. The permits issued stipulated that artefacts uncovered during excavations had to be divided with…Read More >

EGYPT IN READING: Egypt in Britain

Reginald Percy Austin (1900-1943)

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24th January 202020th March 2020

By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) Reginald Percy Austin came to University College Reading from his hometown in Cornwall in 1920, following a very brief period of war service…Read More >

Vivian (Whitfield) Wade-Gery (1897-1988)

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6th January 20204th October 2020

By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) Born in Dublin, Vivian Whitfield studied at Trinity College Dublin, winning a Gold Medal for excelling in Classics.  She attended Somerville College, Oxford…Read More >

Ure Museum Archives: An initial description

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9th December 201923rd March 2020

By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) Preliminiary information on the Ure Museum’s archive holdings can be found below.  For more information or research access enquiries, please email ure@reading.ac.uk. The…Read More >

Introducing Annie’s Box

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31st October 20191st November 2019

By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) This month we launched our research and outreach project “Annie’s Box”.  It came to fruition through a generous grant from Friends of the…Read More >

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