2015 Archives - Engagement and Impact

Exploring Brazil’s artistic and political history through cinema

In the early 1990s, Brazilian film production had effectively shut down. Just a few years later it had recovered to become the burgeoning industry it is today. Professor Lúcia Nagib’s...Read More >

Inspiring students through hands-on Roman school experience

The Reading Ancient Schoolroom brings to life research findings about ancient society and their approach to learning, enabling modern students to find out first-hand what an ancient school was like….Read More >

Social diversity in Roman Britain

A project by Dr Hella Eckardt and colleagues in Archaeology has found that Romano-British populations were much more diverse than previously thought. Using a combination of archaeological techniques, such as isotope analysis...Read More >

Winning hearts and minds

The work of Professor Hilary Footitt, from the Department of Languages and Cultures, has highlighted the need for the military to see foreign languages as a vital part of their operation...Read More >

Crops and climate change

As our climate changes, there will be big impacts on crop production. Understanding what these changes will be, and how they affect crops can only help us to better prepare...Read More >