Five centuries ago, Sir Francis Drake had a hero’s return from the first English circumnavigation of the globe, bringing home treasure to a delighted Queen Elizabeth. But how much of…Read More >
Category: Heritage & Creativity
The pope is never wrong: a history of papal infallibility in the Catholic Church
This morning, 10 January, Rebecca Rist, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Reading, featured in an episode of the BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg….Read More >
Nas Daily: Palestinian blogger delivers upbeat message to millions – but he can afford to
In its early days, social media held promise as a great equaliser. But in practice, only the voices of those who have enough time, freedom, education and social resources are…Read More >
Our most popular papers of 2018
Which Reading research publications got the most attention across the globe in 2018? We’ve scoured Altmetric data to bring you the top eight most talked about Reading-authored papers of the…Read More >
THE LONG READ: Nancy Astor – pioneering, problematic and feminist by default
Today is the 99th anniversary of Lady Nancy Astor’s election to Parliament in a by-election in Plymouth, becoming the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons….Read More >
A sailor’s life for me: early modern #MaritimeArchives
We tend to picture 16th century sailors as rowdy, hard-drinking, ‘salty sea dogs’ akin to Captain Redbeard Rum from Blackadder. But sailors’ autobiographies from the time tell a different story,…Read More >
Why we need to stop taking disfigurement at face value
From the Phantom of the Opera to Bond villains, facial disfigurement is often portrayed negatively in popular culture. As we commemorate the Armistice of 1918, WW1 historian Dr Marjorie Gehrhardt…Read More >
Parliament Week 2018: how Reading research is shaping policy
It’s Parliament Week – a national festival which aims to empower the public to get involved in democratic processes. Here, University of Reading Impact Officer Ali McAnena highlights some of…Read More >
Ayn Rand from the left: academics gather to examine Trump’s favourite author
Ayn Rand’s books have been made into films, topped bestseller lists and admired by capitalists from Reagan to Trump. Until now, left-leaning thinkers have failed to take her seriously –…Read More >
Exploring the effect of WW2 on three generations – Silence comes to Reading
Silence, a new play by Nicky Werenowska which explores the effects of WW2 on three generations of a family with Polish heritage, will be staged at the University of Reading…Read More >
