The University of Reading secured nearly £10m of research awards in the second quarter of 2017/18, latest figures show. Projects worth £9.8 million were given the go-ahead, with funding from…Read More >
Heritage & Creativity
Beckett Creative Fellowship – Eimear McBride blog Part 5
I hit a bit of a Beckett wall this month and came to understand why he is often called The Last Modernist – a view I have hitherto opposed. After…Read More >
Bringing our immigration history to life
Dr Hella Eckardt, Associate Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading, has just been named Archaeologist of the Year by Current Archaeology magazine. Part of her research is focused…Read More >
Old school: lessons from the ancient classroom
Children have been getting to grips with reed pens, papyrus and wax tablets in an immersive ancient schoolroom experience conceived by Eleanor Dickey, Professor of Classics. Here she tells us…Read More >
Communicating Suffrage and Citizenship with Reside Dance
On 6th February 2018, the UK celebrated 100 years since some women and all men were given the vote. In the preceding months, Dr Jacqui Turner, Lecturer in Modern History…Read More >
Grisly ‘love poem’ anniversary allows reflection on changing attitudes towards women
by Professor Peter Stoneley, Head of Department, English Literature, University of Reading A poem about a man who murdered his wife isn’t an obvious choice for Valentine’s Day, but Oscar…Read More >
Collections based research
By Dr Paddy Bullard, Co-director of the Centre for Collections-Based Research at Reading The University of Reading’s Collections are an outstanding resource, from the Beckett Collection through to the Museum…Read More >
On high AALERT: can art help research into nature?
The visual, performing and literary arts play an important and evolving role in shaping experiences and appreciations of landscapes as well as providing critical and cultural understanding of them. In…Read More >
Beckett Creative Fellowship – Eimear McBride blog Part 4
Of all I’ve read in my life, and all that’s yet to come, what’s going to count? How much of it has changed me? How much has even marked me?…Read More >
Designing information for public understanding
By Dr Alison Black, Research Professor, Centre for Information Design Research. As January gives way to February, many UK tax payers sigh with relief as they submit their tax returns,…Read More >