Jane Setter explores how and why some people’s accents may change over time, and what that means for their identity.
Heritage & Creativity
The life and work of Zoologist Nellie B. Eales
In this blog for Women’s History Month, Claire Clough, University Museums and Special Collections Services Librarian, shares her research on the life and work of Nellie B. Eales (1889–1989). Eales…Read More >
‘Piety, Sobriety and Variety’: the first three female MPs to arrive at Westminster
Much has been written about Constance Markievicz, the first woman elected to parliament at the general election 1918 and Nancy Astor, the first woman to take her seat in parliament…Read More >
Testing, testing: think about the instructions
When the Covid-19 pandemic started, few had heard of lateral flow tests or imagined they would become part of everyday life. An initial scale-up of centralised mass-testing was followed by…Read More >
Ethel Carnie Holdsworth: working-class writer, social activist and environmentalist
On International Women’s Day 2023, Jenny Harper celebrates the achievements of working-class writer and social activist Ethel Carnie Holdsworth (1886–1962) and considers the ways in which her early twentieth-century nature…Read More >
Bookshops: a World Book Day appreciation
On this World Book Day, I am reflecting on how my love of bookshops has informed my recent research. I am originally from the US and I worked in all…Read More >
Deep Fake Neighbour Wars: ITV’s comedy shows how AI can transform popular culture
ITVX’s Deep Fake Neighbour Wars is the breakthrough in television’s use of artificial intelligence that experts in the cultural use of deepfakes like myself have been waiting for. In this six-part series,…Read More >
Love stories are for everyone – the Rainbow Chapter of the Romantic Novelists’ Association
Since 1960, the Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) has been the UK’s only professional organisation for writers of relationship-based commercial fiction. Originally set up to challenge prejudices against romantic fiction, now…Read More >
Showcasing the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) offers students at the University of Reading the chance to gain hands-on research experience across all disciplines. Every November, UROP holds a showcase event…Read More >
Celebrating National Storytelling Week with mathematical stories
This year, National Storytelling Week takes place between Monday 30 January and Sunday 5 February. To celebrate this special event at homes and schools throughout the country, why not get…Read More >