Engaging with Policymakers

Researcher Development Programme- Communications Training Sessions At some point in their career, many researchers will be asked to provide advice to policymakers in government, the public sector or the private...Read More >

Is Facial Prejudice The Last Taboo?

We are all exposed to a visual diet that tells us that our happiness and success depend on our facial looks. James Partridge, founder of the charity Changing Faces, was...Read More >

Research Data Management: An Introduction

Researcher Development Programme - Communications Training Sessions The aim of this course is to introduce general principles and practices of research data management that will be applicable to researchers at...Read More >

Stakeholder Mapping for Research Staff

Researcher Development Programme- Communications Training Sessions Understanding your key stakeholders and what they want from your research is a fundamental part of any successful communications or engagement plan. This session...Read More >

The Stenton Symposium

Palmer Building, Room 102 Palmer Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, Berkshire

English Royal Charters 1066-1215: Discoveries, Gaps and Opportunities This symposium brings together half a dozen of the world’s leading experts on English twelfth-century history, to discuss the usefulness of charters...Read More >

The Long Take: Origins and Endings in Film Noir

Minghella Studios Minghella Building, Whiteknights Campus

On Saturday 24 November, the University's  Heritage & Creativity Institute for Collections is teaming up with Reading Film Theatre for a reading by acclaimed writer Robin Robertson, screening of the classic...Read More >

Heritage and Creativity Academic Forum

ICMA G09 Henley Business School, University of Reading, Earley, Reading, Berkshire

Heritage and Creativity Academic Forum - Autumn, 2018 The Heritage and Culture academic forum will be focusing on the opportunities for using Digital Humanities methodologies and/technologies in research. The forum...Read More >

The Ephemera of Food Packaging

Typography, TOB 2, Room T4 Earley Gate, University of Reading, Reading

Inspiration for using ephemera in your research and teaching   14.00 Introduction (Sue Walker) 14.10 The Brusson Company and baguette bags (Michael Twyman) 14.30 MERL Collections: milk bottles, Huntley and...Read More >