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SUMMARY:Reading 2050 - The Urban Metabolism of Reading
DESCRIPTION:Please join Dr Eugene Mohareb and Dr Daniela Perrotti from the School of the Built Environment\, for a lecture: ‘The Urban Metabolism of Reading’ \nThe lecture is part of the ‘People and Lifestyle’ theme of the Reading 2050 lecture series\, which provide a platform to discuss how Reading should evolve into a smarter and more sustainable city by 2050 (www.reading2050.co.uk ) \nAdmission to the lecture is free. \nThe SBE\, Barton Wilmore and Reading UK\, established the Reading 2050 group in 2013. The Reading 2050 lecture series is structured around three themes\, which underpin the Reading 2050 vision: \n*Place and Environment\n*People and Lifestyle\n*Economy and Employment \nIn 2017\, the School brought together expert speakers to discuss Reading’s heritage and history\, the future of its transport and energy and the impact of climate change and floods. A discussion on Reading’s Art and Culture was facilitated earlier this year\, and there are other Reading 2050 events planned for 2018 and 2019. \nhttps://livingreading.co.uk/publications-events
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/reading-2050-the-urban-metabolism-of-reading/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health,Environment,Prosperity & Resilience
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180706
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180708
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SUMMARY:Bi/Multilingualism and the History of Language Learning and Teaching
DESCRIPTION:HoLLTnet international meeting:\n‘Bi/Multilingualism and the History of Language Learning and Teaching’\nUniversity of Reading\, United Kingdom\, 6-7 July 2018\nHoLLTnet (www.hollt.net) is a Research Network of AILA (L’Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée). The Research Network was founded in 2015 to stimulate research\ninto the history of language learning and teaching within applied linguistics internationally.\nBuilding on several successful previous colloquia (www.hollt.net/events.html)\, this\ninternational conference aims to situate the history of language learning and teaching in the\nwider context of multilingualism across time and space. Possible topics for contributions\ninclude\, but are not limited to: \n\nBi/Multilingual dictionaries\, grammars and other language-learning materials\nLanguage learning and teaching in multilingual communities\nScholars of classical languages as learners of modern languages\, and vice versa\nLanguage learning and teaching in colonial contexts\nThe role of L1 in foreign language teaching\nPolyglottism in the history of language learning\nThe role of translation and bilingual texts in language learning\nNon-native speaker teachers in the history of language learning\n\nAll papers should be based on historical research. \nIf you would like to be considered for participation in the colloquium\, please send your\npresentation title\, your name\, email address\, institutional affiliation\, and a 250-word abstract\nto r.mairs@reading.ac.uk by 23 February 2018. Those sending proposals will be notified of\nthe outcome as soon as possible after that date. \nFurther information on conference registration for those not presenting papers will be\ncirculated in due course. \nThe event has been made possible by the generous support of the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism and Department of Classics at the University of Reading. The university campus has quick and convenient transport links to London and Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. More information on getting to campus.  \nDr Rachel Mairs\, Associate Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies\, University of\nReading \nDr Richard Smith\, University of Warwick\, and Professor Giovanni Iamartino\, University of\nMilan\, Joint convenors\, AILA Research Network on History of Language Learning and\nTeaching \nDownload this information as a PDF
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/bimultilingualism-and-the-history-of-language-learning-and-teaching/
LOCATION:University of Reading\, RG6 6UR 
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Rachel%20Mairs%2C%20Classics":MAILTO:r.mairs@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180704T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180704T163000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
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SUMMARY:Democratising Heritage workshop
DESCRIPTION:An upcoming workshop co-hosted by Historic England and the University of Reading\, on the subject of Diverse Participation and Representation in the Heritage Sector\, will take place on 4 July 2018.  \nThe day will bring together museum and heritage professionals with researchers to discuss:  \n– developing dynamic relationships between heritage and users \n– using co-production methods to diversify the framing of heritage and place \n– and exploring co-curation with diverse volunteers.  \nThe workshop takes place on 4 July from 10am-4.30pm\, at the University of Reading. For more information and to book\, please see the attached flyer: Heritage Workshop Flyer
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/democratising-heritage-workshop/
LOCATION:Meadow Suite\, Park House\, Meadow Suite\, Park House\, RG6 6UR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Lisa%20Purse%2C%20Film%2C%20Theatre%20and%20Television":MAILTO:l.v.purse@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180704T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180704T000000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20180504T150156Z
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SUMMARY:'The American Moment' Conference
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/the-american-moment-conference/
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
ORGANIZER;CN="Department%20of%20History":MAILTO:history@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180628T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180628T190000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20180622T123847Z
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SUMMARY:Reading 2050 - Nature and People in our Urban Future
DESCRIPTION:Please join Nature Nurture’s Director\, Natalie Ganpatsingh\, who will share her insights into how we can ensure people and nature connect and flourish in our cities in a lecture: ‘Nature & People in our Urban Future’ \nThe lecture is part of the Reading 2050 lecture series\, which provide a platform to discuss how Reading should evolve into a smarter and more sustainable city by 2050 (www.reading2050.co.uk). \nAdmission to the lecture is free. \nThe SBE\, Barton Wilmore and Reading UK\, established the Reading 2050 group in 2013. The Reading 2050 lecture series is structured around three themes\, which underpin the Reading 2050 vision: \n*Place and Environment\n*People and Lifestyle\n*Economy and Employment \nIn 2017\, the School brought together expert speakers to discuss Reading’s heritage and history\, the future of its transport and energy and the impact of climate change and floods. A discussion on Reading’s Art and Culture was facilitated earlier this year\, and there are other Reading 2050 events planned for 2018 and 2019. \nhttps://livingreading.co.uk/publications-events
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/reading-2050-nature-and-people-in-our-urban-future/
LOCATION:London Road\, LO24 (Institute of Education)\, 4 Redlands Road\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG1 5EX
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180626T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180626T143000
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SUMMARY:Early Career Fellowship Schemes: Event for potential supervisors
DESCRIPTION:A joint session for Heritage & Creativity and Prosperity & Resilience on the topic of Early Career (Independent Post-doctoral) Fellowship Schemes.  This session will introduce the range of schemes and the support provided by the University to develop applications.  You will hear from current post-doctoral fellows and their mentors on what makes a successful application. \nTuesday 26th June 13.00 – 14.30  \nAgenda \n\nIntroduction and welcome\nOverview of fellowship schemes\nExperience of a mentor\nExperience of a fellow\nQ&A\n\nIf you would like to attend please email Nicola Flynn to book a place (n.j.flynn@reading.ac.uk).  Location will be confirmed in due course. \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/early-career-fellowship-schemes-event-for-potential-supervisors/
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
ORGANIZER;CN="Nicola%20Flynn%2C%20Research%20Enterprise%20Services":MAILTO:n.j.flynn@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180623T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180623T160000
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SUMMARY:A Celebration of TAEDS
DESCRIPTION:The unique Theatre Arts\, Education & Deaf Studies (TAEDS) BA for deaf-hearing integrated student cohorts completes a 32 year history with a swansong to celebrate its unique history\, and mark the legacy\, of the programme. \nThe world premiere of Moonbird\, an adaptation of the children’s story by the deaf author Joyce Dunbar\, will be performed by Handprint Theatre Company\, a deaf-hearing integrated company formed by programme alumni. \nWe intend to further mark the legacy of deaf-hearing integrated theatre with performances by graduating deaf students from the Royal Conservatoire\, Glasgow. \nRefreshments will be followed by speeches from past and current deaf and hearing staff and students and the Vice Chancellor\, Sir David Bell KCB\, will also make an appearance. \nBook your tickets here: https://alumni.reading.ac.uk/a-celebration-of-taeds
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/a-celebration-of-taeds/
LOCATION:Minghella Building\, University of Reading\, Building 195\, Shinfield Rd\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG6 6BT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
ORGANIZER;CN="Campaigns%20and%20Supporter%20Engagement%20Office":MAILTO:alumni@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180621T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180621T180000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20180608T105352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180608T105352Z
UID:2859-1529578800-1529604000@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop: (Post)Colonial images
DESCRIPTION:(Post)Colonial images: An Intermedial Approach \nSponsored by the AHRC-FAPESP funded IntermIdia Project and CFAC\, the Centre for Film Aesthetics and Cultures\, University of Reading \n21st June 2018 \nKeynote speech by Vicente Sánchez-Biosca (University of Valencia)\, and a stellar line-up of speakers and artists \nScreening of The Song of Ossobó (Silas Tiny\, 2017) \nOrganised by Maria do Carmo Piçarra (University of Reading/University of Minho) \nAdmission is free\, but booking is highly recommended-  email carmoramos@gmail.com \nProgramme \n11h-13h00 Cinema\, Minghella Building G4 Opening by Lúcia Nagib. Screening The Song of Ossobó (Silas Tiny\, 2017\, 99’) \n13h00-14h00 Lunch break \n14h00-14h40 Studio Space\, Minghella Building room 102 Maria do Carmo Piçarra (Minho/Reading) – Intermedial approaches to Portugal\, France and England representations of the empire in the cinema \n14h40-15h40 Studio Space\, Minghella Building room 102 Katy Stewart (Sheffield) – Singing for Timbuktu and Kinshasa: Intermedial voices in African cinema’s digital revolution Sérgio Dias Branco (Coimbra/ Durham) – Spectres of today: Fractured history and digital modulation in Horse money (2014) Chair: Maria do Carmo Piçarra (Minho/Reading) \n15h40-16h00 Coffee break 16h-16h30 Studio Space\, Minghella Building room 102 Artistic take Quarries of wandering form by Judy Rabinowitz Price (Kingston) \n16h30-18h00 Studio Space\, Minghella Building room 102 Keynote speaker Vicente Sanchéz-Biosca (Valencia) – When the images are missing. Rithy Panh and the visual strategies to address the Cambodian Genocide \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/workshop-postcolonial-images/
LOCATION:Minghella Building\, University of Reading\, Building 195\, Shinfield Rd\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG6 6BT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
ORGANIZER;CN="Maria%20do%20Carmo%20Pi%C3%A7arra":MAILTO:carmoramos@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180612T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180612T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20180531T114448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180531T114448Z
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SUMMARY:Urban-Met Seminar
DESCRIPTION:  \nSpeakers: David\, Jess\, Elliott\nBook reading: Urban Climates (Oke et al.\, 2017)\, Ch 10.1\, 10.2\, 10.3
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/urban-met-seminar-2/
LOCATION:GU10\, Meteorology building\, RG1 7QF
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180426T084500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180426T163000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
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SUMMARY:UN and Global Order launch
DESCRIPTION:How research can support and strengthen the United Nations\nPlease join us for a one-day conference\, and launch of the UN and Global Order Programme at the University of Reading. \nWhen: Thursday\, 26 April\, 2018\, 9:15-4:30\, registration begins at 8:45 \nWhere: University of Reading\, London Road Campus\, LO22 G01 \nAdmission is free\, booking is essential. Book here: events@reading.ac.uk \n \nThis event will bring together academics\, practitioners\, civil society\, and students and will showcase the key ways in which research supports and strengthens UN activities. Thematic panels on human rights\, peacekeeping\, and UN reform will identify and discuss current and future challenges and opportunities and how researchers and policymakers can work together to maximize the UN’s fulfilment of its mandate. \nKeynote speeches : \n\nIan Martin\, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Libya\, Nepal\, and Timor-Leste and Executive Director of Security Council Report\,\nDominik Zaum\, Research Dean for Prosperity & Resilience\, University of Reading\n\n  \nAbout UNGOP\nThe UN and Global Order Programme at the University of Reading was established in 2017 to provide a major new forum for UN research within the UK. Bringing together academics working on peacekeeping and statebuilding\, disaster risk reduction\, human rights\, food and agriculture\, climate change\, displacement and migration\, and organisational culture\, amongst others\, the Programme supports both long-term and short-term research that informs and shapes policy and practice. Members and affiliates work with various UN bodies and operations\, member states\, regional organizations\, civil society and non-governmental organizations\, and other relevant stakeholders. To learn more about the Programme\, and for a full list of our partners\, see: https://research.reading.ac.uk/ungop/
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/un-and-global-order-launch/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity,Prosperity & Resilience
ORGANIZER;CN="Professor%20Rosa%20Freedman%2C%20Global%20Development":MAILTO:r.a.freedman@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180419T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180419T190000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20180417T154825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180417T154825Z
UID:2473-1524160800-1524164400@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Whitechapel Girl - Special Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Rediscovering the “Whitechapel Girl” \nThey are remembered as the “Whitechapel Boys\,” a group of writers and artists who came from the Jewish working-class district of London and forged promising careers through the early part of the twentieth century.  Isaac Rosenberg wrote some of the finest poetry to emerge from the First World War.  Mark Gertler and David Bomberg became significant modernist painters. \nWhat tends to get lost is that one of the “Boys” was a “Girl.”  Clare Winsten\, born Clara Birnberg\, studied at the Slade from 1910 to 1912\, and developed a fascinating body of work as a painter and sculptor.  She became good friends with George Bernard Shaw\, and illustrated three of his books. \nClara Birnberg became Clare Winsten when she married the writer\, Stephen Winsten.  He was imprisoned as a conscientious objector during the First World War\, as she gave birth to the first of the couple’s two daughters.  Stephen’s imprisonment led to Clare’s producing a series of haunting illustrations to Oscar Wilde’s The Ballad of Reading Gaol.   \nAs part of the exhibition\, “Colours More Than Sentences: Illustrated Editions of The Ballad of Reading Gaol\,” running at the Berkshire Record Office until 8th June\, the University of Reading Department of English has invited scholar and curator\, Sarah Macdougall of the Ben Uri Gallery\, to share her new research on Winsten’s life and career.  Macdougall will be talking about her rediscovery of the “Whitechapel Girl” at a public lecture at the Berkshire Record Office in Reading at 6-15 p.m. on Thursday 19th April. \nThe lecture and the exhibition are both free\, but places for the lecture are limited.  People can register in advance for the lecture by going to www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/ContactUs.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/whitechapel-girl-special-lecture/
LOCATION:Berkshire Record Office\, 9 Coley Avenue\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG1 6AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity,Prosperity & Resilience
ORGANIZER;CN="Professor%20Peter%20Stoneley%2C%20English%20Literature":MAILTO:p.stoneley@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180321T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180321T210000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20180129T152140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T161520Z
UID:2028-1521658800-1521666000@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Fairbrother Lecture 2018: Would you let your phone tell you what to eat? Designing technology for personalised nutrition advice
DESCRIPTION:Would you let your phone tell you what to eat? Designing technology for personalised nutrition advice \nThe Graduate School is delighted to announce that the Fairbrother Lecture 2018 will be delivered by current doctoral researcher Rodrigo Zenun Franco who is undertaking a PhD in Computer Science. \nRodrigo will be talking about his research on online personalised nutrition advice. He has developed an app to assess dietary intake and propose valid personalised nutrition advice for adults. This web application has been designed to be simple to use and can be accessed on a range of devices including laptops\, tablets\, and smartphones. Rodrigo hopes that the app will help make personalised nutrition widely available\, thereby enabling more people to benefit from tailored diet advice. \nThe work is supported by the British Nutrition Foundation and the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). \nRodrigo undertook an undergraduate degree in Brazil\, before coming to Reading for his MSc. His PhD is supervised by Dr Faustina Hwang (Biomedical Engineering\, School of Biological Sciences) and Professor Julie Lovegrove (Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition\, School of Chemistry\, Food & Pharmacy). \nAccompanying the lecture\, there will be a display of work by a number of other outstanding doctoral researchers from across the University: Vincent DeLuca (Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences); Anna Freeman (Geography & Environmental Science) Rita Goyal (Henley Business School); Sophie Payne (Literature and Languages) and Suzannah Ravenscroft (Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences).
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/fairbrother-lecture-2018-would-you-let-your-phone-tell-you-what-to-eat-designing-technology-for-personalised-nutrition-advice/
LOCATION:Henley Business School
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180314T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180314T204500
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20180104T151717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T161526Z
UID:1883-1521055800-1521060300@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:PUBLIC LECTURE - The Bee’s Needs: How to Save the World’s Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:Honey Bee pollinating sunflower.\nThe Bee’s Needs: How to Save the World’s Pollinators \nWednesday 14 March\, 19:30-20:45 \nLocation: G11\, Henley Business School\, Whiteknights campus \nThis event is free to attend.  \nRegistration in advance is not required\, but is recommended as public lectures are often full. Click here to book your place > \nBees and other insects are crucially important\, helping pollinate crops and support our wild ecosystems. The University of Reading is at the forefront of research into the decline of insect pollinators and understanding how valuable they are for crop production. \nThe lecture will outline current evidence on the status of pollinating insects in the UK and across the globe. The crucial role pollinators play for crop production will be explored as well as ways we can help protect these iconic species for the important role they have providing vital ecosystem services. \nDr Mike Garratt\, a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Agriculture Policy and Development\, will present the latest research on pollinators and what we can do to help protect them.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/public-lecture-the-bees-needs-how-to-save-the-worlds-pollinators/
LOCATION:Henley Business School\, Room G11\, Henley Business School\, Whiteknights Campus\, Reading\, RG6 6UR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health,Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180228T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180228T204500
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20180104T151212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T175231Z
UID:1879-1519846200-1519850700@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:PUBLIC LECTURE - Brain glue: sticking it to dementia
DESCRIPTION:Brain Glue: Sticking it to Dementia \nWednesday 28 February\, 7.30-8.45pm \nG11\, Henley Business School\, Whiteknights campus \nThis event is free to attend. \nRegistration in advance is not required\, but is recommended as public lectures are often full. Click here to book your place > \nNearly a million people in the UK today are living with dementia. Currently there is no treatment that will prevent\, cure or slow down its progression. To overcome this scientists are now studying not only nerve cells in the brain\, but the so-called glial cells – previously thought to be just the ‘glue’ that sticks other brain cells together. Evidence suggests that these cells could provide insight and even early warning about the onset of disease\, years before clinical symptoms develop. \nThe human brain is the most complex computer we have\, yet we are still discovering the basics of how it works. This lecture will outline some of the challenges in finding treatments for brain diseases\, and explore the potential of glial cells in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. \nDr Mark Dallas is a Lecturer in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience at the School of Pharmacy\, University of Reading. He is the Academic Co-Ordinator for the Alzheimer’s Research UK Oxford Network\, Neuroscience Theme Lead for the Physiological Society and sits on the editorial board of Physiology News.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/public-lecture-brain-glue-sticking-it-to-dementia/
LOCATION:Henley Business School\, Room G11\, Henley Business School\, Whiteknights Campus\, Reading\, RG6 6UR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180212T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180212T170000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20180124T121246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180124T121246Z
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SUMMARY:Women’s Classical Committee Lecture: Queer Classics: Sexuality\, Scholarship and the Personal  – Jennifer Ingleheart\, Durham
DESCRIPTION:Register at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-classics-sexuality-scholarship-and-the-personal-tickets-40923793167
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/womens-classical-committee-lecture-queer-classics-sexuality-scholarship-and-the-personal-jennifer-ingleheart-durham/
LOCATION:Edith Morley\, Room G44\, Edith Morley Building\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG6 6UR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171213T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171213T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171102T112657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171102T112657Z
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SUMMARY:Fixing Our Broken Housing Market: a workshop on the way forward
DESCRIPTION:The implications of recent housing policy developments in England and their future direction will be explored at an upcoming one-day workshop run by The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence and the University of Reading. \n \nFebruary saw the government publish the housing white paper\, Fixing Our Broken Housing Market\, followed by a consultation document on proposals for reform in September. The Secretary of State has also recently announced a forthcoming green paper on social housing\, and significant changes for housing are also expected in the November budget. These developments signal a potential major shift in the direction of housing policy in England and the workshop will explore the way forward. \nSpeakers include: \n\nProfessor David Clapham\, University of Reading\nProfessor Neil Crosby\, University of Reading\nProfessor Geoff Meen\, University of Reading\nProfessor Flora Samuel\, University of Reading\nProfessor Christine Whitehead\, LSE\nRepresentative from central government.\n\nFurther details about the workshop can be found on the Eventbrite page.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/fixing-our-broken-housing-market-a-workshop-on-the-way-forward/
LOCATION:University of Reading\, RG6 6UR 
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171212T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171212T153000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171120T111028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171120T111028Z
UID:1739-1513074600-1513092600@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Housing and Cities Academic Forum
DESCRIPTION:Location: London Road Campus\, School of Architecture\, Room G.06 \nThis Academic Forum will provide colleagues the opportunity to discuss their research interests and facilitate research collaboration among the substantial number of researchers working on these issues in research divisions across the university. The workshop will be facilitated by Reading members of the ESRC Housing Evidence Centre CACHE. \nAs part of the agenda\, academic researchers are asked to give a 2-3 minute individual presentation to introduce their particular research interests within Housing and Cities. Upon registration\, please could you send through 2 slides that you will plan to use for this presentation and specify whether your interests lie within Housing\, Cities or both. \nLunch will be provided. If you are interested in attending\, please register a place through Chris Anderson in the Research Deans’ Office by e-mailing c.j.anderson@reading.ac.uk.  For catering purposes\, please confirm whether you have any specific dietary requirements. \nWe hope you can attend and look forward to seeing you.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/housing-and-cities-academic-forum/
LOCATION:School of Architecture G.06\, School of Architecture\, University of Reading\, Reading\, RG1 5AQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Environment,Prosperity & Resilience
ORGANIZER;CN="Chris%20Anderson":MAILTO:c.j.anderson@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171211T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171211T180000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171124T114117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T175237Z
UID:1773-1513008000-1513015200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Connecting Early Careers Researchers across disciplines (CINNergies)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/connecting-early-careers-researchers-across-disciplines-cinnergies/
LOCATION:The Meeting Room\, Cedars Hotel\, Whiteknights\, University of Reading\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
ORGANIZER;CN="Nara%20Figueiredo":MAILTO:cinnergies@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171208T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171208T173000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171106T164247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171106T164247Z
UID:1640-1512741600-1512754200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:ECMWF symposium for Adrian Simmons
DESCRIPTION:A Symposium for Adrian Simmons\, ECMWF\, Shinfield Road\, Reading \nFormer University of Reading meteorologist and Visiting Professor\, Adrian Simmons\, is being honoured with a research symposium as he retires from his current role at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts this year. \nAdrian has\, over several years\, contributed to numerical weather prediction and climate science in fields ranging from dynamic meteorology and numerical models to atmospheric composition and climate science. \nSpeakers at the symposium will cover topics such as Adrian’s early academic career (Brian Hoskins) as well as his contributions to numerical aspects and the spectral model (Michel Jarraud); supercomputing (Walter Zwieflhofer); data assimilation (Florence Rabier); climate reanalysis (David Burridge); the Global Climate Observing System (Carolin Richter) and the GEMS and MACC atmospheric composition projects (Vincent-Henri Peuch). The symposium will start at 14:00 and will be followed by a drinks reception at 17:30. \nFor further information and to register\, please visit the symposium webpage: \nhttps://www.ecmwf.int/en/learning/seminars/symposium-adrian-simmons \nThe symposium will be live streamed and access details will be available on the event page from 20 November.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/ecmwf-symposium-for-adrian-simmons/
LOCATION:ECMWF\, Shinfield Park\, Reading\, RG2 9AX
CATEGORIES:Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171206T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171206T200000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171102T150627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171102T150627Z
UID:1599-1512583200-1512590400@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Reading International: Curatorial Network Talks #4: Lozana Rossanova
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/reading-international-curatorial-network-talks-4-lozana-rossanova/
LOCATION:TBC
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171125T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171125T170000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20170915T082737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170915T082737Z
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SUMMARY:War Child
DESCRIPTION:Dr Teresa Murjas from the University of Reading will introduce audiences to her project ‘War Child’. \nThis inspiring project examined the creation of the Evacuee Archive at the Museum of English Rural Life as a means of reflecting on wider experiences of children ‘on the move’. \nTeresa will show films from the project and answer questions about her wider work which responds creatively to migrant experiences. There will also be a pop-up exhibition of items from the Evacuee Archive. \nAdmission is free\, booking is required \nFollow the hashtag \n#UoRLostandFound
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/war-child/
LOCATION:Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL)\, Redlands Road\, Reading\, RG1 5EX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171123T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171123T203000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20170915T082601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170915T082601Z
UID:1112-1511465400-1511469000@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Stenton Lecture: The Russian Revolution: A hundred years on
DESCRIPTION:The Russian Revolution transformed the face of an empire\, established the world’s first socialist state\, and profoundly affected the course of world history for the rest of the twentieth century. A hundred years on\, the master historian Professor Stephen Smith reflects on the tumultuous events of 1917 and our attempts to understand this epochal moment in history.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/stenton-lecture-the-russian-revolution-a-hundred-years-on/
LOCATION:Henley Business School\, Room G11\, Henley Business School\, Whiteknights Campus\, Reading\, RG6 6UR\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171122T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171122T200000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171102T150253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171102T150253Z
UID:1595-1511373600-1511380800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Reading International- Curatorial Network Talk #3: Robert Leckie
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/reading-international-curatorial-network-talk-3-robert-leckie/
LOCATION:Gasworks London\, 155 Vauxhall Street\, London\, SE11 5RH
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171120
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171109T125910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T161539Z
UID:1670-1510963200-1511135999@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Save Our Soils: Soil science at UnEarthed\, Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This event is part of the NERC UnEarthed event\nVENUE: Dynamic Earth\, Edinburgh\nThe Soil Security Programme\, based at the University of Reading\, is running an interactive exhibit on soils. \nRead more here > \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/save-our-soils-soil-science-at-unearthed-edinburgh/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health,Environment
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeremy%20Le%20Lean":MAILTO:j.lelean@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171117T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171117T183000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171010T092519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171010T092519Z
UID:1279-1510938000-1510943400@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Ure Annual Lecture: Classics and Classification
DESCRIPTION:‘Classics and Classification’ – a seminar by Charlotte Roueche (KCL). \nThe Seventh Annual Percy Ure Lecture will take place on Friday 17th of November\, 5pm\, in the Henley Business School (G15). \nOur distinguished speaker this year is Professor Charlotte Roueché of King’s College London\, who will speak on the topic of ‘Classics and Classification’. \nThe Annual Ure lecture\, established in 2011 on occasion of our department’s centenary celebrations\, is one of the annual highlights in the life of our department\, bringing together academics\, students\, alumni\, and friends of Classics at Reading. \nWe would be delighted to welcome you on this occasion. \nIf you intend to come\, please confirm this to me at p.kruschwitz@reading.ac.uk\, so we can keep an eye on numbers: attendance is free and open to all\, but space is limited.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/classics-and-classification/
LOCATION:Henley Business School\, Room G15\, Whiteknights Campus\, Reading\, RG6 6UR\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Rachel%20Mairs%2C%20Classics":MAILTO:r.mairs@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171113T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171113T170000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171106T143145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171106T143145Z
UID:1617-1510574400-1510592400@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Meteorology Seminar: Insights into the effects of aerosols on cyclones from convection-permitting simulations (Daniel McCoy\, University of Leeds)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/meteorology-seminar-insights-into-the-effects-of-aerosols-on-cyclones-from-convection-permitting-simulations-daniel-mccoy-university-of-leeds/
LOCATION:Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre\, Room GU01\, Department of Meteorology\, University of Reading\, Whiteknights\, RG6 6AH
CATEGORIES:Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171108T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171102T145209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171102T145209Z
UID:1586-1510164000-1510171200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Reading International - Curatorial Network talk #2: Kerry Campbell
DESCRIPTION:Luton-based curator Kerry Campbell will speak about her work as founder and director of ‘TMT Projects’\, an arts platform through which she’s delivered exhibitions and events in spaces such as former hat factories\, pubs\, empty shops and youth centres since 2012. \nKerry’s divergent academic interests include working class history\, post-industrial communities and diversifying arts engagement. Kerry will also cite the history of alternative arts education from the Bauhaus to the present day\, an interest catalysed through her time studying with ‘School of the Damned’ – a radical peer-led alternative arts MA.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/reading-international-curatorial-network-talk-2-kerry-campbell/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171108T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171108T125000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171018T084134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171018T084134Z
UID:1496-1510142400-1510145400@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:RIBE Seminar - School of the Built Environment
DESCRIPTION:Understanding city-scale environment for people and microbes\nPresenter: Prof Yuguo Li from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong Kong \nA livable habitat is necessary and essential for both people and microorganisms. Many scientists and engineers explored how major environment parameters in a habitat are maintained and changed\, and how we might design such habitat for improving the environment and climate for its occupants\, and for controlling the transmission of infectious microbes. The transport phenomena at the micro-scale surface touch and meso-scale city climate are linked. \nOur research team at the University of Hong Kong has been attempting to understand the physics of such city-scale environment. I shall report our recent progress in understanding the possible new local synergistic warming phenomenon in Hong Kong\, how the urban heat island circulation impact on urban air pollution/climate\, and how the microbes are transmitted on the surface network and indoor contact network in a large city\, and how these findings may impact on city design and policy. \nBio\nDr. Yuguo Li is Professor\, Associate Dean of Engineering (Research) and former Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering\, The University of Hong Kong. He studied at Shanghai Jiaotong University\, Tsinghua and KTH in Stockholm\, and was a Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO. His main research interests are on built environment engineering (indoor air quality\, city climate\, and environment studies of infection). He led the development of 2009 WHO guidelines on natural ventilation.  He currently serves as an Associate Editor of Indoor Air\, and President of ISIAQ Academy of Fellows. He received John Rydberg Gold Medal from SCANVAC in 2014\, and an Honorary Doctor Degree from Aalborg University\, Denmark\, 2015 and the Inoue Memorial Award\, SHASE\, Japan in 2016. He was elected a Fellow of ASHRAE\, ISIAQ\, HKIE\, and IMechE. \nIf anyone is interested to meet Prof Yuguo Li for research discussion\, please email to  Dr Zhiwen (Vincent) Luo (z.luo@reading.ac.uk) to make an arrangement.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/ribe-seminar-school-of-the-built-environment/
LOCATION:Chancellor’s Building\, Room G12\, Chancellor's Building\, University of Reading\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG6 6UR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Zhiwen%20Luo%2C%20Construction%20Management%20and%20Engineering":MAILTO:z.luo@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171107T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171107T130000
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171012T143247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171012T143247Z
UID:1383-1510056000-1510059600@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:The MERL Autumn Speaker Series – Mark Allery
DESCRIPTION:Showing\, Doing\, Telling: Craft And Making\nA Season Of Events Exploring Craft And Making At The MERL \nSpecialists in craft and the arts examine different ways of responding to rural life\, exploring how best to nurture old skills\, contemporary creative responses and traditional practice. \nIn this talk\, woodsman\, bodger and scythesman Mark Allery joins the MERL for a hands-on exploration of some of the scythes in the MERL collection and shares the story of his search for the earliest surviving scythes. \nAdmission is free\, although booking is recommended. \n\nBook tickets
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/the-merl-autumn-speaker-series-mark-allery/
LOCATION:Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL)\, Redlands Road\, Reading\, RG1 5EX\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="The%20Museum%20of%20English%20Rural%20Life":MAILTO:merl@reading.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171109
DTSTAMP:20260511T215710
CREATED:20171005T083520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171005T083520Z
UID:1199-1509926400-1510185599@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:II IntermIdia Conference: 'The Moving Form of Film: Exploring Intermediality as a Historiographic Method'
DESCRIPTION:From its birth\, the film medium has fuelled debates around its possible specificity versus its obvious connections with other arts and media. In recent days\, with the advent of digital technologies that trigger and depend on media convergence\, it has become indisputable that film is inherently intermedial\, giving scope for reconsidering film history in light of the medium’s moving\, all- encompassing form. As Alain Badiou summarises\, it is impossible to think cinema outside of a general space made of its connections to the other arts. He says: ‘Cinema is the seventh art in a very particular sense. It does not add itself to the other six while remaining on the same level as them. Rather\, it implies them – cinema is the “plus-one” of the arts. It operates on the other arts\, using them as its starting point\, in a movement that subtracts them from themselves’ (2005: 79). This conference will build on such an understanding by investigating the ways in which intermediality\, rather than obstructing\, enhances film’s artistic endeavour. More pointedly\, it will ask: how can intermediality help us to understand the history of cinema as a whole? \nBroadly speaking\, ‘intermediality’ refers to the interbreeding of artistic and technical medial forms. The uses of the term hark back to the 1960s and Higgins (1966; 1981)\,who applied it to an array of countercultural artistic phenomena of the time. Through the years\, the concept has evolved to encompass an ‘inflation’ of definitions (Pethö 2010)\, which concur in the celebration of ‘hybridisation’\, ‘transnationalism’\, ‘multiculturalism’ and cross-fertilisations of all sorts. As for cinema\, intermediality has gained prominence among other more established approaches\, such as comparative\, intertextual\, adaptation and genre-based studies\, for its wider premise that keeps the interrogation into the properties of the medium constantly on the critic’s horizon (Rajewsky 2010). This conference will look at medial interstices\, intercultural encounters and creative clashes where the specificities of cinema are questioned and re-fertilised into new forms. Its ultimate aim will be to stimulate an overarching exploration of and theorising on the uses of intermediality as a historiographic method. \nVisit the II IntermIdia Conference webpage for more information about guest speakers\, venue and bookings.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/ii-intermidia-conference-the-moving-form-of-film-exploring-intermediality-as-a-historiographic-method/
LOCATION:Minghella Studios\, Minghella Building\, Whiteknights Campus\, RG6 6UR\, United Kingdom
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