Calling the Shots: Constructing Histories of Contemporary Women Filmmakers in the UK
2019-02-07 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Palmer Building, Room G05
Film, Theatre and Television Research Seminar series.
Dr Shelley Cobb and Prof. Linda Williams
Dr. Shelley Cobb is the Principle Investigator of Calling the Shots: Women and Contemporary Film Culture in the UK, 2000-2015. Shelley is an Associate Professor of Film at the University of Southampton. Her main areas of research and teaching expertise are in women and film (both production and representation), gender and popular culture, celebrity studies and adaptation. Her articles and chapters on women filmmakers, gender and contemporary Hollywood, film adaptation, and celebrity culture appear in a range of journals as well as edited collections. In 2015 she published her first monograph Adaptation, Authorship and Contemporary Women Filmmakers (Palgrave Macmillan).
Prof. Linda Ruth Williams is the Co-Investigator of Calling the Shots: Women and Contemporary Film Culture in the UK, 2000-2015. Linda is Professor in Film Studies at Exeter University. She has written five books and edited or co-edited several others, including The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema, Contemporary American Cinema (co-edited with Michael Hammond) and others. Linda Ruth Williams has always worked on gender and culture, and has a longstanding interest in representations of sexuality and the history of censorship and classification.

Leverhulme Trust Lecture: Early Holocene Lifeways in the Haidai Region of Northern China: New Discoveries and New Interpretations.
2019-02-07 18:00 - 19:00
China was one of the centres for the origin and initial dispersal of farming lifestyles, based on the domestication of rice, millets and pigs. Professor Guiyun Jin will present new discoveries and interpretations about the transition from hunter-gatherers to Neolithic farmers in the Haidai region of northern China. She will describe new excavations and sources of data, some of it unpublished, providing insights into how farming developed and ultimately led to the rise of social complexity in the later Neolithic and beyond – the character of which will form the subject of her second Leverhulme Lecture in June 2019.
The main lecture will be followed by a drinks reception in the Archaeology foyer, all who join us for the lecture are invited to stay for the reception.
Please RSVP to events@reading.ac.uk by 30 January 2019 along with any dietary or access requirements. We will then provide joining instructions for the event closer to the time.

Double Kinetic Resolution in the Enantioselective Synthesis of Tetrathiohelicenes
2019-02-11 15:30 - 16:30 | Lecture Theatre G, Chemistry, Whiteknights Campus, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
Chemistry Research Colloquia.
Dr Richard Stephenson, UEA

Discovering Hidden LGB Histories in berkshire Court Archives
2019-02-11 16:30 - 18:00 | Berkshire Record Office, 9 Coley Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6AF, United Kingdom
As part of LGBT History Month, join us to hear University of Reading students Amy Hitchings and George Stokes discuss the findings of their summer 2018 UROP research. Learn about some previously forgotten lives, see some of the Victorian and Edwardian documents they used for research and enjoy tea and cake.

Effective Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) Communication: The Role of Information Design - Professor Sue Walker
2019-02-11 17:00 - 18:30 | Edith Morley, Room 124, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
nit

Feasibility of image analysis in protein content quantification
2019-02-12 | Frank Parkinson room, Agriculture, Whiteknights, RG6 7BE
School of Agriculture – Crops Research Seminar Series.
Matt Ordidge

Predicting how climate change will interact with land-use change to drive biodiversity change
2019-02-12 13:00 - 13:50 | Harborne Lecture Theatre, Harborne Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6UR
School of Biological Sciences – Research Seminar Series.
Dr Tim Newbold – University College London
Hosted by Dr Manuela Gonzalez-Suarez

Biofortification of wheat as a strategy to improve zinc status in Pakistan: the BIZIFED study
2019-02-12 13:00 - 13:50 | Harborne Lecture Theatre, Harborne Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6UR
School of Biological Sciences – Research Seminar Series.
Prof Nicola Lowe – The University of Central Lancashire
Hosted by Prof Simon Andrews

Researchfish (Research Staff Development Opportunity)
2019-02-13 12:00 - 14:00
Research Staff Development Opportunities.
One to one surgery sessions will be available for research staff in using the Researchfish online outcomes reporting systems.

Economics External Seminar - Alice Goisis, London School of Economics
2019-02-13 12:15 - 13:30
Department of Economics External Seminar Series.
Alice Goisis, London School of Economics
Field: Family, ethnic/health inequalities

Improving Mortgage Default Collection Efforts by Employing the Decoy Effect
2019-02-13 13:00 - 14:00
Real Estate & Planning Research Seminar Series
Professor Michael Seiler, Raymond A. Mason School of Business

Listeria monocytogenes responses against oxidative stress & Development and characterisation of a processed meat product with health benefits
2019-02-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Harborne Lecture Theatre, Harborne Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6UR
Food and Nutritional Science Research Seminars.
Marcia Boura
“Listeria monocytogenes responses against oxidative stress”
Dr. Simona
“Development and characterisation of a processed meat product with health benefits”

The Changing Face of Climate Science
2019-02-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Slingo Lecture Theatre, JJ Thompson Building
The Changing Face of Climate Science
Wednesday 13th February, 14:00 – 14:45 – Slingo Lecture Theatre, JJThomson Building

The University of Reading is delighted to host this special event, celebrating the opening of the Slingo Lecture Theatre. This is in honour of Dame Julia Slingo DBE and Professor Anthony Slingo, both esteemed scientists and valued members of the University of Reading community. Dame Julia Slingo DBE will be talking about the evolution seen in Climate Science over the last 45 years followed by a Q&A chaired by Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort.

Dame Julia served as Chief Scientist of the UK Met Office from 2009 until retirement where she led a team of more than 500 scientists, they worked on a broad portfolio of research. This research underpinned weather forecasting, climate predictions and climate change projections. Through her career, she has worked at the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts, the US National Centre for Atmospheric Research and the University of Reading.
Amongst other awards, Dame Julia was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2015 and Foreign Member of the US National Academy of Engineering in 2016. In her retirement, she has taken on a number of advisory roles, including Special Advisor on Science to the Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organisation, and is now a member of the new National Environment Research Council under UK Research and Innovation.
Dame Julia has brought innovative approaches to understanding and modelling weather and climate. She has developed and used complex weather and climate models to deliver new insights into how the atmosphere and climate system works, as well as significant advances in predictive skill and climate services.
Admission free, booking advisable.
To book your place visit www.reading.ac.uk/events

Research Data Management Surgery (Research Staff Development Opportunity)
2019-02-13 14:00 - 16:00
Research Staff Development Opportunities.
You can book a one-to-one session with the Research Data Manager for advice and practical assistance in managing research data. Book sessions for help with all aspects of research data management, including: grant applications – preparing data management plans and costing requirements; managing and storing data during a project; preserving and sharing data from completed projects, and using the University’s Research Data Archive for this purpose.
14.00 – 14.30, 14.30 – 15.00, 15.00 – 15.30, 15.30 – 16.00

Applying for Funding - Prof. Adrian Bell
2019-02-13 15:00 - 16:30 | London Road, Building LO22, Room 108
Institute of Education – Research Programme.
Prof Adrian Bell, Research Dean of Prosperity and Resilience

Typography Postgraduate Seminar - Darryl Lim
2019-02-14
Typography Postgraduate Seminars.
Darryl Lim
Chaired by FR/RB

Investigating the role of leader-member exchange on supervisory coaching behaviours and the subsequent impact on work performance
2019-02-14 | Lecture Theatre, Meteorology
Henley Business School – Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour research seminars.
Dr Rebecca Jones

Institute of Education Postgraduate Skills Training: Presenting Your Research at a Conference (Research Staff Development Opportunity)
2019-02-14 13:00 - 14:00 | London Road, Building LO24, Room G06, 4 Redlands Road, Reading, RG1 5AQ, United Kingdom
Institute of Education – Research Programme.

Exploring the role of LMX on the impact of leader coach training (Leadership Organisations and Behaviour Research Seminar)
2019-02-14 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker: Dr Rebecca Jones, Henley Business School

Newton-Girard and Waring-Lagrange theorems for two non-commuting variables (Department of Mathematics and Statistics - Distinguished Colloquium)
2019-02-15 16:00 - 17:00 | M314
Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Distinguished Colloquium.
Nicholas Young (Leeds University)
Further information: http://www.reading.ac.uk/maths-and-stats/news/DistinguishedColloquium-new.aspx

ORCiD Identifiers – What are they and why do I need one? (Research Staff Development Opportunity)
2019-02-18 10:00 - 12:00
Research Staff Development Opportunities.
ORCID identifiers are being increasingly adopted by publishers and funders and there are already over 700 ORCID users at University of Reading. This session will help you understand why you need to create an ORCID identifier (ORCID iD) to establish your researcher identity and claim your research outputs. Find out how and when to use your ORCID ID in your professional scholarly activities. This is a 90 minute session, however the last 30 minutes will be reserved for you to create and populate an ORCID record with assistance from the trainer.

School of Agriculture - Crops Research Seminars - Caroline Harkness & Donald Zulu
2019-02-19 | Frank Parkinson room, Agriculture, Whiteknights, RG6 7BE
School of Agriculture – Crops Research Seminar Series.
Caroline Harkness & Donald Zulu

Inherited bleeding and Endoribonucleases
2019-02-19 13:00 - 13:50 | Harborne Lecture Theatre, Harborne Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6UR
School of Biological Sciences – Research Seminar Series.
Dr Neil Morgan – University of Birmingham
Hosted by Dr Alice Pollitt

Communicating your Research: Five Simple Ideas (Research Staff Development Opportunity)
2019-02-19 13:30 - 16:00
Research Staff Development Opportunities.
This session will get you thinking about communicating your research using different channels to engage with a range of audiences, including other academics, policymakers and practitioners. Led by the new Research Communications and Engagement Team, this will be an opportunity to work with experienced communication specialists on effective ways to communicate your research. This is an increasingly important part of being a successful academic, and will be useful for researchers at all stages of their career.

Planning Question Time
2019-02-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Henley Business School, Room 101

Bipolar and Anxiety Research Trial: Imagery Based Emotion Regulation (IBER).
2019-02-20 08:00 - 2019-03-20 17:00
The University of Reading is running this trial in collaboration with Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust and NHS Devon Partnership NHS Trust. To find out more about anxiety and bipolar disorder or register as a participant in the trial, visit the research group’s facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/notes/iber-bipolar-and-anxiety-research/isrctn-registration/1958638321111113/

Reading Regional Brain Bee Competition
2019-02-20 12:00 - 17:00 | Palmer Building, Room 103
2019 sees the first regional Brain Bee Competition being held in Reading. Secondary school children aged 14–19 will have the opportunity to take part in this competition where they will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of the brain, neuroscience and psychology, and have the chance to win fantastic prizes and represent their region at the national competition later on in the year. All material students will need to know for the event will be provided once registered.
The winner of the National Brain Bee will then represent the UK at the International Brain Bee. The International Brain Bee was founded in 1999 by Dr. Norbert Myslinski. The Brain Bee motivates students to learn about the brain, captures their imaginations, and inspires them to pursue neuroscience careers to help treat and find cures for neurological and psychological disorders.
More than 60 nations are engaged in coordinating Brain Bee programs worldwide, and this number is rapidly increasing. Around 50,000 students participate across all six continents every year, and more than 600 neuroscientists have been involved with organising and judging the events.

Research Staff Conference
2019-02-21 09:30 - 13:00
Aim: greater awareness of UoR support for appearing in the media and on social media, and practical advice on dealing with the media from professional journalists and science communicators.
Audience: open to all research staff at UoR, aimed at postdoctoral research assistants

Healthy Ageing Workshop
2019-02-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Slingo Lecture Theatre, JJ Thompson Building
Slingo Lecture Theatre, JJT Building (Talks)
Pharmacy Clinical Suites 1&2, JJT Building (Breakout sessions)
Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading
The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers from across the UoR to discuss Healthy Ageing research, which is a current key UKRI challenge area. This is with a view to: showcase the breadth of relevant UoR research, build collaborations and develop project ideas within the theme of healthy ageing towards future funding opportunities. The workshop will include short talks from UoR researchers from across Schools, a Keynote talk from UKRI/BBRSC/EPSRC and themed breakout sessions around focus areas.
To book a place, please email James Church james.church@reading.ac.uk by 5pm Thursday 14th February 2019

CentAUR and Open Access Surgery (Research Staff Development Opportunity)
2019-02-21 12:00 - 14:45
Research Staff Development Opportunities.
This session is intended for researchers and those supporting them.
We can help you with queries about the open access policies that you must comply with, the gold and green options available to you and the processes to follow. We can also answer a wide range of questions about CentAUR (our institutional repository), or provide an overview of CentAUR for new users.
(See also SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING – REQUIREMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES for those needing a general overview and OPEN ACCESS PUBLICATIONS POLICIES AND WHAT THESE MEAN FOR YOU for researchers who need to comply with REF and funder open access policies. There is some overlap between these two courses.)
12.00 – 12.45, 13.00 – 13.45, 14.00 – 14.45
