Digital Humanities as a Discipline & Oxford Summer School
2022-11-09 14:00 (Europe/London) | Palmer 106
This event is for the Digital Humanities Community of Practice members.
If you are interested in joining the conference, please email m.olivia@reading.ac.uk.
Programme

14:00
Welcome tea and coffee

14.05 to 14.15

Introduction and reflection on Digital Humanities in contemporary academia by Dr Mara Olivia (Digital Humanities expert)

14.15 to 14.50

“Digital Humanities and my research” – Presentations from colleagues who attended the Oxford Digital Humanities Summer School:

Dr Jumbly Grindrod (Philosophy)
Dr Rachel Foxley (History)
Professor Teresa Murjas (Film Studies)
Dr Marjorie Geherhardt (Languages)
Q&A session

14.50
Break

15.00 to 15.50

“Digital Humanities and my job” – Presentations from colleagues who attended the Oxford Digital Humanities Summer School

Dr Rachel Lewis (Heritage and Creativity Research Development Manager)
Olivia Thompson (Digital Humanities Hub Project Officer)
Guy Baxter (Associate Director of Archives Services, University Museum and Special Collections)
Fiona Melhuish (University Museum and Special Collections Librarian)
Sharon Maxwell (Archivist, University Museum and Special Collections)
Q&A session and discussion

15.50 to 16.00
What’s next for Digital Humanities? Closing talk by Dr Mara Olivia

Ghandhi Research Seminar Series: Prof Yuval Shany
2022-11-09 14:30 - 15:30 | Palmer Building, 107
Global Law at Reading (GLAR) is one of the leading groups of expert staff researching and teaching global law at any university in the UK. As Reading’s research hub for public international law, EU law and human rights law it has a proud international reputation for research excellence in these areas. The series was launched in 2015. It is named in honour of Professor Sandy Ghandhi, who taught at the School of Law from 1978 to 2013 and remains an emeritus professor at Reading.
Anyone is welcome to attend this seminar, and attendance is free.
Wednesday 9 November
2:30-3:30pm
Palmer 107 Professor Yuval Shany (Hebrew University)
Digital Rights and the Outer Limits of International Human Rights

GEAR quarterly lecture: Firm Heterogeneity and Imperfect Competition in Global Production Networks
2022-11-10 14:00 - 15:30 | LO22 G01 London Road Campus
The Group for Economic Analysis at Reading (GEAR) is pleased to announce the 4th GEAR Quarterly Lecture on “Firm Heterogeneity and Imperfect Competition in Global Production Networks”, to be delivered by Professor Kalina Manova, UCL and CEPR, on Thursday 10 November at 2-3:30pm in a hybrid format.
Attendance is free. To register your interest, please e-mail Ms Jenna Gardner at j.gardner@reading.ac.uk or Dr Alexander Mihailov at a.mihailov@reading.ac.uk.
For more details, please see the poster on the GEAR Quarterly Lectures webpage (the MS Teams link to join online can also be found here).
There will be a drinks reception after the lecture from 3.30-4.30pm, we look forward to seeing you there!

DSA2023 Conference: The Anthropocene workshop
2022-11-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Palmer Building, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading.
The Global Development Research Division is holding a themed workshop from 2–4pm on Thursday 10th November in the Palmer Building.
There are six great talks lined up, all related to the Anthropocene, which is the primary theme for the DSA2023 Conference. The talks will be delivered by researchers from across the University, including:

The School of Law
The School of Agriculture, Policy and Development (SAPD)
The School of Geography and Environmental Science (SAGES)
The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL)
The Institute of Education (IoE)

Programme
Human Rights and Pandemics in the Anthropocene, Rosa Freedman (Law)
Encountering the Anthropocene: Reconfiguring Human-Nature Relations, Alex Arnall (SAPD)
Museums, Heritage and the Anthropocene, Ollie Douglas (MERL) – title TBC
Education in the Anthropocene: the Harawayan Bee Hotel as an interdisciplinary catalyst, Jo Johnson (IoE)
Responsible Research: Ethics and Controversies in the Anthropocene, Andrew Ainslie (SAPD)
Critical Geographies of Disaster: New Network Launch, Sophie Blackburn (SAGES)
Please RSVP by Thursday 3rd November to Dr Alex Arnall (a.h.arnall@reading.ac.uk), notifying of any dietary requirements.

Research for Impact: How to design research
2022-11-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
The Department of International Development is pleased to host Professor Duncan Green (Editor of the influential blog From Poverty to Power‘, Strategic Adviser for Oxfam GB, and Professor in Practice at LSE). The title of his talk will be: ‘Research for Impact: how to design research’.
The seminar is taking place on Monday 14 November from 1-2pm on Teams. You can join here.

Posters in the Library
2022-11-15 - 2022-11-18 | Library Foyer
Discover how research at Reading is addressing twenty-first century challenges
Winners and finalists from the University’s Engagement and Impact Awards 2022 will be discussing their outstanding work during a series of short talks from 12pm each weekday between Tuesday 15 and Friday 18 November.
The talks will take place in the library foyer and will be followed by a short Q&A session. Each event will last no longer than 30 minutes.
The Engagement and Impact Awards celebrate excellence in our research, highlighting projects that address real world problems and change the world around us. They recognise individuals and teams at the University who make an outstanding contribution to engaging the wider world with their work and making an impact. In 2022 we received 28 entries from across a wide spectrum of disciplines and from researchers at different stages of their careers. Eleven high-quality applications were selected and four winners chosen.
Each of the projects that will be presented during Posters in the Library week address a significant challenge and engage individuals, organisations or communities to bring about positive change locally, nationally and internationally.
Details of the programme are shown below with links to further information on each topic:
Tuesday 15 November
12pm and 1pm
Wednesday 16 November
12pm and 1pm
Thursday 17 November
12pm and 1pm
Friday 18 November
12pm and 1pm

Reducing risk of glacial floods in Central Asia (Posters in the Library)
2022-11-15 12:00 - 12:30 | Library Foyer
On Tuesday 15 November at 12pm, Maria Shahgedanova will be discussing her research which has helped to mitigate the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change in Central Asia.
As part of our Posters in the Library series, from 12pm each weekday between Tuesday 15 and Friday 18 November, you can learn more about how research at Reading is addressing twenty-first century challenges.
Each day, in an informal ten-minute presentation, one of the finalists from the University’s Research Engagement and Impact Awards 2022 will present their life‑changing work and answer any questions you might have

We Make Film: filmmaking, creativity and disability in urban India (Posters in the Library)
2022-11-15 13:00 - 13:30 | Library Foyer
On Tuesday 15 November at 1pm, Shweta Ghosh will be discussing her practice-led research which is being used to highlight the urgent need for more inclusive and accessible filmmaking practices in India and beyond.
As part of our Posters in the Library series, from 12pm each weekday between Tuesday 15 and Friday 18 November, you can learn more about how research at Reading is addressing twenty-first century challenges.
Each day, in an informal ten-minute presentation, one of the finalists from the University’s Research Engagement and Impact Awards 2022 will present their life‑changing work and answer any questions you might have.

Reducing missed outpatient appointments and health inequalities through AI (Posters in the Library)
2022-11-16 12:00 - 12:30 | Library Foyer
On Wednesday 16 November at 12pm, Weizi (Vicky) Li will be discussing how she and a team of researchers developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system which is being used by the NHS to tackle health inequalities by reducing the number of missed hospital appointments.
As part of our Posters in the Library series, from 12pm each weekday between Tuesday 15 and Friday 18 November, you can learn more about how research at Reading is addressing twenty-first century challenges.
Each day, in an informal ten-minute presentation, one of the finalists from the University’s Research Engagement and Impact Awards 2022 will present their life‑changing work and answer any questions you might have.

Uncovering hidden stories from Oxford Road (Posters in the Library)
2022-11-16 13:00 - 13:30 | Library Foyer
On Wednesday 16 November at 1pm, Sally Lloyd-Evans, Alice Mpofu-Coles, Robyn Woronka and Toby Barlow will be discussing their work with local communities and artists to reveal and celebrate the heritage of one of the town’s most diverse and multicultural streets.
As part of our Posters in the Library series, from 12pm each weekday between Tuesday 15 and Friday 18 November, you can learn more about how research at Reading is addressing twenty-first century challenges.
Each day, in an informal ten-minute presentation, one of the finalists from the University’s Research Engagement and Impact Awards 2022 will present their life‑changing work and answer any questions you might have

Tackling air pollution through citizen science (Posters in the Library)
2022-11-17 12:00 - 12:30 | Library Foyer
On Thursday 17 November at 12pm, Hong Yang and Marta O’Brien will be discussing how they are helping communities to breathe healthier air by equipping schools and families with tools and skills to identify and tackle air pollution.
As part of our Posters in the Library series, from 12pm each weekday between Tuesday 15 and Friday 18 November, you can learn more about how research at Reading is addressing twenty-first century challenges.
Each day, in an informal ten-minute presentation, one of the finalists from the University’s Research Engagement and Impact Awards 2022 will present their life‑changing work and answer any questions you might have.

Improving ethnic diversity in higher education (Posters in the Library)
2022-11-17 13:00 - 13:30 | Library Foyer
On Thursday 17 November at 1pm, Ciara McCabe and colleagues will be discussing their work with students from under-represented ethnic backgrounds which is being used to support fair access to higher education.
As part of our Posters in the Library series, from 12pm each weekday between Tuesday 15 and Friday 18 November, you can learn more about how research at Reading is addressing twenty-first century challenges.
Each day, in an informal ten-minute presentation, one of the finalists from the University’s Research Engagement and Impact Awards 2022 will present their life‑changing work and answer any questions you might have.

Book Launch: The Women Who Invented Twentieth-Century Children’s Literature
2022-11-17 17:00 - 18:30 | Edith Morley Building, G74, University of Reading, Shinfield Road, Reading, RG6 6EL, United Kingdom
Join us for a hybrid in-person/online event to mark the publication of The Women Who Invented Twentieth-Century Children’s Literature: Only the Best (Routledge: Children’s Literature and Culture Series), by Elizabeth West, CBCP ECR Fellow.
This event is free and open to all. Join us in the Edith Morley Building, Room G74, to be followed by drinks at Park House. To register for the Zoom link, click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/424176642757
Publishing for children between 1930 and 1960 has been denigrated as a relatively fallow period for creativity and quality, certainly in comparison with the ‘golden ages’ of children’s literature that preceded and succeeded it. This book questions this perception by using archival evidence to argue that the work of what was predominantly a female group of editors, illustrators, authors and librarians (collectively referred to as bookwomen) resulted in many titles which are still considered as ‘classics’ today. The bookwomen reframed ideas about how children’s publishing should be approached and valued and, in doing so, laid the foundations for a subsequent generation of children’s authors and publishers who were to achieve far greater prominence. The key to the success of the bookwomen was their willingness to experiment, the strength of their relationships, and their comprehensive understanding of the book production process. By focusing on a selection of women working across all aspects of the book production process, this book demonstrates that, both individually and collectively, women capitalised on their position as ‘other’ to the existing male institutions.
The event will be followed by drinks at Park House.

Discovering land for housing migrant workers in Kochi, India (Posters in the Library)
2022-11-18 12:00 - 12:30 | Library Foyer
On Friday 18 November at 12pm, Angelique Chettiparamb will be discussing how her work with public policymakers in the Indian city of Kochi, is improving access to affordable housing for the city’s migrant workers.
As part of our Posters in the Library series, from 12pm each weekday between Tuesday 15 and Friday 18 November, you can learn more about how research at Reading is addressing twenty-first century challenges.
Each day, in an informal ten-minute presentation, one of the finalists from the University’s Research Engagement and Impact Awards 2022 will present their life‑changing work and answer any questions you might have

Destigmatising self-injury through art (Posters in the Library)
2022-11-18 13:00 - 13:30 | Library Foyer
On Friday 18 November at 1pm, Alanna Skuse and Tina O’Connell will be discussing how their series of participant-led art workshops are raising important questions about how we understand and talk about self-injury.
As part of our Posters in the Library from 12pm each weekday between Tuesday 15 and Friday 18 November, you can learn more about how research at Reading is addressing twenty-first century challenges.
Each day, in an informal ten-minute presentation, one of the finalists from the University’s Research Engagement and Impact Awards 2022 will present their life‑changing work and answer any questions you might have.

ID Seminar: An interplay: analysing the narratives of women farmers in the small-scale sugarcane plantation in Negros Occidental, Philippines
2022-11-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
The Department of International Development is pleased to have Doctoral Researcher, Pamela Eleazar, delivering a seminar entitled: ‘An interplay: analysing the narratives of women farmers in the small-scale sugarcane plantation in Negros Occidental, Philippines’.
The seminar is taking place on Monday 21 November from 1-2pm on Teams. You can join here.

ID Seminar: Social vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in India
2022-11-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Agriculture Building, Seminar Room 1L10
The Department of International Development is pleased to have Dr Sanchita Garai (Visiting Academic Dept
ID, and Scientist Dairy Extension Division, ICAR-NDRI India) delivering a hybrid seminar entitled: ‘Social vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in India’.
The seminar is taking place on Monday 28 November from 1-2pm in the 1L10 Seminar Room, Agriculture Building. You can also join via Teams here.

Creative Entrepreneur in Residence talks programme: Authentic Enough? Opening up the past with selective authenticity
2022-12-01 13:00 - 16:00 | Edith Morley, 127, University of Reading, Shinfield Road, Reading, RG6 6EL
1st December, 1pm Edith Morley 127
All UoR researchers who might be interested are warmly invited to join the talks in this programme. Do join us for the presentations and a chance for cross disciplinary conversation.
Some of the world’s biggest entertainment IPs are rooted in historical stories or eras – from TV series like The Last Kingdom, Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy, to video games such as Assassin’s Creed.
Whilst the past offers clear creative opportunities – a ready-made storyworld and audience familiarity with characters and plot – there is often a tension between historical accuracy and the needs of narrative, audiences and formats.
In this talk we will hear from creatives whose work has addressed these questions in theatre, games and immersive experiences. We will discuss ‘selective authenticity’, where situations when historical fact is at odds with popular conceptions of the past are avoided, to ensure that suspension of disbelief isn’t broken. And will explore the concept of ‘authenticity of experience’ as a means of opening up the past for audiences.
Speakers include:
Luke Holmes is a game designer for Creative Assembly, producers of the multi-million selling Total War series. Prior to this he has been an interpretation manager at leading heritage attractions, including the Tower of London and the SS Great Britain, and is the author of several academic articles on historical gameplay and ludic theory.
Hannah Price is a director and creative director working across theatre, VR, digital, games and events. She is an award winning freelance theatre director, founder and previous Co-Artistic Director of Theatre Uncut and has directed theatre and immersive events across the world. She is Creative Director of the Gunpowder Plot, the new 5 star reviewed immersive theatre and VR experience at the Tower of London – and as a BAFTA-winning video game performance director, she has worked on some of the world’s biggest titles.
And Tim Powell, the University of Reading’s Creative Entrepreneur in Residence.

ID Seminar: Understanding the adaption of Zero Budget Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh, India
2022-12-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Frank Parkinson room, Agriculture, Whiteknights, RG6 7BE
The Department of International Development is pleased to have Dr Sarah Duddigan (Research Fellow) and Dr Grady Walker (Senior Research Officer) delivering a seminar entitled: ‘Understanding the adaption of Zero Budget Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh, India’.
The seminar is taking place on Monday 5 December from 1-2pm in the Frank Parkinson Room, Agriculture Building. You can also join via Teams here.

Visiting Filmmaker: Peter Treherne
2022-12-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Bob Kayley Theatre, University of Reading, Shinfield Road, Reading, RG6 6AH, United Kingdom
TUE DEC 6th (Wk11) / 3pm / Bob Kayley Theatre
CFAC is building a partnership with the filmmaker Peter Treherne, who has recently secured Arts Council funding for a wonderfully ambitious feature film, Matter of Britain. The project also builds on a collaboration with The Museum of English Rural Life, part of the University of Reading’s Museums and Special Collections Services.
Treherne will come and talk with us about his project – his inspirations and creative ambitions, and his plans for engaging a village community in the trials and tribulations of film production.
All welcome. No booking required.
Matter of Britain is a co-creative film that performs the Quest for the Holy Grail with the community of Mayfield, East Sussex. In the Arthurian myths, knights seek the Grail in the hope of restoring their land which has been laid waste by human greed and violence. This waste land serves as a metaphor for the climate crisis and so the film/quest becomes a means through which the people of Mayfield can express their ecological concerns and connect with the agricultural landscape of the High Weald.
The script, based on Sir Thomas Mallory’s 1470 Le Morte Darthur, was developed by Peter Treherne with the support of an Arts Council of England Project Grant. Production will take place on farmland around Mayfield between January 2023 and January 2024. The completed project will be exhibited at the Museum of English Rural Life in Reading and Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft in Sussex.
The production is supported by an Arts Council of England Project Grant, the Lund Fund, East Sussex Arts Partnership, the Wateryard Theatre Group, the Museum of English Rural Life, the University of Reading and Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft.

Ghandhi Research Seminar Series: Prof Holger P Hestermeyer
2022-12-07 14:30 - 15:30 | Palmer Building, Room 108
Global Law at Reading (GLAR) is one of the leading groups of expert staff researching and teaching global law at any university in the UK. As Reading’s research hub for public international law, EU law and human rights law it has a proud international reputation for research excellence in these areas. The series was launched in 2015. It is named in honour of Professor Sandy Ghandhi, who taught at the School of Law from 1978 to 2013 and remains an emeritus professor at Reading.
Anyone is welcome to attend this seminar, and attendance is free.
Wednesday 7 December
1-2pm
Palmer 108 Professor Holger P. Hestermeyer (King’s College London)
The Unbearable Flexibility of International Law: The (Ab)use of MoUs

Workshop: Accommodating diversity in the workplace
2022-12-08 10:00 - 16:00 | University of Reading, RG6 6UR
Date: 8th December 2022
Where: Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading
We are pleased to invite you to the first workshop in our “Accommodating Diversity in the Workplace” Series. We are a group of researchers based at the University of Reading working on a range of projects focusing on best ways to accommodate diversity in the workplace. We aim to understand issues relating to diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and consider the implications for good workplace practice and policy.
Attendance is free and includes a networking lunch and refreshments.
About the workshop
The purpose of the workshop is to bring together academics and organisations in an informal way to brainstorm and build a share understanding of the challenges around policy and practice related to various types of diversities.

Topics for discussion at the workshop:

The meaning of diversity in the workplace (what is and what is not diversity)
To what extent and how diversity enters hiring decisions
Diversity issues that we are currently addressing in our research and want to understand the challenges of employers when they decide on policies and practices on these issues

Who is the workshop aimed at?
HR professionals and others involved in designing and applying diversity policies in the workplace; Hiring and Line managers; Diversity & Inclusion representatives within the workplace; Employer organisations; Charities interested in diversity in the workplace.

Register here

Spaces of Translation: European Magazine Cultures, c. 1945-1965
2022-12-08 17:00 - 18:30 | Edith Morley Building, G74, University of Reading, Shinfield Road, Reading, RG6 6EL, United Kingdom
Speakers: Andrew Thacker (Nottingham Trent) and Alison E. Martin (Mainz/Germersheim)
This research seminar is free and open to all. Join us in person in the Edith Morley Building, Room G74. To join via Zoom, register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/428120508967
In this project we study a small constellation of literary and cultural magazines from three countries and language areas – Britain, France and Germany – in order to consider how, through translation, they explore and construct notions of European identity in the period following from the end of World War Two to the mid-1960s. Rapid shifts towards decolonisation, the Americanisation of European culture, the rise of anti-militarism and the strategic and ideological conflicts instigated by the Cold War all stimulated an ongoing reassessment of what the European idea stood for and whether or how it might be achieved. Using the notion of periodicals as ‘European spaces’, the project addresses how periodical culture in Britain, France, and Germany used translation to reconfigure a vision for Europe after the catastrophe of World War Two. As The Gate/Das Tor declared in 1947, art, music and literature were ‘not the property of one nation alone’ and that ‘a deeper understanding of our cultural ties with Europe is a surer way to international friendship than political treaties’. But what exactly was the significance of the translation of works of poetry, fiction, criticism, and non-fiction in this period? How did translated texts operate as vehicles for the forging of new European identities? And how did the crossing of linguistic boundaries produce alliances across national borders?

Catherine Butler, ‘Studio Ghibli and British Children’s Literature in Japan’
2022-12-13 17:00 - 18:30
This talk is part of the CBCP and Outside in World Webinar series on Children’s Literature and Translation.
Join us online to hear Catherine Butler (Cardiff) talking about ‘Studio Ghibli and British Children’s Literature in Japan’.
This event is free and open to all. To register for the Zoom link, click here.
Hayao Miyazaki has had a lifelong interest in British children’s literature, and an influential role in popularising it in Japan, notably through the animations he created at Studio Ghibli. In this talk I will discuss some aspects of that contribution, and that of directors whom Miyazaki directly influenced, especially his protogé, Hiromasa Yonebayashi. But I will also ask two questions: why does Hayao Miyazaki, who loves British children’s books and has adapted several, never used Britain as a setting? And what are the consequence of taking a story from one setting and medium and putting it into another?
Catherine Butler is Reader in English Literature at Cardiff University. Her academic books include Four British Fantasists (2006), Reading History in Children’s Books (with Hallie O’Donovan, 2012) and Literary Studies Deconstructed (2018), and several edited collections. Her latest book, British Children’s Literature in Japanese Culture: Wonderlands and Looking-Glasses, is due to be published by Bloomsbury in 2023. She has also published six novels for children and teenagers. Catherine is Editor-in-Chief of Children’s Literature in Education.

Exploiting farm-level big data to increase economic and environmental efficiency in crop management webinar
2022-12-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
The online webinar event entitled “Exploiting farm-level big data to increase economic and environmental efficiency in crop management” will showcase the results from the EIT Food project, LINKDAPA.
The LINKDAPA project has been running for three years and has developed algorithms to integrate historical and current data from individual fields with the aim of enhancing within-field level management by farmers. A core part of the projects work has been the co-creation with farmers and identifying opportunities to increase adoption of more precise and sustainable farming systems. The online webinar event will take place on Wednesday 14th December at 10.00 – 11.00 GMT as follows:

10:00-10:30. Presentation: Exploiting farm-level big data to increase economic and environmental efficiency in crop management” by Dr Lindsay Todman, University of Reading
10:30-11:00. Q & A with the research team.

To join the webinar please Click here to join the meeting
Find out more on the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health’s webpages

Essential minerals in milk: their variation and nutritional implications hybrid event
2022-12-16 12:00 - 14:00 | Frank Parkinson room, Agriculture, Whiteknights, RG6 7BE
The Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health’s hybrid event “Essential minerals in milk: their variation and nutritional implications” showcases the results from the EIT Food project NUTRIMILK, an investigation of the variation in macrominerals and trace elements in retail milk throughout the year and the nutritional implications for consumers. The hybrid event will take place on Friday 16 December at 12.00 – 14.00, in-person at the Frank Parkinson room, Agriculture Building, University of Reading, as well as live online via MS Teams, and includes two parts:

12:00-13:00 (hybrid). Presentation: Macrominerals and trace elements in cows’ retail milk: seasonal variation and implications for consumer nutrition, by Dr Sokratis Stergiadis, Associate Professor at the University of Reading
13:00-14:00 (in-person only). Networking and lunch: Tea/coffee and lunch will be provided for those who will be able to attend in-person at the Frank Parkinson room.

The attendance is free but registration for both, in-person and online is required. Deadline for registration is Monday 12 December 17:00 GMT.
To register your attendance, please visit our webinar Eventbrite page. Please feel free to share the invitation within your professional networks.
Abstract: Milk is an important dietary source of essential macrominerals and trace elements (Ca, I, P, Zn, K, Se, Mg, Na), but there is substantial seasonal variation in their concentrations because of different feeding management between seasons. This large variation may increase the risk of nutrient imbalances throughout the year, particularly in demographics with higher requirements (toddlers, children, pregnant/nursing women). Farm-to-fork interventions can improve consistency in mineral composition but the seasonal and production systems’ variation of the retail milk mineral profile is unknown, thus making it difficult for the food and livestock industry to identify the potential risks to nutrient supply. This project study will investigate the seasonal variation in macromineral and trace element concentrations of milk from conventional and organic dairy systems, and assess the impact on mineral intakes of the different demographics across the year. Results can be used to inform food-chain interventions for optimum milk mineral contents.

Money Matters: Children's Christmas Lecture
2022-12-20 16:30 - 17:30 | Palmer Building, G10
We all know what money is – but what if I told you that everything you knew wasn’t quite as it seems?
Join Professor Adrian Bell, Research Dean and Professor in the History of Finance, as he describes how the concept of money has changed over time, from seashells to silver coins, to paper money and now crypto currencies. What is money and why does it matter so much against the contemporary background of the current cost-of-living?
Admission free. Booking essential. Suitable for children 7-12 years. Find out more.

Anthony Glinoer, ‘Between Archives and Databases. The Archives éditoriales platform.’
2023-01-12 17:00 - 18:00
Join us online to hear Anthony Glinoer (University of Sherbrooke, Quebec) talking about The Archives éditoriales platform http://archiveseditoriales.net.
This event is free and open to all. To register for the Zoom link, click here.
A presentation of the internet platform Archives éditoriales (http://archiveseditoriales.net) and of the research partnership project of francophone publishers’ archives, which made the platform possible. Amongst the tools made available on the platform (a database of more than a thousand interviews with francophone publishers about their publishing activity, digital exhibitions, a blog, etc.), Anthony will focus on the database of publishers’ archives, addressing the questions of why, how and when publishing houses tend to donate their archives to public institutions.
Anthony Glinoer is a professor at the University of Sherbrooke (Quebec). His work focusses primarily on the history of publishing (Naissance de l’Éditeur with Pascal Durand in 2005), on the study of representations of the literary life (La bohème. Une figure de l’imaginaire social in 2018) and on groups of authors and artists (L’âge des cénacles with Vincent Laisney in 2013). Anthony Glinoer has also led the Socius project, which has produced re-editions of the classics in literary social theory, re-edited or original bibliographies, and a lexicon of concepts (see the open-access site: ressources-socius.info).
(The illustration is a badge from the Prise de Parole publishing house, Sudbury, Archives of the CRCCF, Fonds Paul-François-Sylvestre (P179), M81-14, Ottawa.)

Ghandhi Research Seminar Series: Prof Phillippa Webb
2023-01-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Palmer Building, Room 108
Global Law at Reading (GLAR) is one of the leading groups of expert staff researching and teaching global law at any university in the UK. As Reading’s research hub for public international law, EU law and human rights law it has a proud international reputation for research excellence in these areas. The series was launched in 2015. It is named in honour of Professor Sandy Ghandhi, who taught at the School of Law from 1978 to 2013 and remains an emeritus professor at Reading. Wednesday 18 January
13.00–14.00
Palmer 108 Professor Phillippa Webb (King’s College London)
Using existing exceptions to sovereign immunity to advance accountability; potential and pitfalls.

Reading Latin American and Caribbean (R-LAC) Networking Event
2023-01-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Blandford’s, Park House, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6EF, United Kingdom
Wednesday 18th January, 4-6pm, in-person (Blandford’s, Park House, Whiteknights Campus) with the option to join online via zoom.
The aim of this event is to bring together members of Reading’s Latin American and the Caribbean research network (R-LAC), as well as other interested colleagues from across the University.
The event will showcase the findings from R-LAC’s recent grant success (Natural Environment Research Council, NERC), which enabled the network to run a series of disciplinary-hopping workshops focusing on climate change and adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The event will also outline R-LAC’s future plans, launch the newly created website, and provide a space for networking between UoR staff and PhD/PostDoc students working on Latin America and the Caribbean, with the aim of facilitating future interdisciplinary collaboration across the university.
Refreshments will be provided, so please register for catering purposes on our Eventbrite page.
For online attendance please email Dr Elston (c.elston@reading.ac.uk) to receive a Zoom link.
