Connecting Research

The Effects of Dietary Fat Composition on Abdominal Obesity and Related Cardiometabolic Risk & Effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the generation and function of platelet-derived microvesicles
2019-03-20 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | CHEMLT1, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6UR
Food and Nutritional Science Research Seminars.
Ezgi Ozen
“The Effects of Dietary Fat Composition on Abdominal Obesity and Related Cardiometabolic Risk”
Esra Bozbas
”Effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the generation and function of platelet-derived microvesicles”

Global Health Humanities Workshop 2019
2019-03-20 13:30 - 17:30

Doctrine of Equivalents (Intellectual Property Law Seminar Series)
2019-03-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Palmer Building, Room 103
Intellectual Property Law Seminar Series
Speaker: Dr Matt Fisher, University College London
Palmer 103

Public lecture: Britain's Housing Crisis: Designing future homes and cities
2019-03-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Palmer Building, Room G10, Palmer Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
Britain’s housing system is broken. Sky-high house prices mean buying a home is just a dream for many people, yet it is still considered an essential pursuit. Tenants are pushed into poverty or forced to move by rent rises, pulling families and communities apart. Young people see their life options constrained in a string of shared flats, or stuck at home with their parents.
So what’s the solution? In this lecture, architect Professor Flora Samuel will deliver her manifesto for a better housing future. She will show how designing better homes and cities is crucial to resolving the current crisis. Intelligent design of towns and cities can improve people’s health and happiness. Social homes must be built in growing numbers that are not only affordable, but enviable. The aim must be to improve the physical environment for the next generation, to help them tackle a growing list of social, political and economic challenges.
Flora Samuel is Professor of Architecture in the Built Environment at the University of Reading, and a Co-Investigator at the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), for which she leads the ‘Place’ theme.

Typography Postgraduate Seminar - Soo Kim
2019-03-21
Typography Postgraduate Seminars.
Soo Kim
Chaired by AB/EK

Overview of Research Funding (Sciences) (Research Staff Development Opportunity)
2019-03-21 09:30 - 12:00
Research Staff Development Opportunities.
This course is aimed at post-doctoral researchers, early career researchers and pre-lecturer staff within the Sciences. It will provide an overview of research funding with a particular emphasis on fellowships. It will cover what support is available, main funding bodies (research councils, charities etc) and preparing an application – documentation, timing, and submission.

Institutional logics and social enterprises: Entry mode choices of foreign hospitals in China - Dr Yipeng Liu (Leadership and Organisation Behaviour Research Seminar)
2019-03-21 12:00 - 14:00

Chemistry Research Colloquium - Presenter TBC
2019-03-25 15:30 - 16:30 | Lecture Theatre G, Chemistry, Whiteknights Campus, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
Chemistry Research Colloquia.
Presenter TBC

School of Agriculture - Crops Research Seminars - Edward Venison
2019-03-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Frank Parkinson room, Agriculture, Whiteknights, RG6 7BE
School of Agriculture – Crops Seminar Series.
Edward Venison

Research Impact (Research Staff Development Opportunity)
2019-03-26 10:00 - 12:30
Research Staff Development Opportunities.
This session is aimed at all research staff within all disciplines. It will introduce the topic of Research Impact, the good that our research has on the world outside academia, and outline its importance and the steps that can be taken to achieve it. The Research Impact Team will work with you to understand the impact that your research could have, the stakeholders that would be interested in your work (including organisations, policy makers and the general public) and how to approach them and finally how to plan to gather evidence to support impact claims. Pathways to Impact (part of RCUK grant applications) will also be covered. This session will be tailored to suit academics with developed, developing or potential research impact.

Politics & International Relations Seminar - Nick Vivyan, Durham University
2019-03-26 16:15 - 17:45
School of Politics & International Relations Seminar Series.
Nick Vivyan, Durham University

Economics External Seminar - Jin-Hyuk Kim, University of Colorado Boulder
2019-03-27 12:15 - 13:30
Department of Economics External Seminar Series.
Jin-Hyuk Kim, University of Colorado Boulder
Field: Industrial Organization Political Economy

Private Sector Contributions to Planning: Historical Shifts and Contemporary Claims
2019-03-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Henley Business School, Room 208
Real Estate & Planning Research Seminar Series
Dr Matt Wargent, University of Reading

Research Data Management Surgery (Research Staff Development Opportunity)
2019-03-27 14:30 - 16:30
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.
14.30 – 15.00, 15.00 – 15.30, 15.30 – 16.00, 16.00 – 16.30

Typography Postgraduate Seminar - Bodil Olsen
2019-03-28
Typography Postgraduate Seminars.
Bodil Olsen
Chaired by AB/EK

Volunteers needed for blood pressure trial
2019-03-28 08:00 - 2019-04-28 17:00
Volunteers needed! To determine the effect of beetroot juice on blood pressure and types of oral bacteria.
We are looking for men and women aged 18 to 64 years.
Contact: nutritionvolunteers@reading.ac.uk and quote REBOC 2

Reading 2050: The Future of the Reading Diamond in the Thames Valley
2019-03-28 18:00 - 19:00 | L022 G01, L022 G01, London Road Campus, Reading, RG1 5AQ
Please join Professor Kathy Pain from the School of Real Estate and Planning, for a lecture: ‘The Future of the Reading Diamond in the Thames Valley’
The lecture is part of the ‘Economy and Employment’ 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 )
Admission to the lecture is free.
The 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:
*Place and Environment
*People and Lifestyle
*Economy and Employment
In 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 in 2018, and there are other Reading 2050 events planned for 2019.
https://livingreading.co.uk/publications-events

School of Agriculture - Crops Research Seminars: Paul Hadley
2019-04-02 | Frank Parkinson room, Agriculture, Whiteknights, RG6 7BE
School of Agriculture – Crops Research Seminar Series.
Paul Hadley

Volunteers needed for a trial studying emotions
2019-04-03 08:00 - 2019-04-24 17:00
Researchers from the University of Reading’s School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences are looking for volunteers for a study on emotions. To take part you must be between 18-35 years of age. It will take 30 minutes of your time and you will receive £5 for your participation. If you are interested please email us and we can arrange a time for you to take part: c.elizabeth@reading.ac.uk
Please share with anyone else you know who may be interested. You can bring friends to test on the same day if you wish.

Open Practice 2019 - opportunities and challenges. A multidisciplinary open research conference for university staff and research students
2019-04-04 09:00 - 17:00 | Edith Morley Building, Van Emden Lecture Theatre, Edith Morley Building, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
This conference will explore the opportunities and practical challenges presented to researchers and the University by Open Research. The programme will feature:

Keynotes from Open Research champions Dr Danny Kingsley (Cambridge) and Professor Stephen Curry (Imperial College London)

Presentations from University of Reading academics who are implementing open practices in their work

Lightning talks from entrants in the University’s inaugural Open Research Award competition* (winner to be announced on the day)

A panel discussion on an Open Research plan for the University, led by Professor Parveen Yaqoob, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation)

Bank Insolvencies in Developing Economies: A Closer Perspective on the EMEA Region
2019-04-05 09:30 - 16:00 | University of Reading, RG6 6UR
The Centre for Commercial Law and Financial Regulation and Lancaster University Law School are hosting this free one day conference at the University of Reading. The conference is proudly supported by Stephenson Harwood LLP.
The conference will generate discussions on the recent regulatory package to finalise and reform Basel III (Basel IV). In addition, the conference touches on wider issues connected to bank insolvencies, including the role of insolvency law and banking regulation in safeguarding the financial stability of banks.
Speakers will include:
– Dr. Ravel Jabbour, Credit Suisse – The Fragmentation of International Banking Regulation
– Dr. Abiodun Layonu, Senior Advocate of Nigeria – Proactive Distress Resolution and Bank Insolvency in Emerging Markets
– Dr. Horace Yeung and Saleh Al-Barashdi, University of Leicester and Sultan Qaboos University, Oman – Institutional Development of the Dubai International Finance Centre and the Qatar Financial Centre: The Insolvency Law Framework
– Deji Olatoye, International Finance Corporation – When Death Catches the Hunter: Towards a Systematised Approach to Bank Bailout
– Dr. Hamiisi Junior Nsubuga, Middlesex University London – Bank Insolvencies in Developing Economies: The Collapse of Crane Bank (Uganda) and its impact on Uganda’s Insolvency Laws – Designing an Efficient Insolvency Model
– Ms. Sofia Ellina, Lancaster University – The Reformed Insolvency Regime in Cyprus After The Banking Crisis of 2013: The Viewpoint of Banks Towards Rescue Procedures.
We will be joined by four other expert speakers on issues affecting European, African and cross-border markets. We are also delighted to be joined by Professor Andrew Campbell (Emeritus Professor of International Banking & Finance Law, University of Leeds), who will be chairing one of the sessions.
The conference is open to academics, legal and insolvency practitioners, policymakers, and members of the international banking community.

School of Agriculture - Crops Research Seminars: Anthony Isadeha
2019-04-09 | Agriculture Building, Room 1U02
School of Agriculture – Crops Research Seminar Series.
Anthony Isadeha

Introduction to Altmetric Explorer (Research Staff Development Opportunity)
2019-04-11 10:00 - 12:00
Research Staff Development Opportunities.
Altmetric Explorer helps track mentions to research outputs from Twitter, Facebook, news outlets, Wikipedia, Mendeley and lots of other ‘alternative’ sources. This hands-on session will show you how to use the tool to investigate and analyse the reach and impact of your research. You will find out about the background and rationale for altmetrics, understand how to interpret the Altmetric ‘donut’, know how to track media attention to research publications, find out who is saving your publications in Mendeley, and discover how you could use Altmetric data in grant applications, CVs, and impact statements.

'Mother-F*ers of Invention: Women in Geriaction' - by the University of Tennessee's Chris Holmlund, Leverhulme Visiting Professor
2019-04-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Reading Film Theatre, PO BOX 217 Palmer Building, Whiteknights, Berkshire, RG6 2AH
“Geriaction” originally referred to the question of how to keep elderly, largely female, patients in nursing homes active. In the last decade it has been applied to aging stars in action films. Suddenly the gender emphasis shifted. These days popular and academic critics talk about white male stars from the 1980s who continue to appear in action, now aged 60-, 70-, and 80-plus.
Comparatively little attention has been paid to women in geriaction movies, though increasing numbers of older female actors are working part-time, largely in supporting roles, in English-language action. To think geriaction in relation to women and to performance, I look at two actresses who are among the most beloved and influential mother-f*ers of action invention: Pam Grier and Sigourney Weaver. Born in 1949, both turn 70 this year. Both continue to work in action-related movies, though Grier no longer stars in them and Weaver rarely does. How do age, race and reputation impact casting and influence reception? When women appear in geriaction, is physical strength necessary or might know-how and skill, spirit and spunk, compensate for decreased agility and wider waistlines? Do older female characters achieve mastery? What kind of mastery, if so?
How we treat aging and the elderly is culturally conditioned. Geriaction films play a part. What might the performances that bad asses like Pam Grier and Sigourney Weaver have given over the past two decades suggest for the future?
Chris Holmlund has long been interested in action film, stardom and performance. Her books include Female Trouble (2017) and Impossible Bodies (2002). She edited The Ultimate Stallone Reader (2014) and American Cinema of the 1990s (2008) and co-edited Contemporary American Independent Film (2005) and Between the Sheets, In the Streets: Queer, Lesbian, Gay Documentary (1997). She is working on a book on Action Films, Action Stars for Routledge. She is currently Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the University of Reading.

School of Agriculture - Crops Seminars: Carrie Twitchens
2019-04-16 | Frank Parkinson room, Agriculture, Whiteknights, RG6 7BE
School of Agriculture – Crops Seminar Series.
Carrie Twitchen

Salt tolerance and effect of seed priming on the physiological mechanisms, yield and grain nutritional quality of rice (Oryza sativa L.) accessions
2019-04-23
School of Agriculture – Crops Research Seminar Series.
Julián Mateus Rodriguez & Celsa M Macandza

Communicating your Research: Five Simple Ideas (Research Staff Development Opportunity)
2019-04-23 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.

ICMA Research Seminars - Chen Chen, Monash University
2019-04-24 13:00 - 14:00 | ICMA G09, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6BA, United Kingdom
ICMA Research Seminars – Chen Chen, Monash University

Using Social Media to Communicate and Enhance your Research (Research Staff Development Opportunity)
2019-04-24 13:30 - 16:00
Research Staff Development Opportunities.
This is aimed at all interested researchers. Social media has fast established itself as not only a tool to broadcast information, but also as a platform for discussion and debate. This session is an introduction to using social media tools to communicate your research effectively. We’ll look at some strategies of how you can get started and manage your social media presence; ways different platforms are used and provide some real life examples of how other researchers have used social media. Finally, we’ll explore how you can start to measure the success, or otherwise, of your social media efforts.

Understanding Modern Spain
2019-04-24 16:30 - 18:00 | Edith Morley, Room 128, Edith Morley Building, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
History Department Seminar Series

Professor Paul Preston (LSE) and Professor Mary Vincent (Sheffield) – Understanding Modern Spain
All seminars are held on Wednesday from 4:30 to 6pm in Edith Morley, room 128. Refreshments are provided and all are welcome!
