Mathematics of Climate
2019-07-08 - 2019-07-12 | 1L61, Department of Meteorology
Department of Mathematics and Statistics – LMS Summer School – Mathematics of Climate.

A celebration of Letterforms and Ephemera
2019-07-13 | Meadow Suite, Park House, Meadow Suite, Park House, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
The Department of Typography and Graphic Communication is holding a one-day symposium on Saturday 13 July, where world-class experts in design research, teaching, and practice will discuss ways of positioning ephemera within graphic design and typeface design. Participants will experience the visual richness of printed ephemera through illustrated talks and hands-on sessions with material from our collections of ephemera.
Hands-on sessions will be conducted by Martin Andrews, Paul Luna, Lucienne Roberts, and Michael Twyman. Talks will be given by Rathna Ramanathan and Fred Smeijers.
The Symposium will begin at 10:00 in the Department of Typography, and conclude at 17:30.
Lunch will be provided in the Meadow Suite. The event is capped to 60 participants to enable close access to the material, discussion and networking.
Registrations are welcome through: https://store.rdg.ac/2IFgJoA

Henley Centre for Leadership Research Visit Series: The Impact of Temporal Schemata: Understanding When Individuals Entrain versus Resist or Create Temporal Structure - Professor Abbie Shipp, Neeley School of Business
2019-07-15 11:00 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Henley Business School, Room 108, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
Abbie Shipp, Professor of Management, Director of Adaptive Leader Executive Education Program, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University
As the pace of contemporary work increases, leaders in organizations seek to coordinate their employees’ efforts, particularly through the temporal coordination of rhythms. Yet little research has examined individual cognition, affect, and behavior in response to the “pull” of entrainment to an organization’s temporal structure. In this paper, we develop theory highlighting how individuals use temporal schemata—cognitive frameworks about time—to interpret and respond to temporal cues provided by an organization’s temporal structure (i.e., “push back”). In contrast to prior research, we propose that individuals can automatically or deliberately entrain, actively or passively resist, or create additional temporal structure. This model emphasizes the underdeveloped individual-level aspects of entrainment, contributing to future research by demonstrating that: 1) entrainment varies in degree and type, 2) entrainment (or lack thereof) is both cognitive and affective, and 3) entrainment may not be sustained. Several paradoxes are identified in how leaders can practically apply the model.
Biography
Dr. Abbie J. Shipp is a Professor of Management at Texas Christian University. Her research focuses on the psychological experience of time at work including: how individuals think about the past/present/future, trajectories of work experiences over time, how individuals react to change, and how time is spent on work tasks. Her work appears in premier outlets such as Academy of Management Review, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Personnel Psychology, and she is the co-editor (with Dr. Yitzhak Fried) of a two-volume book entitled, Time and Work. She is an editorial board member of Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, and Journal of Management. In addition to prior work at The Boeing Company and TV Guide as well as consulting work with multiple Fortune 500 companies, she is currently on the board of ZOE, a global non-profit focused on empowerment efforts for orphans and vulnerable children.

INTERMIDIA PROJECT - FINAL CELEBRATION
2019-07-17 11:00 - 17:00 | Minghella Studios, Minghella Building, Whiteknights Campus, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
The final celebration of the AHRC-FAPESP funded IntermIdia Project: https://research.reading.ac.uk/intermidia/
PROGRAMME
11h00-13h00 Cinema
Screening of Passages (Lúcia Nagib & Samuel Paiva, 2019), 96 mins
13h00-14h00 Atrium Lunch break featuring an exhibition of books, articles and other project outputs
14h00-15h30 Cinema, Screening of videographic essays:
– Playing at the Margins (John Gibbs & Suzana Reck Miranda), 10 mins
– Still Brazil (Stefan Solomon), 12 mins
– Hunger and Rotten Flesh: Cinema Novo, Pasolini, Eisenstein (Albert Elduque Busquets), 8 mins
– Say, have you seen the Carioca? (John Gibbs), 14 mins
– Digging into the Private Archive (Tamara Courage), 10 mins

Commercial Law Research Network Nigeria: Early Careers Methodology Workshop
2019-09-13 09:00 - 18:00 | Chancellor’s Building G05, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
The Commercial Law Research Network – Nigeria (CLRN_N) invites applications to its inaugural Early Career Researchers’ Methodology Workshop. CLRN_N is a network through which researchers connect to influence the development of Commercial Law and policy in Nigeria. It promotes the application of inter-disciplinary research methods to the analysis of commercial law and policy in Nigeria, encourages collaborations amongst members and contributes to the development of the next generation of researchers.
In line with its main aims, CLRN_N invites commercial law researchers studying for their doctorate degrees and those within 5 years of their first academic post to participate at its inaugural methodology workshop to be held on the 13th of September 2019 at the University of Reading. The workshop will provide an avenue through which they can be introduced to, discuss and develop methodologies.
Interested researchers should apply, describing their main research questions, outlining the methodologies applied thus far, and explaining how these methods support considered resolution of their research questions. Applications, which must not exceed one-side of an A4 paper, should be sent to Dr Bolanle Adebola at b.adebola@reading.ac.uk no later than the 9th of August 2019. Selected participants will be informed of the decision by the 16th of August 2019.
Contributions will be made towards the attendance expenses of selected participants.

The Commercial Law Research Network Nigeria Conference
2019-09-13 13:00 - 20:00 | Chancellor’s Building G05, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
The Commercial Law Research Network – Nigeria (CLRN_N) has been created to address the challenge of ineffective commercial law reform and policy in the emerging world. It brings together researchers interested in the development of commercial law and policy in the emerging world, and uses Nigeria, the largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa, as a case study.
The three main objectives of the CLRN_N are:

to promote high quality research on commercial law reform in emerging economies (with Nigeria as a case study),
to influence commercial law and policy by enabling engagement between researchers and stakeholders,
to promote the development of the next generation of researchers through research methodology training.

Participation is open to everyone interested in engaging with these issues.
Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Research Networking Scheme, the CLRN_N will host its inaugural conference on the 13th and 14th September 2019, at the University of Reading. It invites submissions on commercial law and policy reform in Nigeria, and/or how Nigerian commercial law and reform policy may engage with international principles in the following areas:

Company Law, Insolvency Law and Secured Transactions Law
International Trade Law and International Economic Law
Intellectual Property Law
International Arbitration
Oil and Gas/Energy Law
Commercial Law broadly

For more details on attending or presenting at the conference and workshop, please email Dr. Bolanle Adebola: b.adebola@reading.ac.uk.

1st Reading Football Economics Workshop 2019
2019-09-19 08:00 - 2019-09-21 17:00 | London Road, LO22, GO1, London Road campus, University of Reading, RG1 5AQ
The 1st Reading Football Economics Workshop will take place on 19-21 September 2019 in Reading, and is hosted by the Centre for Institutions and Economic History at the University of Reading.
There will be two keynote talks, a number of contributed sessions and informal social events.
The workshop will feature research on the widest possible area of football economics or management, be it applications to football, or the use of football to inform economics and other topics.
The event is free to attend.
To register, please email j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk by 5 August 2019
Keynote Speakers: Christian Deutscher (Bielefeld University), David Forrest (University of Liverpool)
Full programme available soon.
Location: London Road Campus, University of Reading, Reading, RG1 5AQ, UK.

Never Closer to Midnight
2019-09-26 12:00 - 17:00
http://readingthamesfestival.co.uk/event/never-closer-to-midnight/
Janine Harrington has been co-commissioned by the University of Reading and Reading Thames Festival to create ‘never closer to midnight’ which will be performed on campus on Thursday 26 September: a meditative, rhythmic outdoor live art installation, exploring our felt sense of urgency in the face of climate change.

Meteorology External Seminar: Current research challenges in the predictability at subseasonal and seasonal time scales
2019-09-30 12:00 - 12:50 | Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre, Room GU01, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, RG6 6AH
Meteorology External Seminar
Current research challenges in the predictability at subseasonal and seasonal time scales
Magdalena Balmaseda
ECMWF

Treasures From The European Manuscripts Collection
2019-10-01 - 2019-10-31 | Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL), Redlands Road, Reading, RG1 5EX, United Kingdom
This display will feature highlights dating from the 12th to the 17th century, including illuminated leavers from the Books of Hours, breviaries and graduals.

School of Biological Sciences Seminar: How can we support black and ethnic minority students so they attain their full potential? (Dr Sam Boateng)
2019-10-01 13:00 - 13:50 | Edith Morley, Room G27
School of Biological Sciences Seminar
How can we support black and ethnic minority students so they attain their full potential?
Dr Sam Boateng

Friends at 25: Why a sitcom from the 1990s still matters
2019-10-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Minghella Building, Bulmershe Theatre, Whiteknights, RG6 6UR
Join Dr Simone Knox as she examines the television phenomenon, and tries to answer the question: Why is Friends still so popular?
Associate Professor of Film & Television Simone Knox, from the University of Reading, and co-author of Friends: A Reading of the Sitcom, invites you to join her to celebrate the 25th anniversary of arguably one of the most culturally important television series ever made.
‘Friends at 25… ‘ will aim to answer the burning questions: why was Monica’s apartment purple? Why was Brad Pitt’s guest performance so bad? And why is a sitcom from the 1990s still able to attract millions of viewers today?
Could we BE any more excited?!
Schedule:
6.30pm: Doors open
7pm: Talk by Professor Simone Knox
7.40pm: Q&A session with audience
8pm: Close

ICMA Research Seminar: Alan Pendleton
2019-10-02 08:00 - 17:00 | ICMA G09, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6BA, United Kingdom
ICMA Research Seminar
Alan Pendleton

Soil Biogeochemistry Group Seminar: Earthworms accelerate the biogeochemical cycling of potentially toxic elements
2019-10-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Room 102A, Russel Building
Soil Biogeochemistry Group Seminar
Earthworms accelerate the biogeochemical cycling of potentially toxic elements
Tom Sizmur

Real Estate & Planning Research Seminar: TBC
2019-10-02 13:00 - 14:00
Real Estate & Planning Research Seminar
TBC

Meteorology External Seminar: The Atlantic Multidecadal Variablity: from its origins to its impacts
2019-10-07 12:00 - 12:50 | Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre, Room GU01, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, RG6 6AH
Meteorology External Seminar
The Atlantic Multidecadal Variablity: from its origins to its impacts
Yohan Ruprich-Robert
Barcelona Supercomputing Center

School of Biological Sciences Seminar: The cultural evolution of medicinal plant use (Prof Julie Hawkins)
2019-10-08 13:00 - 13:50 | Chemistry LTG, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
School of Biological Sciences Seminar
The cultural evolution of medicinal plant use
Prof Julie Hawkins
Hosted by DIW Committee

ICMA Research Seminar: Henley-wide Seminar
2019-10-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Henley Business School, Room G15, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
ICMA Research Seminar
Henley-wide Seminar

Economics External Seminar: Pietro Biroli
2019-10-09 12:15 - 13:30 | Edith Morley, Room 406
Economics External Seminar
Pietro Biroli

Soil Biogeochemistry Group Seminar: Understanding the plant root uptake of [14C]-1,2,4-Triazole
2019-10-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Room 201A, Russel Building
Soil Biogeochemistry Group Seminar
Understanding the plant root uptake of [14C]-1,2,4-Triazole
Ben Jones

Real Estate & Planning Research Seminar: Henley Business School Wide Seminar
2019-10-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Henley Business School, Room 102
Real Estate & Planning Research Seminar
Henley Business School Wide Seminar

Film: The Two Popes - with introduction and post-screening masterclass by Academy Award nominated director Fernando Meirelles
2019-10-09 15:00 - 17:30 | Palmer Building, Room G10, Palmer Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
We are delighted to confirm attendance of internationally renowned film director Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener, Blindness) at the University of Reading.
The programme includes an exclusive screening of his latest film for Netflix, The Two Popes, starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce, with an introduction by the director. The film screening will be followed by a Masterclass with Fernando Meirelles at 6 pm in the Van Emden Theatre, Edith Morley Building, where he will talk about the editing and other aspects of the film.
This event is being sponsored by CFAC (Centre for Film Aesthetics and Cultures), Department of Film, Theatre & Television (FTT) and the Reading Film Theatre (RFT), at the University of Reading.
For enquiries and bookings, please contact cfac@reading.ac.uk
The Two Popes Synopsis: From Fernando Meirelles, the Academy Award-nominated director of “City of God,” and three-time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten, comes an intimate story of one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years. Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins). Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and the future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. Behind Vatican walls, a struggle commences between both tradition and progress, guilt and forgiveness, as these two very different men confront elements from their pasts in order to find common ground and forge a future for a billion followers around the world.
Fernando Meirelles (Director) Biography:
Fernando Meirelles is a director, producer, and screenwriter. In the 1980s, as an architecture student at the University of São Paulo, Meirelles started making video art with a group of friends. Eventually, the group formed Olhar Eletrônico, an independent production company that produced various programs for Brazilian TV 10 happy years.
In the 90s, Meirelles transitioned to directing commercials. He received several Clio and Lions de Cannes Awards and became one of the top names in the market. During this period, he also directed 180 episodes of Ra Tim Bum, a show for young children whose popularity eventually spawned its own channel on TV Cultura, Ra Tim Bum TV.
After a decade, Meirelles felt it was time to move on to features, a long-held passion of his. In 2000, with Nando Oliva, Meirelles co-directed the film Maids in preparation for a more ambitious project, City of God (2002) which went on to receive more than 50 international awards and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Director. For the last 20 years, Meirelles has split his time between directing international features and TV series in Brazil. The Constant Gardener (2005), Meirelles’ follow-up to City of God, received four Academy Awards nominations and three Golden Globe nominations. In 2008, his film Blindness opened the Cannes Film Festival. And, in 2011, his film 360 opened the London Film Festival. In the same period, he directed several series for TV Globo and HBO.
In addition to cinema, Meirelles directed Bizet’s Pearl Fishers and was one of the directors of the opening ceremony for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
In 2019, Meirelles will release The Two Popes for Netflix and is currently filming a scientific documentary on the soil. He’s also one of the partners of O2 Filmes, a group of production companies that oversees all facets of production from development to distribution, including international co-production and post-production facilities.
Meirelles is also an avid farmer. He plants sugar cane, coffee, palm heart, avocado, and mahogany. He continually tries to develop ways to produce organically in large scales. Agroforest is his best bet. In the next few years, Meirelles plans to be involved in projects related to the environmental crisis brought about by climate change.
Credits:
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles
Written by: Anthony McCarten
Produced by: Dan Lin, Jonathan Eirich and Tracey Seaward
Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins and Juan Minujín
US/UK/Italy/Argentina 2019 – 125 mins

LOB Research Seminar: Identity work or play: how female ‘trailing spouses’ construct alternative work-related identity abroad (Dr Tatiana Rowson)
2019-10-10 12:30 - 14:00 | Henley Business School, Room 108, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
LOB Research Seminar
Identity work or play: how female ‘trailing spouses’ construct alternative work-related identity abroad
Dr Tatiana Rowson

Institute of Education Research: Dr Naomi Flynn & Prof Alan Floyd
2019-10-10 13:00 - 14:00 | L22, 110
Institute of Education Research Programme

Dr Naomi Flynn –
‘Teachers’ successful practices for multilingual learners (MLLs) in the UK and the US: similarities’
Prof Alan Floyd –
‘Differences and Multi-Academy Trusts in England: principal drivers for expansion’

Meteorology External Seminar: Through the Looking Glass: Cloud processes at the intersection of Climate Forcing and Feedback
2019-10-14 12:00 - 12:50 | Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre, Room GU01, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, RG6 6AH
Meteorology External Seminar
Through the Looking Glass: Cloud processes at the intersection of Climate Forcing and Feedback
Andrew Gettelman
NCAR

Economics External Seminar: Philip Wales
2019-10-14 12:15 - 13:30 | Edith Morley, Room 406
Economics External Seminar
Philip Wales

School of Biological Sciences Seminar: TBC
2019-10-15 13:00 - 13:50 | Chemistry LT2
School of Biological Sciences Seminar
TBC

CBCP Event: Welcome to Postgrads, PhDs and Postdocs
2019-10-15 17:00 - 18:00 | Miller G02
Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing Event
Welcome to Postgrads, PhDs and Postdocs

ICMA Research Seminar: Craig McMahon, Villanova University
2019-10-16 08:00 - 17:00 | ICMA G09, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6BA, United Kingdom
ICMA Research Seminar
Craig McMahon, Villanova University

Economics External Seminar: Tanya Wilson
2019-10-16 12:15 - 13:30 | Edith Morley, Room 406
Economics External Seminar
Tanya Wilson
