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 (Europe/London) | 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

Soil Biogeochemistry Group Seminar: Constant and diurnally oscillating temperature effects on soil respiration and soil microbial community structure
2019-10-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Frank Parkinson room, Agriculture, Whiteknights, RG6 7BE
Soil Biogeochemistry Group Seminar
Constant and diurnally oscillating temperature effects on soil respiration and soil microbial community structure
Alex Adekanmbi

Real Estate & Planning Research Seminar: Professor Adrian Bell
2019-10-16 13:00 - 14:00
Real Estate & Planning Research Seminar
Professor Adrian Bell

Public Lecture: Climate Change - Turning up the Heat on our Health
2019-10-16 19:30 - 20:30 | Palmer Building, Room G10, Palmer Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
We all know that climate change is damaging our planet – but what about us? Our hearts, lungs and other vital organs are damaged by air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels, and climate change worsens this effect. Vulnerable people, including the elderly, are at risk from extreme heatwaves like the one we saw in 2017 – and climate science predicts that these events will happen more often in future as the world warms.
In this lecture, Environmental Economist Elizabeth Robinson brings together stories and observations with hard data to show the impact of climate change on human health over time. Building on her involvement in The Lancet Countdown, which tracks the positive health benefits of the world’s efforts to reduce climate change, she makes a powerful argument for keeping climate change in check – not just for the planet’s sake, but for the sake of our health.
Elizabeth Robinson is Professor of Environmental Economics at the School of Agriculture, Policy, and Development at the University of Reading.
Admission free. Booking advisable.

Institute of Education Research: Dr Karen Jones - PGR Training in Ethics
2019-10-17 13:30 - 15:00 | L24, G06
Institute of Education Research Programme
Dr Karen Jones – PGR Training in Ethics

BBC Radio 4 'Any Questions?'
2019-10-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Great Hall, London Road Campus, London Road, Reading, RG1 5AQ
The venerable BBC Radio 4 institution that is ‘Any Questions?’ comes to the University of Reading on Friday 18 October. The broadcast has been arranged by the Politics and International Relations Department and will be open to an audience of 200 people from across the university and local community. Following Jonathan Dimbleby’s retirement this summer, the programme will have a new host as members of the audience put questions to four high-profile figures from the world of politics. With new Conservative and Lib Dem Leaders in place, and with the next planned Brexit departure date just 13 days later, this is bound to be an evening of high stakes political debate.
Admission free. Booking essential.

Meteorology External Seminar: Air pollution impacts on the carbon cycle
2019-10-21 12:00 - 12:50 | Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre, Room GU01, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, RG6 6AH
Meteorology External Seminar
Air pollution impacts on the carbon cycle
Nadine Unger
University of Exeter

Chemistry Seminar: TBC (Dr Libby Gibson, Newcastle University)
2019-10-21 15:30 - 16:30 | Chemistry LTG, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
Chemistry Seminar
TBC
Dr Libby Gibson, Newcastle University

School of Biological Sciences Seminar: Iron control immunity (Dr Hal Drakesmith - University of Oxford)
2019-10-22 13:00 - 13:50 | Chemistry LT2
School of Biological Sciences Seminar
Iron control immunity
Dr Hal Drakesmith – University of Oxford

ICMA Research Seminar: Yan Cheng, Essex University
2019-10-23 08:00 - 17:00 | ICMA G09, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6BA, United Kingdom
ICMA Research Seminar
Yan Cheng, Essex University

Economics External Seminar: Mary Silles
2019-10-23 12:15 - 13:30 | Edith Morley, Room 406
Economics External Seminar
Mary Silles
