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SUMMARY:LOB Research Seminar Featuring Professor Abby Ghobadian
DESCRIPTION:LOB Research Seminar Featuring Professor Abby Ghobadian\, Henley Business School \nDate and time: 26 November 2020 at 1pm-2pm\nLocation: Held virtually on Microsoft Teams\, details TBC\nName of organiser: Marcello Mariani \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/lob-research-seminar-featuring-professor-abby-ghobadian/
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201127T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201127T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
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SUMMARY:Methods for Participatory Development and Communications
DESCRIPTION:Global Research Division workshop \nUsing visual methods to enable participatory action-research: women and Zero-Budget Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh\, India – Henny Osbahr and Grady Walker  \nWe use participatory photography when reporting on Zero-Budget Natural Farming approaches in Andhra Pradesh\, India. Reporting of sustainable agricultural innovation practice has not always created space for marginalised voices. Participatory action-research merges theory with action and participation\, while challenging institutionalised academic methods of collecting and curating knowledge. It relies on the accumulation of knowledge through participant action and seeks to advance the interests of underrepresented groups and classes\, including in policy debate. In this short presentation\, we will highlight how the approach was used to facilitate a channel for self-help groups of women to explain their often subjective reasons for adopting innovative rural practice. \nUnderstanding how participatory scenario planning can support learning for social-ecological resilience  – Sam Poskitt  \nParticipatory scenario planning (PSP) is widely used for public engagement and co-production by researchers and practitioners with the expectation that this can encourage learning that supports progress towards social-ecological resilience. However\, thus far there is limited theoretically informed analysis regarding how PSP may support learning in this context. In this presentation\, I will explain how I developed a conceptual framework to help understand how PSP can support learning and then applied this framework to an empirical study of learning in PSP processes that focuses on social-ecological resilience. \nOne step backwards\, one step sideways: notes at the margins of a participatory ethno-fiction – Lorenzo D’Angelo \nThis presentation aims to discuss the choices behind the making of a film shot in collaboration with people living in a gold-mining area in South-Western Uganda. Among other features\, this is a locality in which Ugandan security services keep an active eye on gold mining sites and on a researcher eager to film. Hence\, the presentation will reflect on issues such as: What is the relationship between reality\, fiction\, and storytelling? To what extent can collaborative ethnography be participatory? \n\,
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/methods-for-participatory-development-and-communications/
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201203T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201203T140000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20201116T170533Z
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SUMMARY:Interrogating the promises of agriculture 4.0: who will win\, who will lose\, and who has the power to decide?
DESCRIPTION:Human Geography Research Seminar\nDr David Rose\, Elizabeth Creak Associate Professor of Agricultural Innovation and Extension\, School of Agriculture\, Policy and Development.  \nPresentation\, followed by commentary and Q& A with discussant\, Professor Mike Goodman \nThursday 3 December \n1-2 pm MS Teams \n  \nMicrosoft Teams meeting \nJoin on your computer or mobile app \nClick here to join the meeting \nLearn More | Meeting options \n  \n\, Sen
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/interrogating-the-promises-of-agriculture-4-0-who-will-win-who-will-lose-and-who-has-the-power-to-decide/
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201204T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20201007T174256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T174256Z
UID:21125-1607097600-1607101200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Annual Percy Ure Lecture: Pompeii of the Syrian Desert: Rethinking Dura-Europos for the 'decolonial' era
DESCRIPTION:Annual Percy Ure Lecture: Pompeii of the Syrian Desert: Rethinking Dura-Europos for the ‘decolonial’ era\, Professor Simon James\, University of Leicester \nAll are welcome to join University of Reading’s Classics Department online for the 10th Annual Percy Ure Lecture\, to be delivered by Simon James\, Professor of Archaeology at University of Leicester and President of the Ermine Street Guard. In this lecture\, which honours the legacy of our founding Professor\, Percy N. Ure\, Professor James will consider the civil aspects of the Roman garrison at Dura-Europos\, its nature and origins. \nAdmission free. Booking essential. \nTo book your place visit \nhttps://tinyurl.com/UreLecture2020 \nFor more information\, please contact Professor Amy C. Smith at a.c.smith@reading.ac.uk
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/annual-percy-ure-lecture-pompeii-of-the-syrian-desert-rethinking-dura-europos-for-the-decolonial-era/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
ORGANIZER;CN="Professor%20Amy%20C.%20Smith%2C%20Classics":MAILTO:a.c.smith@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201207T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201207T140000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200812T110408Z
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SUMMARY:Illness and Recovery in the Early Modern World
DESCRIPTION:Early Modern Research Centre seminar series: ‘Illness and Recovery in the Early Modern World’ \n Hannah Newton\, University of Reading \nMondays at 1pm via Zoom. To join\, please email emrc@reading.ac.uk.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/illness-and-recovery-in-the-early-modern-world/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201207T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201207T163000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20201202T102338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201202T102534Z
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SUMMARY:Why Language and Migration?
DESCRIPTION:An event organised by the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism \nPolarisation over migration continues to divide the world. Currently\, the 27 countries of the EU are fiercely contesting a new pact on asylum and migration where biases around race\, religion and ethnicity are at the heart of debates about values\, identity and language. \nJoin Tony Capstick\, author of Language and Migration\, in conversation with five international scholars as they each respond to the question why language and migration? \nThis event will take place as a Zoom webinar. Please register via form below and you will receive an email with joining instructions closer to the event date. \nRegister here: https://bit.ly/34ZISlp \nSPEAKERS \nAnna De Fina\, Professor of Italian Language and Linguistics\, Italian Department\, Georgetown University \nTony Capstick\, Lecturer in Applied Linguistics\, University of Reading \nRuth Wodak\, Emerita Distinguished Professor of Discourse Studies\, Lancaster University \nXiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen\, Professor in Applied Linguistics\, Department of Education\, University of Bath \nJames Simpson\, Senior Lecturer\, School of Education\, University of Leeds \nCHAIR: Ludovica Serratrice\, University of Reading \nDATE: Monday 7 December 2020 – 3pm (UK)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/why-language-and-migration/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201210T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201210T183000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
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SUMMARY:Around the World in Eighteen Books
DESCRIPTION:A Centre for Book Cultures and Book Publishing event \nRuth Ahmedzai Kemp\, WorldKidLit\, translator from Arabic\, German and Russian \nRuth will open a door onto the global children’s publishing industry\, looking at how publishing rights are sold from one country to another\, how translations are commissioned and funded\, how marketing and age-banding varies between territories\, why there are so few translations from outside of Europe and so few translated books by non-white authors\, and how that could change. \nOrganised in partnership with Outside in World. \nYou can join via Teams. \nContact The Centre for Book Cultures and Book Publishing.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/public-talk-from-ruth-ahmedzai-kemp-around-the-world-in-18-books/
LOCATION:Teams
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201211T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201211T170000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20201213T125353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201213T130457Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring Collections\, Archaeology\, and Empire: Creating narratives for younger audiences\, past present\, future
DESCRIPTION:Histories of collections present an opportunity to present inclusive narratives that are not usually part of museum interpretation. This is particularly true in relation to archaeology collections and histories of imperial collecting.  Recent reports (see Further Reading below) have focused on the lack of diversity across many areas – including publishing\, children’s literature\, and the curriculum. \nThis workshop will examine how collections histories\, histories of archaeology\, and archaeological artefacts and sites have been presented to children in the past\, and explore how new narratives could be presented in museums now and in the future. \nPlease register for a free ticket via Eventbrite at this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-collections-archaeology-and-empire-tickets-131586728447 \nExploring Collections\, Archaeology and Empire has been organised as part of a joint University of Reading and British Museum partnership project\, “Narrating the Diverse Past”\, currently being undertaken by Dr Amara Thornton (Research Officer\, University of Reading). \n  \nProgramme \n\n\n\n3.00-3.05\nWelcome (Amara Thornton)\n\n\n3.05-3.20\nSarah Saunders (Head of Learning and National Partnerships\, The British Museum) – Current Activities at the British Museum\n\n\n3.20-3.35\nFiona Melhuish (University of Reading\, Special Collections) – Empire and Archaeology in the Children’s Collection\n\n\n3.35-3.50\nSue Walker (University of Reading\, Typography & Graphic Communication) – ‘They lived like this’ books for children: Marie Neurath’s collaboration with museums\n\n\n3.50-4.00\nQuestions\n\n\n4.00-4.15\nAmara Thornton (University of Reading) – Archaeology Books for Children: A Brief History\n\n\n4.15-4.30\nMichelle Keeley-Adamson (MKA Illustrations) – Illustrating Archaeology\n\n\n4.30-4.40\nQuestions\n\n\n4.40-4.50\nWrap Up\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/exploring-collections-archaeology-and-empire-creating-narratives-for-younger-audiences-past-present-future/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201215T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201215T170000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20201204T081827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T174855Z
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SUMMARY:Addressing food system challenges: Making interdisciplinarity work
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Food\, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) is holding their 3rd Annual Forum online on Tuesday 15 December at 14.00 – 17.00 (GMT). This year’s theme is the importance of interdisciplinary working to successfully address food system challenges. \nThe importance of sustainable and resilient food supply systems\, capable of responding to shocks and disruptions such as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic\, is widely acknowledged. However\, food systems are complex with inter-relationships between agriculture\, the environment and consumers\, and require approaches that are holistic and interdisciplinary\, drawing upon natural\, social and physical sciences. The Annual Forum provides an opportunity to learn about the application of such approaches in practice in different parts of the world and draw on the experience of the IFNH in applying interdisciplinary approaches to systems-wide challenges. \nThe event hosts talks from a range of speakers from the University as well as key partners: Joanna Kane-Potaka\, Assistant Director General\, External Relations\, ICRISAT and Executive Director at Smart Food Initiative (ICRISAT) and Dr Adegbola Adesoga\, Professor of Animal Nutrition and Director of the Food Systems Institute at the University of Florida and a leader of USAID’s Feed the Future initiative. \nProfessor Ian Givens\, IFNH Director says: “The Forum highlights research from the University and our partners and how this connects with work done elsewhere. We are very pleased that in addition to University colleagues we will be joined by two external speakers who share a common vision but approach it from very different perspectives: the contrast between an animal-derived foods and a plant-based approach to reducing childhood stunting will prove interesting.” \nThe event is free to attend. For more information and to register your attendance please click here. Please register by Monday 7 December 2020.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/addressing-food-system-challenges-making-interdisciplinarity-work/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201218T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210131T233000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20201218T100059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210104T121847Z
UID:21381-1608278400-1612135800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Home-based reading study - call for families to participate
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to find out more about how your child reads? \nCan home-led reading and writing help close the COVID-19 learning gap that educators report especially for children with literacy difficulties or coming from diverse backgrounds? \nAt the University of Reading we are looking into it with an online study for parents/carers with children of primary-school age. We are looking for families of English-speaking and multilingual children of any reading level. The study will be open between December 2020 and January 2021. \nTake part by the 31 January 2021 to: \n\nReceive individual feedback on your child’s reading profile and expert advice with simple steps that you can do at home to help them improve\nEnter the £50 voucher prize-draw at the end of data collection.\n\nLearn more and participate at: \nhttps://reading.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/reading-activities-and-strategy-use-at-home-for-familiesc \nFor queries\, please contact the lead researcher Anna Tsakalaki: a.tsakalaki@reading.ac.uk
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/home-based-reading-study-call-for-families-to-participate/
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Anna%20Tsakalaki%2C%20School%20of%20Education":MAILTO:a.tsakalaki@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210118T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20210119T171528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210119T171528Z
UID:21462-1610956800-1610989200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:DELAL-CeLM PhD conference
DESCRIPTION:The Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics (DELAL) and the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM) present a PhD seminar hosted by Parvaneh Tavakoli. \nSession: 15 March 2021
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/delal-celm-phd-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210120T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210120T183000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20210118T104844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210125T104308Z
UID:21450-1611162000-1611167400@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:From feminism to genealogy: Virginia Woolf’s impact in Italy
DESCRIPTION:Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing Seminar: ‘From feminism to genealogy: Virginia Woolf’s impact in Italy’\, Dr Elisa Bolchi\, Department of Languages and Cultures \nJointly organised with English Literature\, in this online research seminar\, Dr Elisa Bolchi will be discussing the exciting research she has been carrying out here at Reading\, as a Marie Curie Fellow. \nFree to join\, please contact s.l.heywood@reading.ac.uk for Zoom link and password. \nPlease click here for more details. \nFollow us at @cbcp_UniRdg
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/centre-for-book-cultures-and-publishing-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Sophie%20Heywood":MAILTO:s.l.heywood@reading.ac.uk 
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210127T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210127T140000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20210114T184634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T174849Z
UID:21427-1611752400-1611756000@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Centre for Health Humanities Online Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Amy Austin\, ‘The Role of the Body in Transgender Identities\, 1940-’60’ \nSarra Bouabdeli\, ‘Body as a Sign in Virtual Reality’ \nTo join\, email a.s.mangham@reading.ac.uk \nPlease click here to see the other seminars in our series \nFollow us on Twitter @healthhums
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/centre-for-health-humanities-online-seminars/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health,Heritage & Creativity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Andrew%20Mangham%2C%20English%20Literature":MAILTO:a.s.mangham@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210127T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210127T170000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20210126T154416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210126T154528Z
UID:21510-1611763200-1611766800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Classics Research Seminar Series – Spring 2020
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Classics at Reading is delighted to present an online seminar series to accompany the exhibition Troy: Beauty and Heroism\, at the Ure Museum in Spring 2020. This series of presentations from Reading Classics’ own scholars\, as well as some special guests\, explore the interconnectedness of ideas about beauty and heroism in relation to the epic tradition and its reception\, throughout antiquity. Interested individuals are welcome to join us online via Teams Wednesdays at 4pm\, from 27 January to 25 March. \n27 January – Ian Rutherford (Reading) Beauty\, Proportion and the Canon: What did the Greeks borrow from Egypt? \n3 February – Amy Smith (University of Reading) Beauty and Heroism in the Amazonomachy \n10 February – Claudina Romero Mayorga (University of Reading) Who’s the fairest of them all? The Judgement of Paris in Etruscan mirrors \n17 February – Barbara Goff (University of Reading) Helens: Speeches and silences \n24 February – Signe Barfoed (University of Oslo/Reading) The white teeth of a boar of gleaming tusks: Boar-hunt and warrior ethos in Homer’s world \n3 March – Oliver Baldwin (University of Reading) Penelope: Inward and outward beauty \n10 March – James Lloyd (University of Reading) Alexander the Great and the music of Paris and Achilles \n17 March – Sonya Nevin (Panoply/University of Roehampton) Beauty and Heroism in Panoply’s Our Mythical Childhood animations \n25 March – Sophia Papaioannou (University of Athens) The Charming Artistry of Competitive Performance in Nonnus’ *Dionysiaca* 19
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/21510/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210201T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210201T170000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20210125T164258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T174213Z
UID:21508-1612193400-1612198800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Chemistry Research Colloquium Research Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Please find a list of the Chemistry Research Colloquium Research Seminars run during the Spring Term. All events will be held on Microsoft Teams and are scheduled to commence at 3:45pm unless otherwise stated. \nSessions: \n1 February – Event TBC \n8 February – Dr Florian Maier\, Friedrich Alexander University\, Germany: “A close look at ionic liquid interfaces by angle-resolved XPS” \n22 February – Dr Piers Gaffney\, Imperial College London: Event TBC \n1 March – Dr Karen E. Johnston\, Durham University “Probing Ion Mobility Mechanisms in Solid Electrolytes using Solid-State NMR” \n8 March – Dr Gosia Swadzba-Kwasny\, Queen’s University\, Belfast: Event TBC \n15 March – Dr Mary Pryce\, DCU\, Dublin: Event TBC \n22 March – Dr Emmanuel Guilmeau\, CRISMAT\, Caen\, France “Ternary and quaternary TE sulfides: mechanical-alloying\, ordered/disorded phenomena\, conductive network\, transport properties\, theoretical calculations..”
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/chemistry-research-colloquium-research-seminars/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
ORGANIZER;CN="Barbara%20Parr%2C%20Chemistry%2C%20Food%20and%20Pharmacy":MAILTO:b.l.parr@reading.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210202T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210202T180000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20210120T114618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T114618Z
UID:21470-1612285200-1612288800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Wolfenden Seminar on LGBT+ inter-sectionality
DESCRIPTION:Dr Ruvi Ziegler and Prof Alina Tryfonidou in conversation with S Chelvan (@S_Chelvan) and Ailbhe Smyth (@ailbhes) as part of LGBT+ history month. The event will be convened by Dr Ruvi Ziegler. \nDate and time: 2 February 2021 at 5pm \nThis session will be held on Microsoft Teams. Please click on the link here to join.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/wolfenden-seminar-on-lgbt-inter-sectionality/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Ruvi%20Ziegler%2C%20School%20of%20Law":MAILTO:r.ziegler@reading.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210203T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210203T200000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20210123T114401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210123T114401Z
UID:21489-1612378800-1612382400@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Why Are We All Not Equal?
DESCRIPTION:Why Are We All Not Equal? Annual Wolfenden Lecture with special guest\, Hafsa Qureshi\, Stonewall Bi Role Model of the Year 2019. \nAs a modern society\, we treat the problem of inequality as a thing of the past. This lecture will work to dispel the notion that equality has been achieved. We will look at the ways society has adapted the way we discriminate against one another\, and what we can do to oppose this. \nThis special event is named in memory of Lord Wolfenden\, who was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading from 1950-64. Lord Wolfenden chaired a committee that wrote the 1957 ‘Wolfenden Report’\, a key milestone in LGBT+ history in the UK.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/why-are-we-all-not-equal/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210210T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210210T140000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20210114T190812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T174206Z
UID:21434-1612962000-1612965600@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Facial Disfigurement and Madness in Early Modern Britain: Reconsidering Arise Evans
DESCRIPTION:Centre for Health Humanities Online Seminars: ‘Facial Disfigurement and Madness in Early Modern Britain: Reconsidering Arise Evans’\, Emily Cock\, Cardiff University \nTo join\, email a.s.mangham@reading.ac.uk \nPlease click here to see the other seminars in our series \nFollow us on Twitter @healthhums
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/centre-for-health-humanities-online-seminars-4/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health,Heritage & Creativity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr%20Andrew%20Mangham%2C%20English%20Literature":MAILTO:a.s.mangham@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210210T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210210T200000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
CREATED:20210123T114943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230209T174201Z
UID:21492-1612983600-1612987200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Sport and COVID: What do we know?
DESCRIPTION:Sport and COVID: What do we know?\nUniversity of Reading Public Lecture by Professor James Reade (Economics) \nSport\, like most aspects of our lives\, has been heavily disrupted by Covid-19. Even as a vaccine begins to be rolled out\, sporting events are being cancelled\, rescheduled\, or adapted to fit Covid-19. Sport without fans has become normal\, yet before March 2020 less than 200 elite football matches had ever taken place without fans in the stadium. Removing all fans has affected sports clubs financially\, and arguably also on the field – a number of academic studies have shown that this affects outcomes\, especially for the visiting team. Sports events are mass events\, and before now scant attention has been paid to their potential public health risk. Yet how much did they contribute to the first wave? Have they contributed at all in the second one? \nIn this talk Professor James Reade\, Head of Department of Economics\, will review the evidence that has been accumulated over the last year.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/sport-and-covid-what-do-we-know/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health,Prosperity & Resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210211T130000
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SUMMARY:Human Geography Seminar Series – Spring 2021
DESCRIPTION:Human Geography Seminar Series – Spring 2021 \nWe have a great line-up of speakers for the spring term: \n11 February\, 1-2pm: Thematic collages in participatory photography. Dr Grady Walker\, University of Reading\n25 February\, 1-2pm: The Labour of Hope: meritocracy and neoliberal disconnection in post-revolutionary Egypt. Dr Harry Pettit\, University of Reading\n4 March\, 1-2pm: “A riot in Shoeton”: Violence\, insecurity and post-socialist geographies of racism. Dr Matej Blazek\, Newcastle University\n18 March\, 1-2pm: Feeding the world Silicon Valley-style: Place\, protein and promise. Dr Alex Sexton\, University of Sheffield.\n22 April\, 1-2pm: Dr Sylvia Jaworska\, University of Reading. Topic TBC \nAll sessions will be held on Microsoft Teams. Please email Ruth Evans (r.evans@reading.ac.uk) for more information.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/human-geography-seminar-series-spring-2021/
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
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SUMMARY:Human Geography & Global Development Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Human Geography & Global Development online seminar this term. Grady Walker\, Walker Institute\, will be presenting on: Thematic collages in participatory photography: A process for understanding the adoption of Zero Budget Natural Farming in India. \n11th February 2021 1-2 pm – join via Microsoft Teams \nPlease click for a link to the poster \n  \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/human-geography-global-development-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210212T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210212T143000
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SUMMARY:Histories of Development and Change
DESCRIPTION:A Global Development Research Division workshop \nDetails to follow \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/histories-of-development-and-change/
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210222T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210222T193000
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SUMMARY:Children's Literature in Translation: A window into the cultural changes of '68
DESCRIPTION:Children’s literature in translation: a window into the cultural changes of ’68\nDr Sophie Heywood \nInternational Mother Language Day Annual Public Lecture \nThe Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM) and the Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing (CBCP) are delighted to invite you to our annual public lecture celebrating International Mother Language Day at the University of Reading. \nBooks play an important role in our understanding of how society changes\, both at the time of the change and in the long view of historical events. In this public lecture Dr Sophie Heywood will illustrate how the global upheaval caused by the protest movements of 1968 fuelled an explosion of radical creativity in children’s literature. By tracing the journeys of key books such as Where the Wild Things Are and The Little Red Schoolbook as they travelled across different countries\, Dr Heywood will explore the crucial role that translations and cultural exchange played in the ‘children’s ’68’. How did concepts of what was ‘radical’ in children’s books change across time\, place and context? And what were the long-term legacies of this watershed moment on children’s culture in Europe? \nThis online event is free and open to all. Please register your interest to receive a personal invitation: http://bit.ly/2KYp9N6 \nFor further information please see the event information
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/international-mother-language-day-annual-public-lecture/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity,Prosperity & Resilience
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210223T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210223T180000
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SUMMARY:Regenerative Agriculture Managing the Farm Carbon Footprint
DESCRIPTION:Regenerative Agriculture Managing the Farm Carbon Footprint\nAnnual Edith Mary Gayton Lecture\, School of Agriculture\, Policy and Development  \nSpeaker: Jake Freestone\, Farm Manager at Overbury Farms \nDetails to follow \nTo register please contact Teresa Hicks at\nt.m.hicks@reading.ac.uk or telephone 0118 378 8152
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/regenerative-agriculture-managing-the-farm-carbon-footprint/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210223T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210223T200000
DTSTAMP:20260511T182027
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SUMMARY:The Making of Dominion: An interview with Tom Holland
DESCRIPTION:The Making of Dominion: An interview with Tom Holland\nAnnual Chaplaincy Lecture\, University of Reading \nTom Holland is an award-winning historian\, author and broadcaster. During this online event\, he will be discussing his most recent work\, ‘Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind’. \n‘If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way\, then Dominion is a very great book indeed’\, Sunday Times History Book of the Year. \nPrevious works by Tom Holland include studies of Rome\, Greece\, Persia\, and early Islam: examples include Rubicon: The Triumph and the Tragedy of the Roman Republic; Persian Fire; and In the Shadow of the Sword. \nHolland has adapted Homer\, Herodotus\, Thucydides and Virgil for the BBC and his translation of Herodotus was published in 2013 by Penguin Classics. \nHe is presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Making History and has written and presented a number of TV documentaries\, for the BBC and Channel 4\, on subjects ranging from Isis to dinosaurs. \nAttendance free\, but booking essential. \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/the-making-of-dominion-an-interview-with-tom-holland/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
ORGANIZER;CN="University%20of%20Reading%20Chaplaincy":MAILTO:chaplaincy@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210224T150000
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SUMMARY:Meteorological Masterclass: Flood Forecasting Hours to Months Ahead
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 24 February 2021: Flood forecasting hours to months ahead\nDr Linda Speight: University of Reading \nThis Masterclass will discuss the very latest work in probabilistic hydrometeorological forecasting – hours to months ahead – and the use and communication of flood forecasts to support decision-making. It will look at how well we can forecast floods at a range of scales and how we can balance lead time and uncertainty to answer the important operational question “when and where will impact occur?”. It will also cover how flood forecasting can be used in locations with limited data to support early action and will close with a discussion on what the future research directions are for flood forecasting. \nPart of the University of Reading /Royal Meteorological Society Masterclass Series: Anticipating floods\, droughts and heatwaves. Forthcoming dates include: \nWednesday 10 March 2021: Representing convection in Numerical Weather Prediction models and its implications\nProfessor Bob Plant\, University of Reading \nThe forecasting of convective precipitation remains among the most challenging and most stubborn problems in meteorology. In this talk\, Bob will review the fundamental scientific challenges\, discuss recent progress and advances being made in this field\, and highlight some of the implications for operational forecasting. \nWednesday 24 March 2021: Heatwaves and climate change in urban microclimates\nProfessor Sue Grimmond\, University of Reading \nThe focus of this talk is on heatwaves and how urban areas can exacerbate their impact because of the well-known canopy layer urban heat island effects\, and why cities and their residents are particularly vulnerable. Impacts of heatwaves have been very significant if people are not appropriately prepared (as witnessed during the 2003 heatwave across Europe). Attention will be directed to the important impact of scale and an understanding of the dynamics of urban climate\, challenges in predictions and advance warning\, and strategies and interventions for heat stress mitigation. \nAbout the series\nThese masterclasses are intended to provide additional training for professionals working in Meteorology and Climate Science\, and its operational application. \nEach masterclass webinar will run from 3pm to 4.30pm\, starting with a presentation followed by the opportunity for questions and discussion with the speaker. While the webinars are part of a series\, delegates can choose which seminars they attend (attendance at all three is not compulsory). \nRegistration:  Member: £20.00 | Non-member: £25.00 \nLast year we welcomed 542 delegates throughout the series – view all three seminars on the RMetSoc YouTube channel here. \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/meteorological-masterclass-2021-flood-forecasting-hours-to-months-ahead/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Environment
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SUMMARY:Harry Pettit Seminar\, Thursday 25 February\, 1-2pm
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next Human Geography & Global Development online seminar this term. \nHarry Pettit\, David Robins Fellow in Urban Geography\, University of Reading\, will be presenting on: The Labour of Hope: meritocracy and neoliberal disconnection in post-revolutionary Egypt \nSession: \nThursday 25 February 2021 at 1-2pm \nLink to join \n  \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/harry-pettit-seminar-thursday-25-february-1-2pm/
CATEGORIES:Prosperity & Resilience
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SUMMARY:School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences - Spring Term Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Please find below a list of events arranged by the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences in the Spring Term. All sessions will be hosted on Microsoft Teams. \nSessions: \nThursday 25 February at 1pm-2pm – ‘Effects of Age and Education on Language and Cognition’\, Alexandre Nikolaev and Christos Pliatsikas. Link to join \n\nIn my presentation I will discuss effects that older age and education demonstrate across domains of language and cognition: whether these domains show a) different effects of age and education\, b) similar patterns of age-related change over time\, and c) whether education moderates the rate of decline in these domains. I will also discuss language decline related to abnormal ageing in people with Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment.\n\nThursday 4th March at 1pm-2pm – ‘Synthetic Datasets’\, Dan Quintana and Lily Fitzgibbon. Link to join \n\nDan Quintana from the University of Oslo will deliver his workshop on the creation of synthetic datasets for sharing the properties of a dataset while eliminating disclosure risk.\n\nThursday 11th March at 12pm-1pm – ‘Enhancing Diversity Training in Policing’\, Netta Weinstein\, Carien van Reekum. Link to join \n\nPrejudice continues to be a widespread problem in policing and other workplaces. In responding to this problem\, billions are spent to develop and deliver diversity training meant to reduce employees’ prejudice. However\, research findings\, including in policing\, show these attempts fail to produce meaningful change in attitudes and behaviour. This talk will describe the problem\, explore solutions based in motivation science\, and share the reasons for\, and challenges of\, testing these questions in real-world settings such as in police forces.\n\nThursday 11th March at 1pm-2pm – ‘Sex Differences in Interoceptive Abilities’\, Jenny Murphy\, Christos Pliatsikas. Link to join \nThursday 18th March at 12pm-1pm\, ‘Developing an Open Research RRDP Course’\, Lily Fitzgibbon. Link to join \n\nIn this special session\, we will spend the hour working in small groups to draft a short course on Open Research to be delivered as an RRDP course for PhD students. Materials will also be available for those wishing to bring Open Research into their undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.\n\nThursday 25th March at 1pm-2pm\, ‘What’s the Point of Qualitative Research’\, Kate Harvey\, Christos Pliatsikas. Link to join \n\nI joined SPCLS nearly twenty years ago from a Health Services Research background\, where qualitative research is widely used and highly valued. I was surprised to be met with considerable scepticism about qualitative approaches\, and debate about whether they could even be considered “psychology”. Fast forward twenty years\, and I’ve collaborated with numerous colleagues who discovered their research question might be best addressed using qualitative methods. Today I’ll be presenting some of that research and illustrating how qualitative approaches can progress our understanding of complex issues from child and adolescent mental health to food poverty\, plus lots in between.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/school-of-psychology-and-clinical-language-sciences-spring-term-seminars/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture, Food & Health
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SUMMARY:‘Sniffin’ Glue and Ripped & Torn: Two cases studies as to why fanzines matter
DESCRIPTION:Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing Seminar: ‘Sniffin’ Glue and Ripped & Torn: Two cases studies as to why fanzines matter’\, Professor Matthew Worley (History) \nThis online research seminar will focus on Sniffin’ Glue and Ripped & Torn\, two of the most influential fanzines to emerge through British punk in 1976-77. The objective is to use case studies to demonstrate the possibilities and limitations of fanzines as a cultural form\, exploring the motivation that inspired their creation and their means of production. Attention will be given to the content of the fanzines\, revealing how they provided a space for engagement\, a mechanism for agency\, and a medium to construct cultural meaning. From this\, the benefit to the historian should be clear as semi-private/semi-public ideas in the process of becoming offer us insight into cultural histories formulating ‘from below’. \n\n\nMatthew Worley is Professor of Modern History at the University of Reading.\n\nPlease join the seminar here using Microsoft Teams.\n\nFollow us at @cbcp_UniRdg
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/sniffin-glue-and-ripped-torn-two-cases-studies-as-to-why-fanzines-matter/
CATEGORIES:Heritage & Creativity
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SUMMARY:Human Geography Online Seminar: Matej Blazek\, 4 March 1-2pm
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the next Human Geography online research seminar on Thursday 4 March\, 1-2pm\, with Matej Blazek\, Newcastle University: “A riot in Shoeton”: Violence\, insecurity and post-socialist geographies of racism. \nHG seminar Matej Blazek \nJoin via Teams here
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/event/human-geography-online-seminar-matej-blazek-4-march-1-2pm/
CATEGORIES:Environment
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