Connecting Research

Glucocorticoid hormone action in the brain: A concept in need of revision
2020-02-25 13:00 - 13:50 (Europe/London) | Chemistry LT2
Biological Science Research Seminars
Professor Johannes M.H.M Reul, Head of Neuro-Epigenetics Research Group, University of Bristol
Glucocorticoid hormone action in the brain: A concept in need of revision

Incumbency, re-renomination, and constituency service: Evidence from India
2020-02-25 16:30 - 17:45 | Edith Morley, 406
Politics and International Relations Research Seminars
Dr Royal Holloway): Incumbency, re-renomination, and constituency service: Evidence from India

The Role of Agri-Technology Applications in Future Farming Systems
2020-02-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Nike Lecture Theatre, Agriculture Building, Agriculture Building, Whiteknights Campus, Earley Gate, RG6 6AR, United Kingdom
Edith Mary Gayton Public Lecture 2020
Speaker: Simon Pearson, Professor of Agri-Food Technology at the University of Lincoln
To book a place contact: casagri@reading.ac.uk

Economics External Seminar: Bob Sugden
2020-02-26 12:15 - 13:30 | Edith Morley, Room 406
Economics External Seminar
Bob Sugden

The Self Delusion: How we are all connected and why that matters
2020-02-26 19:30 | Palmer Building, G10
University Public Lecture
Professor Tom Oliver (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology): The Self Delusion: How we are all connected and why that matters
We often think of ourselves as individuals, acting alone, with an inner self that stays the same across our lives. But this is an illusion – in fact, we are more connected with others, the planet and the universe than we realise.
In his lecture, ecologist Tom Oliver explains some surprising science that will make you think differently about yourself and your place in the world. While our sense of individual self has helped our species to succeed, he argues that seeing beyond this mindset to understand the complex connections between us may well be the key to a better future.

Tom Oliver is a Professor in Applied Ecology at the University of Reading and author of The Self Delusion, a popular science book about our human interconnectedness. He is a senior academic fellow with the UK government leading the design of their Systems Research Programme to inform environmental policy, and also sits on the European Environment Agency Scientific Committee. Tom is a frequent contributor to broadcast media, a frequent speaker on environmental science and has published more than 65 scientific papers in world-leading journals.
For more information on Tom’s research, please visit https://research.reading.ac.uk/social-and-applied-ecology/
Admission free. Booking advisable.

Early Years Professional Identities
2020-02-27 13:00 - 14:00 | L24, G06
Institute of Education Research Programme
Dr Kate Hoskins, Brunel University: Early Years Professional Identities

Jet Latitude Regimes and the Predictability of the North Atlantic Oscillation
2020-03-02 12:00 - 12:50 | Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre, Room GU01, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, RG6 6AH
Meteorology Monday Seminars
Kristian Strommen, University of Oxford: Jet Latitude Regimes and the Predictability of the North Atlantic Oscillation

Relationships in Errors between Meteorological and Air Quality Forecasts
2020-03-03 13:00 - 13:30 | Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre, Room GU01, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, RG6 6AH
Meteorology Tuesday Seminars
Kaja Milczewska​: Relationships in Errors between Meteorological and Air Quality Forecasts

How Conservation Initiatives Go to Scale
2020-03-03 13:00 - 13:50 | Chemistry LT2
Biological Science Research Seminars
Dr Morena Mills, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Social Science, Imperial College, London

Understanding Public Euroscepticism
2020-03-03 16:30 - 17:45 | Edith Morley, 406
Politics and International Relations Research Seminars
Dr Simona Guerra (University of Leicester): Understanding Public Euroscepticism

The Glory and the Grandeur: John Clarke Stobart and the defence of high culture in a democratic age
2020-03-04
Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing Events
Dr Christopher Stray (Swansea University): The Glory and the Grandeur: John Clarke Stobart and the defence of high culture in a democratic age
Time and Venue TBC

Economics External Seminar: Matteo Pazzona
2020-03-04 12:15 - 13:30 | Edith Morley, Room 406
Economics External Seminar
Matteo Pazzona, Brunel University

Stories of Ageing / New Discoveries from the Cole Library
2020-03-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL), Redlands Road, Reading, RG1 5EX, United Kingdom
Collections Research Network: Stories of Ageing / New Discoveries from the Cole Library

A book collector and bibliophile from his schooldays until his death, Francis Joseph Cole (1872-1959) amassed a huge library of around 8000 volumes of books and scientific papers, from earliest times to the present day. As Professor of Zoology at the University of Reading, Cole founded the Cole Museum of Zoology and used his magnificent library of works on the history of early medicine, zoology, comparative anatomy and reproductive physiology for teaching and research.
Three hundred significant titles have now been made available for the first time, thanks to funding for cataloguing from the Collections Project. These include works by Hunter, Perrault and Severino and can be viewed in a pop-up exhibition at Special Collections, on Wednesday 4 March, 2-4 pm.
We will be joined by Andrew Mangham and Kate Mattacks to tell us about their Stories of Ageing: Patient Experience and Patient Care project, with a talk and a workshop.

Pathways to Impact and Stakeholder Mapping
2020-03-05 13:00 - 14:30 | L22, 110
Institute of Education Research Programme
Ruth Pugh, Impact Team: Pathways to impact and stakeholder mapping

Women in Sport: Overcoming and Succeeding
2020-03-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Henley Business School, Room G11, Henley Business School, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
Edith Morley Lecture 2020 – guest panel discussion
To mark International Women’s Day, we are delighted to present this annual event in memory of Edith Morley, with a panel discussion bringing together female innovators and game-changers from the sporting world. Historically, sports have been a male dominated arena with very low numbers of women involved. Today, the number of female athletes are rising significantly, yet, women’s sports are highly underrepresented in the media, and female athletes earn considerably less than their male counterparts.
A guest panel will cover a wide range of topics including how these remarkable sportswomen have overcome barriers and gone onto achieve great success in their fields. The panel includes Fara Williams, Reading FC Women and England player, Kelly Chambers, Director of Women’s and Girls Football, Reading FC Women, Cath Bishop, Olympic Rower, and Alice Kirkup, Captain of the University of Reading’s netball first team.
Admission free. Booking advisable. Please click here for more information and to book

Trial volunteers needed for study within Psychology and Clinical Language sciences
2020-03-09 08:00 - 2020-03-31 17:00
University of Reading researchers are currently looking for individuals who would consider themselves to be particularly anxious for a research study.
The study will take 30 minutes. You will be reimbursed £5 for your time. If you take part there will also be a chance that you can win more money.
If you are aged between 18-35 and want to take part, then please email: iou.lab.uk@gmail.com

200 Years of Thunderstorms in Oxford
2020-03-10 13:00 - 13:50 | Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre, Room GU01, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, RG6 6AH
Meteorology Tuesday Seminars
Stephen Burt: 200 Years of Thunderstorms in Oxford

IgE receptor polymorphism predicts divergent, sex-specific inflammatory modes and fitness costs in a wild rodent
2020-03-10 13:00 - 13:50 | Chemistry LT2
Biological Science Research Seminars
Dr Klara Wanelik, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool: IgE receptor polymorphism predicts divergent, sex-specific inflammatory modes and fitness costs in a wild rodent

Introduction to Topological Data Analysis
2020-03-10 13:00 - 13:50 | Chemistry LT2
Biological Science Research Seminars
Dr Pawel Dlotko, University of Swansea: Introduction to Topological Data Analysis

Fashioning Hybrid Warfare
2020-03-10 16:30 - 17:45 | Edith Morley, 308
Politics and International Relations Research Seminars
Dr Andreas Behnke, Dr Vladimir Rauta: Fashioning Hybrid Warfare

Mathematics of Planet Earth: Data Day
2020-03-11
Mathematics of Planet Earth Wednesday: Data Day
Alberto Carassi (NERSC)

Economics External Seminar: Melanie Jones
2020-03-11 12:15 - 13:30 | Edith Morley, Room 406
Economics External Seminar
Melanie Jones, Cardiff Business School: Title TBC

License to Assemble: Theorising Brand Longevity
2020-03-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Henley Business School, G03
Henley Business School Marketing & Reputation Research Seminars
Dr Chloe Preece, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Royal Holloway, University of London
Finola Kerrigan, Professor in Marketing and Consumption, Birmingham Business School.

Postgraduate Research Presentations: Institute of Education
2020-03-12 13:00 - 14:00 | L24, G06
Institute of Education Research Programme
Postgraduate Research Presentations: Fatima Abbou, Stuart Bracewell, Linyao Wang, Suzy Tutchell

The Private Sector and Global Nutrition: Are Businesses Heroes or Villains?
2020-03-12 19:00 | Edith Morley Building, Van Emden Lecture Theatre, Edith Morley Building, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
Alumni Lecture
Professor Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
The University of Reading is proud to announce that the next event in the inspirational Alumni Lecture Series will feature alumnus Professor Lawrence Haddad (BSc Food Science and Food Education, 1980).
Lawrence is a British economist who has forged an influential career in food, agriculture and nutrition. He is currently Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). In 2018 Lawrence was co-recipient of the prestigious World Food Prize for “extraordinary intellectual and policy leadership in bringing maternal and child nutrition to the forefront of the global food security agenda and thereby significantly reducing childhood stunting”.
One in three people globally are malnourished. If we keep doing what we are doing, we will fall far short of the global goals the world has set for 2030. How to change the dynamic? One glaring gap is the public sector’s failure to engage the private sector properly to help advance nutrition. Most people buy their food, even in poorer countries, and in doing so they are engaging the private sector. So ignoring businesses is not an option. But engaging them sensibly is also not easy. Which companies, in which circumstances, and for which population groups? How do maximise positives and avoid negatives? Businesses are part of the problem of malnutrition, but also have to be a bigger part of the solution. This talk outlines some of the ways to stimulate this transition of the private sector from sometime villains to frequent heroes.

Providing Mission Support to the Sentinel-3 Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) at RAL Space​
2020-03-17 13:00 - 13:30 | Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre, Room GU01, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, RG6 6AH
Meteorology Tuesday Seminars
Caroline Cox

Hidden Connections: The Gender Gap in Personalised Campaigning
2020-03-17 16:30 - 17:45 | Edith Morley, 406
Politics and International Relations Research Seminars
Dr Caitlin Milazzo (University of Nottingham): Hidden Connections: The Gender Gap in Personalised Campaigning

Speaking to the World: East Germany's English-language publications
2020-03-17 17:00 - 18:00 | Edith Morley, 150
Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing Event
Dr Mary Frank (East German Studies Archive): Speaking to the World: East Germany’s English-language publications

Economics External Seminar: Arlan Brucal
2020-03-18 12:15 - 13:30 | Edith Morley, Room 406
Economics External Seminar
Arlan Brucal, Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change and the Environment – Title TBC

Biscuits to Big Tech: Reading's rise to economic prosperity
2020-03-18 19:30
University Public Lecture Series
Professor Kathy Pain (Real Estate and Planning): Biscuits to Big Tech: Reading’s rise to economic prosperity
Reading was once a sleepy county town famed for its ‘beer, biscuits and bulbs’ but today it is a hub for high-tech industry with international links. How did it get that way and how can we make sure its economic success continues?
In this lecture, Professor Kathy Pain will explore the town’s rise to prosperity and the future sustainability problems facing densely developed urban regions like Reading. She will draw on her research which shows how investing in so-called ‘good density’ – well-designed and compact cities with affordable public transport; available jobs and talent; and ‘green and blue infrastructure’ such as hedgerows and waterways – could help secure Reading’s future success in a changing economic landscape.
Kathy Pain is Professor of Real Estate Development at the University of Reading, Henley Business School. Her research focuses on sustainable city and regional development, governance and planning in today’s interconnected world economy.
Admission free. Booking advisable.
