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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210202T170000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210203T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210203T200000
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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
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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
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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
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210211T140000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210211T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210211T140000
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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
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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
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210224T163000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210225T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210225T140000
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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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