As people remain confined to their homes, options for what we do with our free leisure time has become restricted. Associate Professor Nicola Wilson from the School of Literature and…Read More >
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How reading can help with your home-schooling worries
Two weeks into home-schooling, and the Easter holidays may come as a welcome relief. Here Dr Holly Joseph reminds us of the joys of reading with young children and how…Read More >
No major flood since 1947 doesn’t mean Caversham is safe from flooding
The Environment Agency is consulting on a new flood alleviation scheme for Reading, to be sited on the banks of the River Thames in Caversham, and they’re inviting local residents to look at…Read More >
The big freeze in Reading
By Stephen Burt, Department of Meteorology Weather records began at Reading University College (as it was then) back in 1901, but in all the years since we’ve never had a…Read More >
Grisly ‘love poem’ anniversary allows reflection on changing attitudes towards women
by Professor Peter Stoneley, Head of Department, English Literature, University of Reading A poem about a man who murdered his wife isn’t an obvious choice for Valentine’s Day, but Oscar…Read More >