Professor Ronald Hutton The Department of History’s annual Stenton lecture is an opportunity for a wide audience of interested local people, school students, and university staff and pupils to hear…Read More >
religion
A complex and controversial new saint
Papal historian Professor Rebecca Rist reflects on the canonisation of John Henry Newman – writer, polemicist, musician and reader – and a man who was both traditional and progressive. On…Read More >
Sacred Heritage explored at prestigious archaeology lectures – now available to watch online
By Dr Gemma Watson, Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Archaeology Back in May 2017, Roberta Gilchrist, Professor of Archaeology and Research Dean at the University of Reading, presented…Read More >
Off with their head(scarves)! Should Britain ban the veil?
In light of the continuing debate on whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear a veil in public, Dr Amy Codling (Teaching Fellow at the University of Reading’s School…Read More >
