Fairbrother Lecture 2018: Would you let your phone tell you what to eat? Designing technology for personalised nutrition advice
Henley Business School WhiteknightsWould you let your phone tell you what to eat? Designing technology for personalised nutrition advice The Graduate School is delighted to announce that the Fairbrother Lecture 2018 will be delivered by current doctoral researcher Rodrigo Zenun Franco who is undertaking a PhD in Computer Science. Rodrigo will be talking about his research on online […]
Jon Smith: Vibrant localism: the story of Common Ground
The MERL - the Museum of English Rural Life Redlands Road, Reading, United KingdomMERL SEMINAR SERIES: RURAL RIDERS AND RADICALS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND MERL SPEAKER SERIES 2018 Booking recommended - BOOK TICKETS VENUE: The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road, RG1 5EX A series of lunchtime talks organised by the Department of English Literature and the Museum of English Rural Life, in celebration of their ongoing […]
Workshop: The Classics in 20th Century British Sculpture
Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology Department Of Classics, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomA workshop is being held at the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology to celebrate the work of acclaimed sculptor Eric Stanford. The Ure Museum is delighted to present the workshop, which will be on the theme of the Classics in 20th Century British Sculpture, on the occasion of the installation in the Edith Morley Building of two works […]
Launch: The Classics in 20th-century British Sculpture
Edith Morley G44 Edith Morley Building, Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomThe launch of a new installation of sculptures by UoR graduate and acclaimed artist Eric Stanford is being held at the University of Reading on the 17th of April. On the night, the UoR's Edith Morley building will welcome two of Stanford’s sculptures from the University Art Collection, Protesilaus and Helen of Troy, as well as a […]
Heritage in Times of Conflict: film and panel talk
G11 Henley Business School Henley Business School, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, United KingdomInternal Event - University of Reading staff and students only We cordially invite you to the H&C Academic Forum for the Summer Term 2018 which will focus on the theme of Heritage in Times of Conflict. As part of the event, we are holding a film viewing of ‘The Destruction of Memory’, followed by a […]
Whitechapel Girl – Special Lecture
Berkshire Record Office 9 Coley Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomRediscovering the “Whitechapel Girl” They are remembered as the “Whitechapel Boys,” a group of writers and artists who came from the Jewish working-class district of London and forged promising careers through the early part of the twentieth century. Isaac Rosenberg wrote some of the finest poetry to emerge from the First World War. Mark Gertler […]
CeLM seminar: “Linguistic issues surrounding refugees”
edith morley 175 Earley, Reading, United Kingdom"Linguistic issues surrounding refugees: a study of migrant Facebook posts" FREE TO ATTEND Guest Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Ateek, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Code switching is a widely observed phenomenon, especially seen in multilingual and multicultural communities. Migration plays a large role in forming these communities. it is widely known that code-switching and translanguaging are common communicative […]
UN and Global Order launch
L022 G01 L022 G01, London Road Campus, ReadingHow research can support and strengthen the United Nations Please join us for a one-day conference, and launch of the UN and Global Order Programme at the University of Reading. When: Thursday, 26 April, 2018, 9:15-4:30, registration begins at 8:45 Where: University of Reading, London Road Campus, LO22 G01 Admission is free, booking is essential. […]
Research Seminar: Encountering Europe on British Stages
Studio Space 102, Minghella Studios Minghella Building, Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomEncountering Europe on British Stages: Europe as a Canvas Speaker: Dr Marilena Zaroulia, University of Winchester "Since the result of the June 2016 referendum on Britain's EU membership and the […]
(Internal event) Collections Research Network meeting
G11 Henley Business School Henley Business School, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, United KingdomOpen to staff and students at the University of Reading only The Heritage and Creativity Institute for Collections will host the inaugural meeting of the Collections Research Network (CRN) on Friday 27 April 2018, […]