News
Archaeology at Reading ranked 5th in the Guardian University guide 2013
The subject ranked 4th in career score which is the percentage of graduates who find graduate-level jobs, or are studying further, within six months of graduation See the table.
[23/05/2012]
Award nomination for the Department of Archaeology's excavations at Lyminge
The Lyminge excavations, directed by Dr Gabor Thomas, have been shortlisted for the British Archaeological Awards 2012 under the category 'Best Archaeological Project'. The winner, selected from the three shortlisted projects, will be announced at a ceremony at the British Museum on July 9th. Read about the rewards.
[16/05/2012]
Applications are invited for a PhD Fellowship
Entitled 'Fate and transport of nitrogen under spring barley cultivation on contrasting soils', this is a joint research project between Teagasc, Johnstown Castle and University of Reading UK. Closing date: 30 June 2012. Download the flyer (PDF 191KB)
[16/05/2012]
The Archaeology of Crafts exhibition at Glastonbury Abbey
An exhibition at Glastonbury Abbey Museum, From Fire & Earth, tells the story of the Abbeys pioneering role in medieval crafts and technology, and runs until 16 September 2012. The co-curator is Rhi Smith, one of our Archaeology PhD students Find out about the exhibition.
[15/05/2012]
Glastonbury Abbey excavations reveal Saxon glass industry
New research led by the University of Reading has revealed that finds at Glastonbury Abbey provide the earliest archaeological evidence of glass-making in Britain. Read More...
[10/05/2012]
The School of Human and Environmental Sciences was awarded a Bronze Athena SWAN Department award
The Athena SWAN Charter recognises and celebrates good employment practice for women working in science, engineering and technology (SET) in higher education and research. Read about Athena Swan
[10/05/2012]
Giuseppe Feola awarded a fellowship
Giuseppe Feola has been selected as a CHANS Fellow under the program International Network of Research on Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS-Net, http:www.chans-net.org) supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation to assist outstanding junior scholars in attending the 2012 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), which will be held in San Francisco, December 3 to 7, 2012. Giuseppe has been awarded US 1,000, to be used to help defray his expenses for attending the conference. As part of the CHANS-Net events at the conference, there will be a special gathering for the new CHANS Fellows, together with leaders of CHANS research. An award certificate will be presented to Giuseppe during the conference. Read about CHANS-Net
[02/05/2012]
Dig in Egypt
The University of Reading Excavations at Amheida, welcomes student applications for one month of excavation training from approximately March 23-April 23, 2013. Applications are due by 5:00 pm (BST) on Thursday 31st May 2012 Find out more.
[02/05/2012]
Placement Fellowship on Resource Recovery from Waste
The Natural Environment Research Council and Defra have released an announcement of opportunity for a new Placement Fellowship on Resource Recovery from Waste. The successful candidate will gain experience in working with two major wasteresources-related programmes and experts from the policy and research fields. The closing date is 21 May 2012. Read More...
[01/05/2012]
Student placements available on the excavation of a late mesolithic site on Islay in western Scotland
Ten places are offered to all SHES students. The excavation takes place from 18 August to 1 September 2012. Please download the advert for full details
[25/04/2012]
Professor Stephen Nortcliff presents the King of Thailand with the IUSS Humanitarian Soil Scientist Medal
After reading a citation to the King and presenting the Medal, they enjoyed 40 minutes of chat about soil science, soils in Thailand and soils globally.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been working continuously to manage better soil for Thai farmers since the 17th World Congress of Soil Science took place in Bangkok in August 2002. Read the report on the National News Bureau of Thailand web site.
[24/04/2012]
Competition funded PhD studentship available
The successful applicant will be supported by a NERC algorithm studentship (deadline: 11 May 2012) whilst working on one of three projects Further information is available on the GES postgraduate research opportunities page.
[03/04/2012]
Dig at Lyminge - waiting list now open
The Lyminge excavation and field school, scheduled to take place 22 July to 9 September 2012. If you are interested in taking part, please complete the application form to be added to the waiting list. See details and application form.
[23/02/2012]
Archaeology research seminar -Thursday 23rd February 2012 at 17:00 in the Sorby room
Dr Frank Meddens from Royal Holloway will be giving the seminar on 'Stone ancestors, platform structures and the projection of Inca power'. Download the flyer (PDF 82KB)
[22/02/2012]
Archaeology research seminar 16 Feb at 17:00 in the Sorby Room
Ben Ford, Oxford Archaeology, will present the initial results from large scale excavations at Base Court, Hampton Court Palace. Download the flyer (PDF 73KB)
[14/02/2012]
Archaeology research seminar Thursday 9 February at 5pm in the Sorby Room.
Dr. Paul Pettitt from Sheffield University will be giving the seminar on 'The evolution of hominin mortuary activity from ape to Upper Palaeolithic'.
[07/02/2012]
Registration for the Rags and Riches one day conference is now open
This one day conference at the University of Reading aims to bring together archaeologists, anthropologists and others from related disciplines to discuss current issues of methodology, theory and interpretation of dress and dress accessories. 21 April 2012 Read about the conference
[01/02/2012]
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Programme placement awarded to Earth System Science project
The student will work on a project entitled 'Investigating mineral dust deposits in glaciers using advanced microscopy'. Find out more on the UROP web site.
[25/01/2012]
RUined, the University's Archaeology Society first event this year will be a talk by Aleks Pluskowski
Aleks Pluskowski will present 'The Ecology of Crusading: The Environmental Impact of Conquest, Colonisation and Religious Conversion in the Medieval Baltic' which will be about his project in the Baltic. This will be held in Palmer G06 at 5pm with a wine reception and a light buffet afterwards in the Archaeology Atrium. See the project web site.
[25/01/2012]
Two Undergraduate Research Opportunity Programme placements awarded to Archaeological projects
The two placements are for the projects 'The ecology of crusading: isotype analysis and faunal remains' and 'Silchester excavation visitor survey'.
Placements are open to undergraduate students who will be entering their final year of study in October 2012. Find out more on the UROP web site.
[25/01/2012]
Application for the Silchester Field School is now open
The excavations will take place between 2 July and 12 August and is open to all. Read about the Field School
[04/01/2012]
Steve Musson appeared on BBC Radio 4's PM Programme on 31st December 2011
He commented on his recent research on the potential economic benefits for towns that are awarded city status. Catch the programme on iplayer
[03/01/2012]
Incoming Marie Curie Fellowship awarded by FP7
Dr Maria Shahgedanova, Dr Kevin White and DR Margaret Woodage (NERC ESSC) and Dr Stanislav Kutuzov (Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Science) have been awarded funding for a multi-disciplinary project DIOGENES: Dust Impacts on Glaciated Environments.
The project will investigate how dust emitted from desert sources and locally changes glacier melt in the Caucasus Mountains, Russia and affects local geochemistry through addition supply of nutrients. These impacts depend on source regions and pathways of dust in the atmosphere and various methods including remote sensing, climate modelling, sedimentological and chemical analyses will be used to establish provenance of dust. The obtained results will help to validate simulations of dust cycle by HiGEM model. The project will involve ample fieldwork in the Caucasus Mountains including extraction of shallow ice cores at Europe's highest summit, Mt Elbrus (5642 m above sea level).
[03/01/2012]
Steve Musson discusses the Christmas economy on BBC Television
Steve appeared live on BBC Oxford News, BBC South News and BBC Berks Radio on 15th December 2011, discussing the perilous state of retailing this Christmas.
Reading's shopping centre has seen above average visitor numbers in December. Steve said that the bigger picture across the country is bleak and that smaller, independent shops are most vulnerable to the consequences of poor Christmas trading.
[20/12/2011]
Three undergraduate students of Geography and Environmental Science were recognised in the 2011 Chancellor's Awards
Eighty students gathered for the reception which was hosted by Chancellor Sir John Madejski. Each student received a yearbook with all the winners' names as well as congratulations and encouragement from the University's Chancellor, a successful businessman who founded Auto Trader and is currently Chairman of Reading Football Club.
Sir John said: The University of Reading offers students a fantastic experience and a first-class environment in which to learn. Those featured in this yearbook represent our brightest and best students from across the University's broad range of academic disciplines. We are extremely proud to be able to showcase such an inspiring group of individuals. See the Chancellors Year Book
[14/12/2011]
Leslie Rimell (BA Archaeology) celebrates academic success in the 2011 Chancellor's Awards.
The event, hosted by Chancellor Sir John Madejski, celebrated those students who achieved the highest results in their subject at the end of either their first or second year of study. Read the press release
[14/12/2011]
Professor Mike Fulford has been awarded a 0.5M Leverhulme grant spread over 4 years for Evaluation of PPG16 grey literature and the rural settlement of Roman Britain
The grant will fund 3 fulltime post-docs at Reading and two part-time RAs with the Co-I, Professor Julian Richards, at York. The grant also involves a collaboration with industry, The Cotswold Archaeological Trust and its CE, our Visiting Research Fellow Neil Holbrook, which will attract further funding from English Heritage towards the project.
PPG 16 (Planning Policy 16), implemented in 1990, embedded the principle of developers paying for the mitigation of any damage, or loss to the archaeological heritage, that might result from their proposals by means of preservation by record. As a consequence, a great deal of excavation has been carried out on the archaeology of Roman Britain, particularly on the rural settlement of England, but the majority of that work has not been published (the grey literature) and is archived in local authority Historic Environment Records. The aim of the Leverhulme project is to research both unpublished and published sources to write a new account of the rural settlement of Roman Britain. The results will be published on an interactive web-site in collaboration with the Archaeology Data Service, University of York and in a book-length study. Read about Mike
[07/12/2011]
Emily Boyd debates 'Sustainability in Science' at LUCID PhD Mid-term seminars in Sweden.
LUCID is coordinated by the Centre for Sustainability Studies at Lund University (LUCSUS). LUCSUS, is a centre for sustainability research which is bringing together seven disciplines from four faculties to develop the scientific field Sustainability Science.
The Lund University Centre of Excellence for Integration of Social and Natural Dimensions of Sustainability (2008-2018) is sponsored by The Swedish Research Council. Read more about their activities.
[06/12/2011]
Hella Eckardt has been awarded an AHRC Follow-on-Funding grant worth 62k for a 10 month project to develop the impact of a recent AHRC-funded research project (Diasporas in Roman Britain 2007-2009).
The original research showed significant mobility and diversity amongst Romano-British urban populations, suggesting that up to a third of sampled individuals were not 'local'. It also demonstrated that women and children migrated; this is in contrast to the popular perception that it is mainly adult males (soldiers and administrators) who moved across the Roman Empire.
This Follow-on-Funding project will promote these findings to children aged 7-14 as well as their teachers and parents through a website and educational materials, working with the Runnymede Trust (a race equality charity), a children's author (Caroline Lawrence) and a visual artist (Aaron Watson. Read more about Diaspora Communities in Roman Britain
[30/11/2011]
Earth System Science research seminar 1 December 13:00 in the Sorby Room
Kevin Tansey, University of Leicester, will present 'Why all the fuss about fire on our planet' See the flyer
[30/11/2011]
Environmental Science students campaign to make Reading greener
The group, called Waste Not Want Not', was set up by four second year and has already been shortlisted for a major award. Read the press release
[17/11/2011]
Dr Emily Boyd speaks at London Debate on Carbon markets for the poor: a contradiction in terms 15 November 2011
Ahead of the climate summit in Durban in November, questions are being asked about whether the commitment to carbon markets as a central response to climate change is the right approach.
Amid evidence of double-counting of emissions reductions and a failure to deliver sustainable development benefits in developing countries, is the Kyoto Protocols Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) worth saving This public event will debate the issues, which go to the heart of a 3 year project on The Governance of Clean Development: CDM and Beyond led by Professor Peter Newell, which explores the politics and governance of clean development in the energy sector through the CDM and through other initiatives of a growing range of public and private actors. Download the flyer (PDF 476KB)
[15/11/2011]
Archaeology research seminar Monday 14 November 17:00 in the Sorby Room.
Dr Julio Escalona of CSICUCL will speak on the topic 'The recording of boundaries in early medieval Castile' See the flyer
[10/11/2011]
Archaeology research seminar this week: Thursday 10 November 17:00 in the Sorby Room.
Speaker: Dr Peter Guest, Cardiff, title: Excavations at Caerleon.
[08/11/2011]
Dr Emily Boyd's latest book, Adapting Institutions, has just been published
Climate change and the loss of ecosystem services are the two main global environmental crises facing us today. This book provides an essential resource for scholars, policy-makers and students, seeking innovative approaches to governance. Available from the publishers.
[08/11/2011]
Professor Richard Bradley to deliver a prestigious lecture at the British Academy - Wednesday 9 November 2011, 6.00pm to 7.15pm
Richard Bradley will deliver the Albert Reckitt Archaeological Lecture lecture entitled 'The Idea of Order: Circular Architecture in Prehistoric Europe'. Open to all. Read about the lecture.
[27/10/2011]
Double Dissertation Prize Success for Archaeology Graduates
Congratulations to two of Archaeology's recent graduates who were awarded prestigious dissertation prizes last week.
Nicola Bray (BA Archaeology 2011) won the inaugural Dissertation Prize of the Prehistoric Society for her dissertation 'The Campanian Ignimbrite eruption and hominin interaction at the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic Transition'. Benn Penny-Mason (BSc Archaeology 2011) was awarded the Association for Environmental Archaeology's John Evans Prize for his dissertation 'Evaluating the application of faecal pollen analysis to archaeological and forensic science: an experimental approach'. Benn had previously won the departmental Prize for Best Undergraduate Dissertation.
[25/10/2011]
Dr Jessica Budds contributed to Radio 4's Costing the Earth broadcast on mining in South America on 12 October.
Jessica, who joins us this term as a Lecturer in Environment and Development, adds her view to the programme 'Gold of the Conquistadors' which considers the current boom in gold and silver mining industry in Peru, Chile and Mexico and the damage caused to the environment of the Andes. Read more and hear Gold of the Conquistadors on the BBC web site.
[14/10/2011]
Archaeology research seminar - Thursday 20 October
Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (Director of the Herculaneum Conservation Project) will speak on the topic 'Herculaneum: between conservation and archaeology' at 5pm in Room 27, HUMSS
Prof. Wallace-Hadrill, now Master at Sidney Sussex, Cambridge, was formerly Professor of Classics at Reading (1987-2009) and Director of the British School at Rome (1995-2009). The lecture will be followed by a wine reception in the atrium of the Archaeology Building.
[12/10/2011]
Earth System Science Research Group seminar - 18 October 2011
Prof. David Manning, University of Newcastle, will present a talk entitled 'Mineral Solutions to Global Problems: How can minerals feed the world in 2050'. The seminar will take place at 1 pm Sorby Room (Wager Building). All welcome.
All plant nutrients except N (and C) come from geological sources. We have become used to more than adequate supply of fertilizers, and their impact on water quality. But current mining of K and P is inadequate to feed existing populations, let alone a growing population, and prices are rising. This seminar explores the issues, and makes the case for wider and more innovative use of mineral raw materials to meet the needs of food production for future generations. For further information contact Dr Joanna Clark (j.m.clark@reading.ac.uk)
[11/10/2011]
NERC research grant awarded for a volcanic study.
Professor Mark Hodson has been awarded funding for a project entitled 'Stress in a hot place: Ecogenomics and phylogeography in pantropical sentinel inhabiting multi-stressor volcanic soils'.
This exciting collaborative project involving the Universities of Cardiff, Reading and the Azores will determine how the earthworm Amynthas gracilis is able to survive in the challenging low oxygen, high carbon dioxide, high temperature, low pH soils found on the slopes of active volcanoes. As well as being of interest from an evolutionary and ecological perspective, results will provide insights into clinical anoxia & hypercapnia events e.g. brain ischemia. Read about Mark
[17/08/2011]
Anna Boozer has been successful in winning a British Academy International Partnership Scheme Award.
This will fund MAP: The Meroe Archival Project over three years.
The project will help to develop Archaeology at the University of Khartoum through re-examining past research at the Royal City of Meroe, Sudan. The project will be co-directed by Dr Anna Boozer and Prof Intisar Elzein (University of Khartoum). Dr Tabarak Ballal (ICRC, Reading), together with additional staff members in the Department of Archaeology, will help achieve the development goals of the project through training and other outreach activities. Read about Anna
[02/08/2011]
Silchester supports MS sufferers
An archaeology graduate from Reading, Clark French, who has multiple sclerosis himself organised a recent DIG4MS day at the Silchester excavation. A range of activities were organised for visitors affected by MS to learn about the site and participate in some of the on-site activities. Read about the Silchester excavations
[22/07/2011]
Professor Roger Mathews to co-author a book provisionally entitled Ancient Iran: a Social Archaeology with Dr Hassan Fazeli of Tehran University
A FP7 Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowship will enable Dr Fazeli to spend two years with us, starting in September 2011.
The grant also includes a sum of Euros 15,000 awarded to Tehran University to enable translation of the book, which will be published by Routledge, from English to Farsi. While at the University of Reading, Dr Fazeli will be helping with teaching and seminars as well as contributing generally to the academic life of the Department of Archaeology, the School and the University.
[20/07/2011]
Professor Mark Hodson has been awarded a Science in Society Fellowship under the title Shining light on the environment.
Mark will work with Schools, feature at Science Festivals and be invloved in many other outreach and engagement activities.
The grant is from the Science and Technology Facilities Council and will provide teaching cover three years from this autumn to enable science communication based around use of synchrotron light sources (and specifically Diamond) in environmental science. Read the press release.
[15/06/2011]
Dr Chris Collins' team develop a new soil test which could reduce the cost of brownfield site redevelopment
A recent NERC funded project has studied the body's processes when it ingests polluted soil. This allows more representative measurements to be undertaken of the pollutants released during digestion.
'The test will also help local government determine if there is genuine risk from sites which may have low levels of residual pollution, such as allotments. Currently the new test is being used by three industrial customers and a local council.' says Chris. Read the press release.
[07/06/2011]
Professor Richard Bradley has been awarded the Europa Prize of the Prehistoric Society
The Europa Prize is awarded 'in recognition of prehistorians who have made a lifelong contribution to European Prehistory'.
The award is given from the bequest of the late Professor Sir Grahame Clark, president of the Prehistoric Society from 1958 to 1962. Associated with the prize is an annual Europa Lecture, which will be given by Richard. The lecture, entitled 'Houses of commons, houses of lords: domestic dwellings and monumental architecture in prehistoric Europe', will be given at a day-conference which is likely to be in Reading in May 2012. Read more about Richard
[31/05/2011]
Bursary available for MA Medieval Archaeology
A bursary of 1000 is available for homeEU students taking up places on the MA Medieval Archaeology at the University of Reading.
The bursary is open to full-time students enrolling for October 2011 and will be awarded to the homeEC applicant who demonstrates the most outstanding academic record and is offered and accepts a place on the MA.
[24/05/2011]
Dr Alan Howard wins RUSU Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning
Alan has been awarded the 2011 Gold Star Award for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science.
The Gold Star Awards are the exciting new way for students to recognise and reward members of University staff who go above and beyond their normal duties in enhancing the student learning experience. Nominations for the prize come directly from students and are considered by a panel of student representatives who select a winner in each Faculty. Read more about the award.
[17/05/2011]
Funding awarded for osteology study
Dr Mary Lewis, from the Department of Archaeology at the University of Reading, has just been awarded £230,000 Leverhulme funding to investigate the health of adolescents.
This project focuses on the children that worked and died in late medieval London and compares their health to local adolescents from a market town in an attempt to define the experience of the medieval apprentice. Read the press release.
[10/05/2011]
Dr Robin Bendrey contributes to BBC2 history programme
Robin appeared on BBC2s A History of Celtic Britain on Thursday 14th April discussing the evidence for horse riding in Celtic warfare. The programme will be available on BBC iPlayer until Thursday 5th May. Robin is currently a researcher for the project Sedentism and Resource Management in the Neolithic of Western Iran (CZAP). Read more about CZAP
[15/04/2011]
Destinations survey reveals success for over 80% of our 2010 students in their next step.
The results of the latest annual survey of graduates shows that 85% of students of Environmental Science at Reading are in graduate level work andor study.
[07/04/2011]
Dr Gundula Mueldner wins Faculty Output Prize for the best research output in Science.
Gundula was awarded the prize for a study which used chemical analyses of bone and teeth to reconstruct the diet and geographical origins of The Headless Romans', as they were dubbed by the press on their excavation in 2004. Read about the awards
[29/03/2011]
This year's Norma Wilkinson memorial lecture is entitled 'Global Climate Change: A Paleoclimate Perspective from the Worlds Highest Mountains'.
Professor Lonnie Thompson will give the Norma Wilkinson lecture on the evening of Tuesday 22 March. The talk will be held in the Nike Lecture Theatre, Agriculture Building and will start at 6.30 pm. Download the flyer (PDF 292KB)
[16/03/2011]
Dr Ruth Evans visits Sudan
Ruth visited Khartoum, Sudan from 28th Feb. - 4th March, with a University of Reading team led by Professor Steven Mithen, PVC for Internationalisation, to develop research partnerships with Afhad University for Women and other universities and organisations in Sudan. Read about Ruth
[15/03/2011]
Professor Stephen Nortcliff joins the Scientific Committee of International Atomic Energy Agency symposium on climate change
Stephen has been appointed to the Scientific Committee of the IAEA Symposium on Managing Soils for Food Security and Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation to be held in Vienna 23-26 July, 2012. Read about Professor Nortcliff
[15/03/2011]
Three PhD research studentships available. Closing date for applications 31 March.
Please note that due to restrictions on the funding, these studentships are for UKEU applicants only. Find out more about the projects
[10/03/2011]
Professor Mark Hodson reveals evidence of recent evolution in earthworms on BBC Horizon programme.
In a recent episode of Horizon, Dr Alice Roberts asks one of the great questions about our species: are we still evolving Mark shows Alice earthworms that tolerate high levels of soil contaminants in a dissused mine - indicationg evolution that has occurred within the last 100 years or so. View on iPlayer (until 15 March)
[02/03/2011]
Dr Joanna Clark is guest editor of a special issue of the journal Climate Research.
The special issue comprises 18 papers on 'Climate Change and the British Uplands', following a knowledge exchange project run by the Environment Agency and NERC QUEST research programme.
Topics covered include changing upland climates, mapping blanket peat vulnerability to climate change, measuring and modelling change in peatland carbon stocks, and managing upland ecosystem services under a changing climate. Read More...
[01/03/2011]
One-day symposium 9 June 2011 at Glastonbury Abbey: 'Rediscovering Glastonbury Abbey: excavations 1908 to 1979'
This symposium will present the initial findings of the analysis of historic excavation records and recent surveys and is aimed at professional and amateur archaeologists and local communities who have an interest in Glastonbury Abbey. The symposium is generously supported by the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society.
Now in its second year, the analysis of the archive of excavations which took place from 1908 to 1979 is being undertaken by the Archaeology Department, funded by the AHRC and supported by Glastonbury Abbey. The project will significantly enhance understanding of Glastonbury Abbey and its central role in British monasticism. Read about Glastonbury Abbey and request details about the symposium.
[01/03/2011]
Professor Rob Potter joins migration research organisation
Rob Potter has been invited to become a member of the Observatory on African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Migration. The ACP Observatory is an initiative of the Secretariat of the APC Group of States, empowered by the International organization for Migration and funded by the European Union and Switzerland. Read about ACP migration
[24/02/2011]
Three grants awarded to school staff in the British Academy Small Grant competition
The projects with their investigator are: Gundula Mueldner, 'Animal husbandry in the intertidal zone: a stable isotope approach to changing subsistence strategies in the Belgian Coastal Plain'; Richard Bradley, 'The Hill of Tuach excavation project'; Gabor Thomas, 'Reconstructing Early Medieval Monasteries: A View from Anglo-Saxon Kent'
These grants are important in pump-priming research. Read about research in Archaeology
[22/02/2011]
Professor Penny Johnes returns from freezing Helsinki
Penny accepted an invitation to join the Academy of Finland Research Council for Biosciences and the Environment, to review research bids and fellowship applications for 2010-11. Read about Penny
[22/02/2011]
Dr Steve Musson comments on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee contest for city status
Steve has featured in several local papers including the Reading Chronicle, explaining the criteria used to demonstrate that it should be awarded city status and the benefits in winning the award. Read some of Steve's comments in the GazetteLive
[21/02/2011]
Professor Roberta Gilchrist to deliver Dalrymple Lectures
Professor Roberta Gilchrist will deliver the Dalrymple Lectures on European Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, March 14th-17th 2011, on the theme of the Medieval Life Course.
[21/02/2011]
Professor Steven Mithen and Professor Martin Bell reveal secrets of stone age society in new BBC programme
A major new BBC series, A History of Ancient Britain is featuring the University of Reading's ground-breaking research on the life of the hunter-gatherer. The series begins in the ice age and recounts the 'epic story of how our land and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history'. Read the full press release
[17/02/2011]
Professor Rob Potter's 1985 book available as an e-book
Rob's single authored monograph 'Urbanisation and Planning in the Third World: Spatial Perceptions and Public Participation' has been re-issued by Routledge and is available in hard back and e-book. First published in 1985, this book reconsiders the whole question of urbanisation and planning in the Third World. See the publishers details
[17/02/2011]
Over £85,0000 of new research equipment for the school.
SHES has been awarded funds to purchase three key items of equipment to extend our analytical facilities. The items will support our current research projects and include a portable carbon dioxide analyser to investigate potential climate change impacts and feedbacks on carbon cycling in soils.
[10/02/2011]
Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology joins the Department of Archaeology
We are pleased to welcome Professor Roger Matthews who joined us this month. As Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology, Roger, assisted by Dr Wendy Matthews and a team of 4 researchers, will be leading the 1 million, 4 year project Sedentism and Resource Management in the Neolithic of Western Iran. Read more about the research
[27/01/2011]
Queens award for archaeologist
Professor Bill Finlayson, Visiting Professor in Archaeology, was awarded an OBE in the New Years Honours list, for services to international relations. Bill is also the Director of the British Council for Research in the Levant, Amman, Jordan.
[27/01/2011]
Reading Professor recognised in the New Year Honours
Professor Michael Fulford, Professor of Archaeology and Director of the Silchester Town Life Project, received a CBE in the New Year Honours announced on 31 December 2010.
Professor Fulford has been recognised for services to scholarship. He chairs the University's Committee for the Museum of English Rural Life, the Committee for Museums, Archives and Collections, and the Forum for Rural Research. His principal research interests are in Roman archaeology, particularly in the fields of urbanism, economy, material culture, technology and trade. Read more about Professor Fulford
[04/01/2011]
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