Student public Lecture Series

Each academic year, students invite practitioners to speak at our student-run public lecture series. Previous series have been launched with a DEGW Foundation Lecture to mark the arrival of the DEGW archives that were kindly given to the School.

The 2019/20 Lecture series will be focussing on the relationship between practice and climate change in the built environment. Lectures will be held Thursdays across the spring and summer terms.

23rd January 2020 - Doug King, Doug King Consulting

27th February 2020 - James O'Callaghan, Eckersley O'Callaghan

26th March 2020 - Zoe Berman, Studio Berman / University of Reading

30th April 2020 - Carl Turner, Carl Turner Architects

14th May 2020 - Marc Thomas, Millimetre

All lectures take place:

• 17:30-18:30
• Room G01, Building LO22, London Road campus, University of Reading, RG1 5AQ
• Free admission

Student public lecture series posters:

• Student-led Lecture Series 2018-19
• Student-led Lecture Series 2017-18
• Student-led Lecture Series 2016-17

Reading 2050

The Reading 2050 lecture series provided a platform for discussing the work of the Reading 2050 group, established in 2013 by the School of the Built Environment, Barton Wilmore and Reading UK. It delivered a strategic, long-term vision that will support the delivery of Reading's legacy of a truly smart and sustainable city.

Lecture Slides:

2019

• 19 November : Future Housing and Population Change in Reading (Simon Macklen and Debbie Mayes, Barton Wilmore)
• 24 October : A Personal Perspective : The Role of Reading in a Dynamic Knowledge Economy 1980-2050 (John Worthington, MBE)
• 20 June : The Current & Future Role of Thames Valley Berkshire LEP (Tim Smith MBE, Thames Valley Berkshire LEP)
• 23 May : What is the Future of the Tech Economy in Reading ? (Nigel Horton-Baker, Reading UK CIC)
• 26 April : Smart City Cluster in the Thames Valley (Rob Macdonald, Peter Brett Associates)
• 28 February : Digital Visualisation: Understanding the Past & Revealing the Future (Dr Ian Ewart & Dr Dragana Nikolic, School of the Built Environment)
• 31 January : Reading's Climate Change Strategy (Chris Beales, Reading Climate Change Partnership & Ben Burfoot, Reading Borough Council) 

2018

• 29 November : Future Health & Quality of Life in Reading (Dr William Bird, Intelligent Health)
• 25 October : Transforming the Museum of English Rural Life: Past, Present & Future (Kate Arnold Foster, MERL)
• 18 July : The Urban Metabolism of Reading (Dr Eugene Mohareb & Dr Daniela Perotti, School of the Built Environment)
• 28 June : Nature & People in our Urban Future (Natalie Ganpatsingh, Nature Nurture)
• 8 February : Reading Art & Culture: Past, Present & Future (Prof Susanne Clausen, School of Arts & Communication Design)
• 25 January : The 'Great Place' Project (Grant Thornton, Reading Borough Council & Dr Sally Lloyd-Evans, Geography & Environmental Science)

2017

• 14 December : Natural Flood Management (Dr Joanna Clarke, Geography & Environmental Science)
• 30 November : The Future of Transport & Mobility in Reading (Scott Witchalls, Peter Brett Associates)
• 16 November : The Future of Energy in Reading (Dr Phil Coker, School of the Built Environment)
• 2 November : Reading's Heritage & History (Matthew Williams, Director of Reading Museum)
• 19 October : Reading 2050 Vision (Prof Tim Dixon, School of the Built Environment, Jenni Montgomery, Barton Willmore & Nigel Horton-Baker, Reading UK CIC)