Annual Chaplaincy Lecture: Spirituality and Mental Health

Professor John Swinton

What do lichens and drones have to do with dinosaur bones?

Dr Manuela Gonzalez-Suarez is a conservation biologist doing mostly large-scale computational research now, but for her PhD Manuela worked in the field with a charming marine mammal: the California sea lion.

Leading academics from across disciplines at the University of Reading will come together to present and discuss their international research with multilingual children and adults; research that challenges social inequality. 

Annual Edith Mary Gayton Public Lecture

The scary side of Zoology and the surprising medical connections... 

Join us as Professor Jon Gibbins explores some of the Cole Museum specimens and their links to biomedicine.

Dr Katy Smart from the University of Oxford will talk about her work with the Brain Story.

The School of Architecture is running a four-week Community consultation research project in an Urban Room setting in the heart of Reading to find out how best to get community involvement in planning.

Forest Management and Red Squirrel Conservation

Chatty Café: an informal drop-in for caregivers

Friday Fledglings: a weekly outdoor session for under 5s.

Community Voices: a series of displays showcasing responses to The MERL's collections

The MERL partners with many local community organisations using its collections to inspire creative projects which bring people together to promote well-being.

“Go-as-you-please" is the University’ Museum Studies students’ Final Year Exhibition.