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Can Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse Change and Should We Even Try

Café Théologique is hosted by the University of Reading Chaplaincy and is a space to explore contemporary issues from a theological perspective.

Why do animals have whiskers?

Elephants on the Move

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Annual Chaplaincy Lecture: Spirituality and Mental Health

Professor John Swinton

Join Live Lecture at 19:00

Chatty Café: an informal drop-in for caregivers

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

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

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.

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

Regulating artificial intelligence - the example of automated vehicles

The School of Law is delighted to host this lecture by Dr Tamara Goriely.

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

Chatty Café: an informal drop-in for caregivers

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

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.

Café Théologique Religious Pluralism as a Sign of Religious Hope

Annual Edith Mary Gayton Public Lecture

The School of Law Annual Lecture Series will host Dame Vivien Rose, the fourth ever female Supreme Court judge.

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.

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

Reading Law School is pleased to announce a special event on the war in Ukraine.

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

Can Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse Change and Should We Even Try?

Chatty Café: an informal drop-in for caregivers

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

Professor Ronald Krotoszynski, Jr.
John S. Stone Chair, Director of Faculty Research, and Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law.

The aim of this years Great Debate event is to update the audience on these issues and to provide a forum for those attending to ask questions of the experts.

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

Join artist Carl Gent as they look at a range of English folk songs, their history and legacy and work with them to create new lyrical and compositional arrangements to be performed during the workshop. The Commons Dispersed Song workshop

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Catherine Morland will explore the story of string and demonstrate how to make cordage with the materials used in her installations in the galleries, including natural plant fibres, recycled plastic bags and fabric scraps.

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

DIVERSIFICATION Vs SPECIALISATION

We are delighted to invite you to participate in the inaugural GEAR Quarterly Lecture organised by the Group for Economic Analysis at Reading (GEAR) at the Department
for Economics of the University of Reading.

This symposium brings together artists involved in The Commons: Re-Enchanting the World project with other invited practitioners to engage in discussions around commoning.

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

The School of Law

The Hermit Problem: Autonomy’s role in liberating privacy from confidentiality’s grip

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

Forest Management and Red Squirrel Conservation

Chatty Café: an informal drop-in for caregivers

Political Voices - A thorn in the government's side

Emily Thornberry
Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury

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

Find out more about postgraduate teacher training programmes at the University of Reading’s Institute of Education.

FINDING ALL OUR VOICES Launch Event for MA in Creative Writing

The event will provide an outline of the new MA in Creative Writing with opportunities for questions and details of how to apply.

Café Théologique: Why Christians Need to Stop Evangelising (Badly) and Have a Conversation

Fairbrother Lecture 2022

Faces of War: The Hidden Stories of the Female Fighters

Autism and Theology: What Can Autistic Thinking Offer to the Church?

In this lecture, Professor Thérèse Callus and Mr Tony Roe will look at how divorce law has developed over the years, both conceptually and practically.

Join Reading Museum and The Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL) as Museums Partnership Reading celebrates 200 years since the beginnings of Huntley & Palmers and Reading’s history as the Biscuit Town.

*Bookings are now Closed*

Established in 2001, the Royal Economic Society’s Annual Public Lecture provides an opportunity for school students to watch internationally renowned economists present their research.

Weather observations commenced at the university in London Road in 1901, and today we have over 100 years unbroken daily records of temperature, rainfall etc.

Weather observations commenced at the university in London Road in 1901, and today we have over 100 years unbroken daily records of temperature, rainfall etc.

We are delighted to invite you to participate in our upcoming GEAR Quarterly Lecture organised by the Group for Economic Analysis at Reading (GEAR) at the Department of Economics of the University of Reading.

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Join us for our annual Wolfenden Lecture!

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Led by Curator of MERL Collections, Dr Ollie Douglas, and featuring other colleagues and specialists, each of these tours will take visitors on a short conversational trip through The MERL, exploring different aspects of CARE in relation to our collections.

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Black History Month flagship event - a panel discussion from local community members from the Windrush Generation.

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NOTICE OF CANCELLATION

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The Development of Prison Architecture and The Political Economy of Punishment

A study on prison facilities in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) by Leandro Ayres Franca and Ana Carolina Mezzalira.

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The Department of Philosophy is hosting the second annual Cottingham Lecture

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Led by Curator of MERL Collections, Dr Ollie Douglas, and featuring other colleagues and specialists, each of these tours will take visitors on a short conversational trip through The MERL, exploring different aspects of CARE in relation to our collections.

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The University of Reading Meteorology Department is holding an open day for prospective fellowship applicants

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We are delighted to invite you to participate in our upcoming GEAR Quarterly Lecture organised by the Group for Economic Analysis at Reading (GEAR) at the Department of Economics of the University of Reading.

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The Armistice Day Public Lecture Series Organised By The Department Of Languages And Cultures Presents PROFESSOR VERNON BOGDANOR, CBE, FBA, on `Should Britain Have Gone To War In 1914?

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Join us for our annual Armistice Day services

Led by Curator of MERL Collections, Dr Ollie Douglas, and featuring other colleagues and specialists, each of these tours will take visitors on a short conversational trip through The MERL, exploring different aspects of CARE in relation to our collections.

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The Stenton lecture is an annual lecture by an eminent historian, hosted by the Department and held in honour of its founders, Sir Frank and Lady Stenton.

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Public Lecture by Prof. David S. Oderberg, Department of Philosophy, sponsored by the Royal Institute of Philosophy and the John Templeton Foundation

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Come to The MERL and enjoy a lovely, festive experience.

Led by Curator of MERL Collections, Dr Ollie Douglas, and featuring other colleagues and specialists, each of these tours will take visitors on a short conversational trip through The MERL, exploring different aspects of CARE in relation to our collections.

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Starting from 17:30

Ring in the festive season at the Winter Festival at the Palmer Quad.

Join us for carols with Staff and Students, festive treats, Arts & Crafts Market, and extended Thursday Food Fair, this is the perfect start to the festive season!

The University's Chorus and Orchestra combine in the final big concert of the term

Join the University Chaplaincy and Reading University's Music Society to celebrate the Christmas season with a traditional service of carols, readings and musical performances.

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Café Théologique is hosted by the University of Reading Chaplaincy and is a space to explore contemporary issues from a theological perspective

Youth Workshop with fashion and textiles artist, Anurita Chandola.

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All are welcome to join the University of Reading's Classics Department for the 12th Annual Percy Ure Lecture:

Polycrates assigns a mother: Greek Tyranny in proverb, collective memory and the local polis histories

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Facial recognition, fingerprint IDs and retina scanning have become more and more commonplace and have even begun to encroach on our working lives. But who is collecting this data and what are they are doing with it?

New monthly nature and bushcraft sessions for families.

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Panel Event And Book Launch

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This workshop has been organised by members of the local community in collaboration with the University of Reading and is based on Eric Collins's book 'We Don't Need Permission, How Black Business Can Change Our World'.

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Themed sessions for Neurodivergent visitors of all ages.

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Visit The MERL this February half term for fun activities and more

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Curator-led tours of The MERL galleries

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School of Law

International Law

Revisiting Coercion as an Element of Prohibited Intervention in International Law.

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The School of Law Annual Lecture Series 2023- Justice Andrew Phang, Senior Judge, Supreme Court of Singapore.The Importance of Comparative Common Law – A View from Singapore.

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Behind Electric Eyes: Facial Recognition Surveillance in public spaces.

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Chaplain Mark Laynesmith interviews Marina about her inspiration and her recent book 'Forgiveness: An Exploration'. Copies of the book will be on sale on the evening.

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Thought-provoking photo-journalistic exhibition exploring the theme of forgiveness

Café Théologique: From Black Power to Black Lives Matter: The Ongoing Trajectory of Black Liberation Theology

Edith Morley Annual Lecture 2023. Coping with Cancer: Support, Research, Empowerment. Regaining control after a breast cancer diagnosis.

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