University of Reading Lectures

Below is a list of the wide range of lectures available on the Global Study Lounge website which are divided into three groups (Introductory Lectures, Lectures of General Interest and Subject Specific Lectures), with comprehension questions and transcripts. Choose a lecture of interest and find it by clicking on the relevant title. You can also view the entire List of Lectures Available here.

Introductory Lectures

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• Academic Study
• Adapting to a New Culture
• Education in England and Wales
• Gender Differences in Driving
• Higher Education in Britain
• History of English
• History of Reading
• History of Writing
• National Health Service
• National Trust
• The Role of the Magistrate's Court

Lectures of General Interest

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• Chocolate
• Clones and Stem Cells
• Diet and the Immune System
• Evacuees
• Evolution, Behavioural Adaption and Learning
• Future Family
• Genetically Modified Food
• Globilisation
• Global Language
• Internet Linguistics
• Management
• Virtual University Lecture

Subject Specific Lectures

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• Bananas
• Climate Change
• Culture, Leadership and Strategy
• English Trust
• Entrepreneurial Thinking
• Intelligent Architecture
• Obesity
• Some Thoughts on Time
• Sustainable Construction
• Investment Industry
• The Sub-Prime Crisis