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  • GUEST POST: Tale as Old as Time

    by Tom Rusbridge, University of Birmingham Disney’s live-action remake of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ was released in Spring 2017 and made its little-screen debut over Christmas. Following on from the animated feature classic of 1991, the fantastical nature of the… Continue reading

    GUEST POST: Tale as Old as Time
  • Votes for Women: What are we celebrating?

    by Melanie Khuddro This week marks the centenary of the Representation of the People Act receiving Royal Assent; the week when women were first legally recognised to have voting rights in the UK. Countless flags, banners and badges adorned in… Continue reading

    Votes for Women: What are we celebrating?
  • 16th December 1631: Vesuvius erupts again

    by Prof Paul Davies Everyone knows the story of Mount Vesuvius and its destruction of Pompeii (79 CE), which remained hidden from the world until its rediscovery in the eighteenth century. Far less familiar is the volcano’s later eruption of… Continue reading

  • UROP Winners 2016/17: Beth Snyder and Dr Mara Oliva

    On Wednesday 8th November 2017, students from across the University of Reading took part in the annual Undergraduate Research Showcase, to celebrate the work of those students who participated in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP). Beth Snyder, who studies… Continue reading

    UROP Winners 2016/17: Beth Snyder and Dr Mara Oliva
  • “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…”

    by Beth Rebisz As Autumn term slowly draws to a close, we thought it would be a great opportunity to take a look back at some of the highlights of this term. From public lectures to news appearances, from book… Continue reading