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  • Spotlight on: Ruth Salter

    I am a native of Reading, although I have very strong family ties with Devon.  As well as being one of the sessional lecturers I am also one of the Department’s PhD researchers – my work focusing on twelfth-century English… Continue reading

  • Spotlight on: Harriet Mahood

    Before university, I lived and worked on my parents’ sheep farm in the Scottish highlands and amongst my more normal skills, I can shear sheep with traditional clippers and count a flock of sheep in under a minute. Oddly enough,… Continue reading

  • Spotlight on: Dr Anne Tarassenko and Dr Danielle Park

    Anne Trassenko was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey and attended the University of Durham for her undergraduate degree in English Literature. She then worked for 25 years in publishing before coming to Reading to do an MA in Medieval Studies at… Continue reading

  • RUSU Gold Star award for Dr Matthew Worley

    The department’s Dr Matthew Worley was one of only six university staff members selected for a Gold Star Award by Reading University Students Union for 2011.  The award is for outstanding contributions to teaching and learning.  There were 365 nominations… Continue reading

  • James Moore presents on ‘What Darwin means to me’

    On 11 February 2010, James Moore, arguably the most influential of Darwin’s many biographers, gave a talk in Reading.  He reflected on his many years of Darwin scholarship and explored the question ‘What Darwin means to me’.  The meeting doubled as the inaugural meeting… Continue reading