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  • Christmas 2016: Twelfth Cake

    by Prof Anne Lawrence Twelfth Night: or King and Queen’ by the early-modern poet, Robert Herrick begins: Now, now the mirth comes With the cake full of plums, Where bean’s the king of the sport here; Beside we must know,… Continue reading

    Christmas 2016: Twelfth Cake
  • Christmas 2016: Giving at Christmas Time

    by Harriet Mahood The traditions of giving to the less fortunate is alive and well today and many of us will receive leaflets about Christmas charity campaigns through our doors this festive, and witness charity fundraising events whilst out and… Continue reading

    Christmas 2016: Giving at Christmas Time
  • Careers Events this Coming Week

    The University’s Careers service offers numerous different events throughout term to help you gain the skills and confidence required in the future. We have hand-picked a few events taking place next week which we think might be of particular interest… Continue reading

    Careers Events this Coming Week
  • Careers Events this Coming Week

    The University’s Careers service offers numerous different events throughout term to help you gain the skills and confidence required in the future. We have hand-picked a few events taking place next week which we think might be of particular interest… Continue reading

    Careers Events this Coming Week
  • OUT NOW: Dr Andy Willimott’s ‘Living the Revolution’

    Andy Willimott, lecturer in Modern Russian/Soviet History at the University of Reading, is the author of a new book published this week. Living the Revolution: Urban Communes & Soviet Socialism, 1917-1932 (Oxford University Press) is the culmination of years of… Continue reading

    OUT NOW: Dr Andy Willimott’s ‘Living the Revolution’
  • Careers Events this Coming Week

    The University’s Careers service offers numerous different events throughout term to help you gain the skills and confidence required in the future. We have hand-picked a few events taking place next week which we think might be of particular interest… Continue reading

    Careers Events this Coming Week
  • Annual Colloquium of the American Politics Group of the UK

    2nd December 2016, The British Library Conference Centre The American Politics Group is the major UK organisation for researchers and teachers of US politics.  Registration is now open for this year’s annual colloquium, and bookings can be made via Eventbrite. … Continue reading

    Annual Colloquium of the American Politics Group of the UK
  • Career Events in the Coming Week

    The University’s Careers service offers numerous different events throughout term to help you gain the skills and confidence required in the future. We have hand-picked a few events taking place next week which we think might be of particular interest… Continue reading

    Career Events in the Coming Week
  • Outstanding graduates from diverse backgrounds sought for unique Police Now Leadership programme

    Are you passionate about transforming neighbourhoods for the better and in supporting local communities? Do you want to make a real and lasting impact on policing in the UK? We, Sanctuary Graduates, are helping Police Now, a social enterprise, to… Continue reading

    Outstanding graduates from diverse backgrounds sought for unique Police Now Leadership programme
  • British Undergraduate Historical Association: Promoting Undergraduate Historical Research

    Matthew Norris (Part 3 History, and our 2016/17 Humanities Student Representative) has established a national undergraduate history research organisation, the ‘British Undergraduate Historical Association’. The BUHA runs its own journal, The British Historical Review, the first issue of which appeared… Continue reading

    British Undergraduate Historical Association: Promoting Undergraduate Historical Research