students

  • Homemade Georgian Winter Cheese

    As part of their project working with the Royal Berkshire Archive (RBA) for the module HS2GPP: Going Public, Part 2 undergraduate students examined an 18th century cookbook. Today, Anna Puckey and Henry Merison share one of the seasonal recipes they found.… Continue reading

    Homemade Georgian Winter Cheese
  • A Georgian Cookbook Mystery

    As part of their project working with the Royal Berkshire Archive (RBA) for the module HS2GPP: Going Public, Part 2 undergraduate students Becky Storey and Eleanor Davis examined an 18th century cookbook. Read about the mysteries they uncovered below… Early… Continue reading

    A Georgian Cookbook Mystery
  • Sharla Attala – Let’s talk about class!

    As part of the University’s Centenary Celebrations, a team led by David Stack in History has been researching the experiences of students and staff from working-class backgrounds at the University of Reading. Beginning with the widening participation roots of the University… Continue reading

    Sharla Attala – Let’s talk about class!
  • Mat Haine – Success for whom? The class gaps in student outcomes

    As part of the University’s Centenary Celebrations, a team led by David Stack in History has been researching the experiences of students and staff from working-class backgrounds at the University of Reading. Beginning with the widening participation roots of the University… Continue reading

    Mat Haine – Success for whom? The class gaps in student outcomes
  • Finding History in the Humble: A Medieval Pewter Chalice

    Our MA student, Maebh Springbett, examines a medieval pewter chalice held in the collection of Reading Museum. In the centre of a dusty cave lit by dancing flames, the knight sits waiting. He is flanked by a grand display of… Continue reading

    Finding History in the Humble: A Medieval Pewter Chalice