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CommUnityLatest University news and events for our local community
October 2009
The new Henley Business School on the Whiteknights campus
The University of Reading proved it has a premier league students’ union (RUSU) by picking up three prizes in the 2009 National Union of Students Services Limited annual awards (NUSSL). RUSU picked up the Best Bar None Award for London and the South, the Office Depot Green Innovation Award and a Silver Sound Environmental Impact Award.
The Best Bar None award recognises RUSU does more to promote responsible drinking and create a welcoming and safe atmosphere, than any of the other nominated students’ unions in the region. Successful campaigns include advertising safe drinking on plasma screens throughout the Students’ Union and promoting the use of late night buses.
RUSU won the special Office Depot Green Innovation Award for its Blooming Students Campaign, which encouraged students living in the local community to plant spring bulbs to spruce up their front gardens. This highly original scheme stemmed from an idea by University of Reading’s Community Relations Manager, Ann Westgarth. It helped to improve the
Blooming StudentsMake your front garden the best! Sign up to ‘Blooming Students’ and receive a free starter kit of spring bulbs, pots and compost.
Top garden wins £100.
Contact Adam Bailey on 0118 378 4119 [email protected] to find out more.
ww.rusu.co.uk/volunteering
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CommUnity is distributed to 13,000 local homes twice a year. It contains news about the University and how the activities of our staff and students benefit the whole community. In addition the University offers many cultural, social and recreational opportunities for all ages through its wide range of activities and events, many of which are free.
Please get in touch with your ideas about what you would like to see featured. Ann Westgarth 0118 378 4479 or [email protected]
appearance of student houses and offered a proactive and imaginative response to many of the issues that arise from students living in the local community.
The NUSSL judges commented: ‘Blooming Students is a great name and a simple idea that incorporates social responsibility, community cohesion and relations, biodiversity and local environment. It can also be easily replicated by other unions.’
The Sound Environmental Impact Award ranks students’ unions by their environmental achievements, encouraging the sharing of best practice and innovation. RUSU won the Silver
Students’ Union scoops three prizes in national awards
Standard award for initiatives such as replacing all the lighting in its night club with energy efficient lighting and for its Reverse Vending Machine featured in an earlier edition of CommUnity.
The Blooming Students project promises to be bigger than ever this year as it has received an injection of cash from the University’s Annual Fund. The funds will be used to purchase gardening kits which can be borrowed by student households as well as spring bulbs, pots and compost.
Students who want to sign up should look out for these eye-catching postcards.
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Laura Cobb, a 2nd year law student at the University of Reading, won the inaugural Student Community Award (SCA) for her generous and innovative project, which saw 30 Christmas hampers delivered to local residents less fortunate than most.
Professor Christine Williams, the University’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise, presented Laura with a certificate and cheque for £100 at a ceremony in May this year.
Laura’s project, which she conceived and organised herself, involved encouraging students and staff to donate goods to make up Christmas hampers. These were then distributed to elderly and vulnerable local residents through Age Concern, local churches and sheltered housing schemes.
Laura said: ‘I am delighted to have won the award. My project was influenced by ‘Operation Christmas Child’ whereby individuals send filled shoeboxes abroad to children in third-world countries. I felt that although many children are indeed needy, there are also many elderly people who are in need and are often forgotten about. The response I received from university departments, the Law Society and many individual students could not have shown more clearly the generosity of students and the willingness to contribute to charitable causes.’
Uni students use Unicycles on 1000 mile charity tripTwo University of Reading students are currently on a one-wheeled ride of a lifetime to raise money for charity.
Adam Cass and Maxwell Parfitt are attempting to ride unicycles the 1000 miles from Land’s End to John O’ Groats, to benefit the charities Women’s Aid and the Jubilee Sailing Trust.
Both Adam, aged 21, who graduated with a Politics & International Relations BA and Max, aged 24, who is studying towards a PhD in Computer Science and Robotics, are members of the Reading University Circus Skills Society. They set off from Land’s End on 5 September.
Runners-up prizes were awarded to Katherine Allum and Sarah Woods for their work on the Streetlaw project at John Madejski Academy, Sarah Jackson for her sustained and long term assistance with many children and families through the Lighthouse Kidz Church in Reading, and Camilla Strawbridge for her work with young people through Anderson Baptist Church Youth Activities.
The Student Community Award Committee received 15 nominations for the 2009 awards.
Committee member Peter Kayes, who is a Reading resident and Chair of Redlands/University Neighbourhood Action Group said: ‘Many congratulations to Laura but I must say we had an extremely difficult job in picking a winner. All the nominees have shown enormous generosity towards the local community. Their selfless actions are highlighted by the fact many of them gave their spare time towards a sustained commitment to helping others.’
The SCA is an annual award. Closing date for nominations is 12 March 2010.
For more information or to obtain a nomination form:
Ann Westgarth 0118 378 4479 www.reading.ac.uk/about/about-scaawards.aspx
Law student judged winner of Student Community Award 2009
Laura Cobb 3rd from left front with SCA nominees and Prof Christine Williams (in green) 5th from left front.
Day 1: Adam and Max just before leaving Lands End
The two lads are keeping a photographic record of their trip which is posted on their website as they travel. At the time of going to press they are shown on Day 15 of their trip passing the Scottish Border.
The trip is all the more remarkable for the fact that it is unaided by back-up vehicles and relies on them receiving hospitality on route from well-wishers or, when necessary, pitching their tent. All their equipment is carried on their backs in rucksacks – a truly heroic test of endurance and we wish them well on their journey.
More information and to sponsor them www.tour2009.co.uk
Day 15: Entering Scotland
2 November Monday
3 November Energy Tuesday
4 November Waste Wednesday
5 November Travel Thursday
6 November Friday
Morning Walk your way to health10am Whiteknights bus stop
Cycle to work dayLow carbon challenge
– Who will be the quickest to travel from Caversham to Henley?
Lunch Green Week launchThe Vice-Chancellor will help launch the Environmental Champions and Green Week pledge scheme
Green music concertA special ‘green’ lunchtime concert by Music@Reading
Sustainable suppliers exhibition
Site walkGuided tour of the site highlighting the rich natural environment
CulminationPrize awards and give aways
Evening Community forumEngaging the community on environmental issues followed by a tour of the Hopkins building
Café ScientifiqueInformal discussion and debate
Public lecture‘Feeding the world: climate change and global food security’ Professor Tim Wheeler, Walker Institute for Climate Systems Research. (See back page)
Make Plastic Fantastic fashion show3Sixty Event
Public debate‘Climate change – good for the economy?’
Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) Reading is part of a global network of on-campus student organisations which enable students to share skills with local people through innovative projects. University of Reading students involved in SIFE are set to expand their membership and increase their work with local projects.
This year students have been offering budgeting advice to those on very low incomes through the Reading Single
The University of Reading takes environmental management seriously with the recently formed Environment, Energy and Sustainability Team (EEST), part of the Facilities Management Directorate. This new team is working hard to raise the profile of green issues at the University and has already had some success in waste and recycling.
We have increased our recycling
rate by 18% from 553 tonnes in the
2007/08 academic year to 616 tonnes
in the 2008/09 academic year. This brings our current recycling rate to 39%. Even more impressive is that the total amount of waste produced at the University fell from 1655 tonnes to 1567 tonnes over the same period.
Despite this strong performance, we intend to improve further. Over the 2009/10 academic year, EEST will be increasing efforts to encourage environmental awareness with events including Green Week (2–6 November) and the introduction of Environmental
New Environmental, Energy and Sustainability TeamChampions. By making staff and students aware of the Clean&Green initiatives in place, we hope to get half of all our rubbish recycled by August 2012, meaning much less waste ending up in landfill.
Local residents, students and staff are invited to join us for Green Week (outline programme below)
For more information www.reading.ac.uk/cleanandgreen email [email protected]
SIFE Reading gives help to local community projectsHomeless Project. They will now run workshops on how to run a business so that clients of the project are encouraged to think about how they can grow their income creatively.
Later in the term SIFE will run the first of their indoor markets at 3Sixty in the Students’ Union. They will offer workshops on how to set up and run a small business aimed at those who are self-employed or who want to become market traders. The indoor markets will provide the opportunity for people
to sell their wares. Existing traders are also welcome to take part in the market.
University of Reading student Rhys Dennison said: ‘Our mission is to create greater economic opportunity in Reading with community projects addressing the needs of community groups, exisiting businesses and the next generation of entrepreneurs.’
For more information about the range of SIFE projects, if you want to join, or if your organisation would like to become a SIFE partner www.sifereading.org.uk
Ongoing: Green ExhibitionThroughout the week, there will be an exhibition in the Palmer Building highlighting the green work that the University of Reading takes part in and supports. Don’t miss out on fun activities and loads of freebies!
Green week programme
Showroom bedroom unveiledThe University has unveiled a showroom bedroom to outline the quality of the future accommodation for students.
Construction work on the two new state-of-the-art halls of residence at the University of Reading began earlier this year and is progressing well and the University has recently submitted a planning application for phase two.
The design of the buildings will reduce carbon emissions below the standards required by current Building Regulations by around 20 per cent. The new halls will incorporate enhanced thermal insulation levels and high efficiency gas fired central units as a heat source. They are designed to maximise natural daylight, which together with sensors and automatic dimming will reduce electricity consumption. There will also be underfloor heating systems in the new catering and social buildings. The ground stabilisation for the new buildings uses the recycled masonry from the demolished halls of residence, reducing the need for more materials and lorry trips in and out of the campus.
The Institute of Education at the University of Reading is delighted to announce it has been named as the number one place to train primary school teachers, according to the 2009 Good Teacher Training Guide.
Reading also scored highly for entry qualifications and the very high ratio of its trainees who go on to be teachers.
Professor Andy Goodwyn, Director of the University’s Institute of Education said: ‘We are delighted and extremely proud of our Good Teacher Training
First for training primary school teachers
The Earley Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) is a multi-agency group, chaired by a local resident. Its membership includes residents and representatives from Thames Valley Police, local schools, community and youth services, the Council and the University of Reading.
The results of a recent survey revealed that the top three areas of concern for residents are: speeding, anti-social
Earley Neighbourhood Action Group welcomes more residents to join
behaviour and parking. The brief of the NAG is to focus on these issues and to engage with all involved to resolve them.
The group is keen to invite more Earley residents to attend. Meetings take place on Monday evenings, once a month at Earley Town Council, Radstock Lane.
If you are interested in participating please email [email protected] with your contact details.
Guide results. It shows that Reading is
the number one place to begin a career
in primary school teaching and that we
offer our graduates the best opportunity
of employment. It also highlights the
expertise of our staff as well as the
fantastic relationship we have with
local schools.’
Graduates from the University of
Reading’s teacher training programmes
have a wonderful chance of finding a
job after they qualify. Last year, 96% of
its PGCE graduates found work.
Sinead Brennan, President, Reading University Students Union said: ‘The reduction in carbon emissions and electricity consumption in the new buildings is especially important in these halls. Students are becoming increasingly environmentally focussed, as a Union we are constantly looking at ways to decrease our carbon footprint, so it’s fantastic that the University is keeping this in mind for the halls re-development.’
Twenty-three volunteers from the University of Reading’s Museums and Special Collections travelled to St. Fagans, the Welsh National History Museum. The trip was organised as part of Volunteers’ Week (1–7 June) to thank volunteers for their invaluable contribution and support.
Volunteers range from University of Reading students and those interested in a career in museums and archives, to retired local residents, steam engine owners and farming enthusiasts. All of them have been involved in archive and museum work at the University of Reading’s Museums and Special Collections Service (UMASCS) either on a short term basis or over many years.
The group had a great day out and enjoyed getting together for the first time – many of them volunteer at
Each summer the University’s Harris Garden is open to the public, monthly, on Sunday afternoons, in support of various charities.
A quiet oasis in the south corner of Whiteknights campus, the garden extends to about 12 acres. It occupies what was once the home paddock of ‘The Wilderness’, a Victorian house (now demolished) which was built in the remains of a famous landscape garden created at White Knights by George, Marquis of Blandford (later 5th Duke of Marlborough) between 1798 and 1819.
Since 1988, the garden has been extended and enhanced to meet teaching and research requirements. It is named in memory of the late Professor Tom Harris, a distinguished University palaeo-botanist and renowned gardener who lived locally in Elm Road.
This year, charities which benefited from the open days were the National Garden Scheme which raises money for medical health and garden benevolent charities, the University Pre School, Plant Heritage, the Friends of the Harris
Museum volunteers celebrate the 25th anniversary of Volunteers’ Week
The Harris Garden: raising money for charities
Garden, Berkshire Autistic Society, St John’s Ambulance Brigade, the Hardy Plant Society and Duchess of Kent (Hospice) Trust. Between them over £4,500 has been raised (excluding the last event held in October after going to press).
The Friends of the Harris Garden group exists to support the garden and is open
to interested members of the public. A programme of talks and other activities is arranged. Members also benefit from free access to the garden.
Details of membership www.friendsoftheharrisgarden.org.uk
or from the Membership Secretary, David Hewitt, 0118 987 2119.
different days and times. Nikki Houston, based at the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) said: ‘Volunteers are the life blood of organisations such as ours, and today is one way in which we can thank them and show our appreciation for their continuing support.’
Volunteers are recruited throughout the year to help with archive cataloguing, tour guiding, museum collection databases and hands-on conservation work at the University of Reading’s Museum of English Rural Life, the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology and the Cole Museum of Zoology. Full training is provided and volunteering is an excellent opportunity to learn a range of skills and make new friends.
To find out more about volunteering [email protected] or call 0118 378 8660.Volunteers enjoy St Fagans Museum
The University was delighted to welcome more than 3000 visitors to its exhibition at the Royal County of Berkshire Show in September helping its organisers, the Newbury and District Agricultural Society, to celebrate their centenary.
To mark this anniversary, the University’s exhibit, entitled 100 Years of Food and Farming, showcased our proud history in the teaching of agriculture and food sciences.
Highlights of the exhibition included a steam engine from the late 1800s, opportunities to learn about cutting edge nutrition research and a chance to make a bicycle powered smoothie! The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) also used the show as a fitting
Distinguished panellists will take part in the special debate organised to mark the 100th anniversary of the Newbury and District Agricultural Society in conjunction with MERL.
Panellists will include Mark Price, Managing Director of Waitrose, Lady Cranbrook, Vice-President of the Campaign For The Protection Of Rural England, Richard Macdonald, Director General of the National Farmers’ Union, Christine Williams, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise) and Professor of Human Nutrition at the University and Nick Weir, f3, local food consultants, and founder member of Stroud Community Agriculture and Stroudco Food Hub.
The event will engage the views of prominent voices in a timely contribution to the national debate on sustainability and the future of British food.
Food and farmingUniversity of Reading at the Royal Berkshire Show
opportunity to launch its final online exhibition from its digitisation project of over 13,000 images of British food, farming and the countryside. The latest images all come from the Farmer’s Weekly Collection and represent subjects such as landscape, women in agriculture, education and training, and machinery.
Professor Tony Downes, Deputy Vice-Chancellor tries out the smoothie cycle machine
MERL Annual Lecture: Great British food and its future20 October, 7pm, the Great Hall, London Road Campus
All are welcome. Please contact the Museum of English Rural Life to request a FREE ticket and, should you wish to do so, submit a potential question for the panel. Call 0118 378 8660, email [email protected]
Student work on display at the Dairy Show c.1906
P R I C E S
55 minutesUoR
StudentStaff, UoR alumni, other
student, U18, senior CommunityNon-
member
Peak: Mon-Fri 16:00 – 22:00 £25.00 £30.00 £40.00 £50.00
Standard: Mon-Fri 11:30 – 16:00 & weekends £15.00 £20.00 £25.00 £30.00
Off-peak: Mon-Fri 07:00 – 11:30 £10.00 £12.00 £12.00 £12.00
BookingMembers can book up to seven days in advance. Non-members can book up to three days in advance. No guest fees for non-members. Book in person at the SportsPark reception or at www.sport.reading.ac.uk Telephone 0118 378 8799
SportsPark School’s Out!Every school holiday the University of Reading SportsPark runs School’s Out! Sports Camps, where our highly trained staff provide a fun filled day through sporting activities, playground games and arts and crafts, for children aged 5 to 13 years old.
School’s Out! consists of three different camps; a multi sports camp and two sport specific camps for football and tennis. The sports camps are Ofsted registered and in the last inspection in July 2008 achieved the second highest rating. Open to all, the children spend as much time as possible outside, enjoying top class sports facilities in the beautiful grounds at the University. Our next School’s Out! is half-term 26–30 October.
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In addition to our School’s Out! Sports Camps we also run an Assistant Play Leader Scheme, which is aimed at 14-16 year olds who are interested in sports coaching. The Assistant Play Leader Scheme is a free service and helps develop their skills and coaching knowledge. Whilst on Camp the Assistant Play Leaders are required to plan and deliver a coaching session under the guidance of our Play Leaders. This scheme has been hugely successfully and has even seen one of our Assistant Play Leaders become employed as a Play Leader.
www.sport.reading.ac.uk/services/children or telephone: 0118 378 8799
The University’s sports centre has just opened the SoccerPark; three floodlit 5-a-side pitches with the latest third generation synthetic grass.
These are the same pitches that professional clubs train on. They allow players to develop their skill and fitness levels on a surface that resembles a top
SoccerParkquality grass pitch. All three pitches
are surrounded by high density fences
allowing the ball to rebound back into
play. The SoccerPark is available for
everyone to hire on a casual basis at
extremely competitive rates. There are
also limited block-booking slots for
regular club training sessions.
Halloween horrorsMake a spooky Halloween monoprint
Thursday 29 October 2009, 10am–12pm & 1pm–3pm. £2 per child. Children 5+
Smashing pumpkinsBring your own pumpkin to carve Friday 30 October, 2009, 10am, 11am, 1pm & 2pm. £2 per child. Children 6+
Held at the Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road, RG1 5EX.
To book a place: [email protected] or telephone 0118 378 8660
Half-term family workshops at MERL
More information and more workshops online:
www.reading.ac.uk/merl
This year, the University of Reading’s Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology celebrated 100 years of its superb collection.
As one of the finest but perhaps least widely known collections of Greek and Egyptian archaeology in the UK, the Ure Museum has played a vital part in the teaching and research of the University over the past hundred years and is recognised as the fourth largest collection of Greek ceramics in Britain.
The collection, which consists of approximately 2000 objects, began in 1909 with the donation of Egyptian antiquities by Mrs Flinders Petrie to Reading University College, and from this initial donation, the collection as we see it today, grew.
The Museum was established by the University’s first professor of Classics,
The Cole Museum of Zoology is a hidden gem with some truly exciting and large specimens that will really make your visit worthwhile.
When you walk through the entrance you will immediately see our Indian elephant, an ex-circus performer from 19th century Liverpool. He is surrounded by fantastic specimens including a false killer whale, originally found stranded in the Dornoch Firth, Scotland in 1927, two giant spider crabs from Japan, a five metre reticulated python from Singapore, a dinosaur fossil of an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile, from the Jurassic period and the tusk of a narwhal whale.
Start your tour by learning about the invertebrates, animals without backbones. Wonderful examples of corals, jellyfish, deep sea sponges, insects, spiders, squids and snails are on show for you to see. Then find out about sharks and rays and how humans are related to fish. The reptile display
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Ure Museum collection celebrated centenary in champagne style!
Professor Percy N. Ure, and his wife, Dr Annie D. Ure, the curator of the Museum until her death in 1976. Their aim was to build a collection which would be representative of the different areas of manufacture of Greek pottery, as well as glimpse into the fascinating world of ancient Greeks, both in daily life and in their tombs.
To mark the collection’s centenary, the Ure Museum hosted a champagne reception earlier in the year.
The Cole Museum of Zoologywill tell you all about our links to the age of dinosaurs and how birds have evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. See if you can find the dinosaur egg, one of our latest additions to the collection. The end of your tour will bring you to perhaps the most familiar area of the animal kingdom – the mammals.
Entrance is free and children and families are welcome. Educational tours are available on request (please enquire for prices and book in advance) and the museum is already very popular with local primary and secondary schools who are welcome to bring classes along to explore and ask questions. The museum is situated in the ground floor foyer of the AMS Building, Whiteknights campus. Open Monday to Friday, 9.30 – 4pm.
www.colemuseum.rdg.ac.uk
Enquiries to Amanda Callaghan, Curator, by emailing [email protected]
Forthcoming events for families at the Ure Museum of Archaeology
Mythical monsters …… of ancient Greece.
Design and make your own monster.
Tuesday 27 October 2009 2.00pm – 4.00pm
£3 per child. Drop in. Suitable for children over 6.
Enter the UnderworldHalloween special. Hear the myths of the ancient underworld and make your own model of Cerberus the 3-headed dog.
Friday 30 October 2009 2.00pm – 4.00pm
£3 per child. Drop in. Suitable for children over 6.
EnquiriesTel: 0118 378 6990 Email: [email protected] www.reading.ac.uk/ure
Leafy Sea Dragon
Showcase ConcertFriday 16 October 2009, 7pm
University of Reading Chorus, Chamber Choir, Symphony Orchestra, Flute Choir, Brass Band, Gospel Choir. A FREE concert by all of the University ensembles to celebrate the start of the year. Come and experience what’s on offer.
Autumn ConcertSat 28 November 2009, 7.30pm
University of Reading Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Stuart Dunlop
Christmas ConcertSunday 6 December 2009, 4pm
University of Reading Chorus, Chamber Choir and Audience
A programme to get Christmas underway. Bring your voice!
Conductor – Stuart Dunlop
All concerts above held at the Great Hall, University of Reading, London Road Campus, RG1 5AQ
Tickets (where applicable) £10/£6 concessions. Available in advance or on the door.
Enquiries
Alex Richardson 0118 378 5256
Email: [email protected]
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Come and explore the latest ideas in science and technology in a friendly bar atmosphere. Join in the debate or sit back and enjoy the evening – just come with an open and enquiring mind.
Stem cells, ethics and human rightsDr Shawn Harmon, University of Edinburgh
Monday 26 October 2009, 7.30pm
Stem cell research and other biotechnologies reliant on human material are controversial and challenging. They force us to ask questions such as when does life begin, what does it mean to be human, and how should we protect human identity into the future?
The economics of happinessDr Marina Della Giusta, University of Reading
Monday 16 November 2009, 7.30pm
Economics has traditionally assumed people base many of their decisions on relative financial costs and benefits, and in doing so they choose
Music@readingMusic@Reading Lunchtime Concerts Featuring a diverse mix of magnificent music from both our own students and visiting professionals.
Every Tuesday during term-time from 1.10pm – 1.50pm
Free – no ticket required. All welcome. Please come along and enjoy. For programme/venue details, please visit www.reading.ac.uk/music
Reading Bach ChoirLegacy: music by Mendelssohn, Haydn & PurcellSaturday 28 November 2009, 7.30pm
St Giles Church, Southampton Street, Reading
Admission £12/concessions £10 NUS £5, under 16s £3
Enquiries
Tel: 0118 947 0104
Email: [email protected]
More information: www.readingbachchoir.org.uk
Wokingham Choral SocietyHandel: MessiahSaturday 14 November 2009, 7.30pm
The Great Hall, University of Reading, London Road Campus, RG1 5AQ
Admission £14/concessions £12
Enquiries
Sue Bryant 0118 934 0283, Bookends, Wokingham, Wokingham Info Centre
www.wokingham- choral-society.org.uk
Café Scientifiquethe option that will make them happiest. Individual decisions on what to buy, where and how much to work, how much to invest in children’s education and even whether to get married or not have all been looked at in this manner. The assumption is that what makes us richer would also make us happier. But is it so? And if it is not, what else do we consider when making economic decisions?
Plastic – destroyer or saviour of the planet?Professor Averil Macdonald, University of Reading
Monday 14 December 2009, 7.30pm
Most people would describe plastic as bad – it’s a waste of resources, it’s a pollutant, basically it shouldn’t be allowed to exist! Professor Averil Macdonald argues that things are changing. Plastic is now showing itself as a major player in overcoming the big problems facing society – food security, energy supply and global warming. So is plastic a hero or a zero?
Café Scientifique is supported by the University of Reading and the Thames Valley Branch of the British Science Association.All events take place at 7.30pm at the Déjà vu Bar and Eatery: 61 St. Mary’s Butts, Reading, RG1 2LG.
Free entry – all are welcome.
www.reading.ac.uk/cafesci
Dr Lucy Chappell 0118 378 7391 [email protected]
2009 Finzi Poetry readingSchool of Arts, English and Communication Design in association with the University of Reading Library
In celebration of Gerald Finzi, local composer and champion of English poetry, whose poetry collection was entrusted to the University, prize winning poets Colette Bryce and Patrick McGuinness read from their own work.
Tuesday 10 November, 2009, 6.30pm
Room 27, HumSS building, Whiteknights.Followed by reception, first floor foyer.Free. All welcome.
EnquiriesTel: 0118 378 8366Email: [email protected]
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Reading Film TheatreAutumn Film Programme
October Thurs 1 Watchmen 18 7.30Mon 5 Moon 15 8.00Thurs 8 Anything for her 15 8.00Tues 13 In the loop 15 7.45Thurs 15 Antichrist 18 7.45Tues 20 Sunshine cleaning 15 8.00Thurs 22 New town killers 15 8.00Tues 27 Is anybody there? 12A 8.00Thurs 29 Drag me to hell 15 8.00
November Mon 2 Mesrine: Killer Instinct 15 7.45Thurs 5 The Private lives of Pippa Lee 15 8.00Tues 10 Looking for Eric 15 7.45Thurs 12 Katyn 15 7.45Tues 17 Mesrine: Public Enemy No.1 15 7.30Thurs 19 Frozen river 15 8.00Tues 24 Everlasting moments 15 7.45Thurs 26 Last chance Harvey 12A 8.00
December Tues 1 Katalin Varga 15 8.00Thurs 3 Broken embraces 15 7.30
G10 Palmer Building. Numbers limited to 400
Members £4.50 (membership £9 for academic year) Concessions available. Non-members £5.50
Tickets available on the evening from the box office The Dolche Vita café is open for refreshments until 9.00pm
Enquiries: 0118 378 7151 Email: [email protected] www.readingfilmtheatre.co.uk
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Special film event: Katalin VargaRFT are delighted to welcome Reading film maker Peter Strickland to introduce his film Katalin Varga on 1 December at 8pm.
FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSIT y LECTURE
From chief vet to travels in the CaucasusProfessor Debby Reynolds
Wednesday 18 November, 2009, 5.30pm
(tea for Friends at 4.15pm in the Blue Room)
Palmer Building, R109 Free. All welcome.
Enquiries
Tel: 0118 378 8006 Email: [email protected]
CHAPLAINCy CHRISTMAS LECTURE
Can I believe in God for Christmas? Why science is reviving belief in GodProfessor Keith Ward, former Gresham Professor of Divinity, London and Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford
Tuesday 8 December, 2009, 7.30pm
Location to be confirmed. Free. All welcome
Enquiries
Tel: 0796 313 4623 Email: [email protected]
Public lecture series2009–2010
Twitter nationKeeping up with the 21st century consumerProfessor Moira ClarkTuesday 6 October 2009
Feeding the worldClimate change and global food securityProfessor Tim WheelerTuesday 3 November 2009
Beyond plain EnglishWhy they find it so hard to talk to usProfessor Rob WallerTuesday 8 December 2009
Twisting their wordsWhy do some children struggle to read?Dr Patricia RiddellTuesday 9 February 2010
Functional foodsGood science or marketing hype?Professor Bob RastallTuesday 16 March 2010
Facing up to RomeDiscoveries at SilchesterProfessor Michael FulfordTuesday 27 April 2010
8.00 pm Palmer BuildingWhiteknights CampusUniversity of Reading0118 378 [email protected]
www.reading.ac.uk/publiclectureseries
The University of Reading Public lecture series is free to attend and all members of the public are welcome. No ticket required but numbers are limited so please arrive early. Large groups should telephone or email in advance.
Free | all welcome | no ticket required
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