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The eleven students (named on page 2) nominated for the Student Community Award with Pro-Vice-Chancellor Christine Williams (in green) and Ann Westgarth, Community Relations Manager (3rd from left) Students rewarded for community spirit
Laura Cobb, a 2nd year law student, has won Laura said: ‘I am delighted to have won Baptist Church Youth Activities. Each the inaugural Student Community Award the award. I thoroughly enjoyed the nominee received a certificate in (SCA) for her generous and innovative project, project and it was great to give something recognition of their achievements. which saw 30 Christmas hampers delivered back to the local community. Students Peter Kayes, who is a Reading resident and to local residents less fortunate than most. sometimes earn a bad reputation with Chair of Redlands/University Neighbourhood their neighbours so the scheme was a Action Group said: ‘Many congratulations Professor Christine Williams, the University’s wonderful chance to highlight the good to Laura but I must say we had an Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise, presented work many of them do.’ extremely difficult job in picking a winner. Laura with a certificate and cheque for £100 Runners-up prizes were awarded to As well as the runners-up, Nittin Williams at a ceremony on 27 May at Foxhill House. Katherine Allum and Sarah Woods for deserves a special mention for cooking The SCA is a new scheme aimed at their work on the Streetlaw project at Christmas dinner on Christmas Day for recognising the efforts of the many John Madejski Academy, Sarah Jackson elderly local residents. All the nominees University students who help others using for her sustained and long term assistance have shown enormous generosity towards their own initiative, perhaps by providing with many children and families through the local community. Their selfless actions support to others, making a contribution the Lighthouse Kidz Church in Reading, are highlighted by the fact many of them to the local community or showing acts of and Camilla Strawbridge for her work gave their spare time towards a sustained kindness or good neighbourliness. with young people through Anderson commitment to helping others.’ As a world-renowned research and teaching 499
| IN THE NEWS: institution, the University of Reading is rarely out of the local, national and international media. This is a selection of media appearances by members of the University and press cutting summaries which highlight the important work being done by the staff and students of the University. 11 June 2009 View all ‘In the news’ items at www.reading.ac.uk/about/about-readinginthenews2009.asp | Front cover: From left 29 April, Reading Evening Post 14 May, BBC Online 19 May, BBC Radio Berkshire The University’s Students’ Union The BBC reports that bird flu may Dr Alan Renwick, Politics and Bulletin to right: Air Dvareckas, were awarded three prizes in the not have become the threat to International Relations, talks to Charlotte Rollinson, Ann 2009 National Union of Students humans that some predicted Andrew Peach about the row over Westgarth (Community Services Limited annual awards. because our noses are too cold for MPs’ expenses and how this might Relations Manager) Laura They were the Best Bar None the virus. Professor Ian Jones, influence the outcome of the Cobb, Katherine Allum, Award for London and the South, Biological Sciences, provides European Parliament elections in the Office Depot Green Innovation expert comment. Professor Jones early June. Laura Robson, Kelly James, Award and a Silver Sound has also appeared on Sky News, 20 May, Farming Today Natalie Keyes, Pro-Vice- Environmental Impact Award. BBC News, ITV and national radio Philip Jones, Agriculture, talks to Chancellor Christine 1 May, BBC Online to discuss swine flu. BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today Williams, Pete Jeffreys, A feature on the dramatic and 16 May, BBC 1 programme, about Reading Sarah Jackson, Camilla unexplained decline of bees. Dr Mark Gasson, School of research that has found if we all Reading’s Dr Simon Potts, Systems Engineering, appeared on followed government advice to Strawbridge, Sarah Woods Agriculture, offers expert comment. BBC Breakfast to discuss his eat five portions of fruit and The Bulletin can be found online at 1 May, Sky News research on safeguarding digital vegetables a day, this could have www.reading.ac.uk/bulletin Professor Ian Jones, Biological identities and privacy when using serious implications for the where you can read a pdf of this Sciences, is asked for his expert mobile technologies (FIDIS countryside. See page 5. issue and access archived issues of opinion on how the recent project). 20 May, Defra past Bulletins. outbreak of swine flu may have 18 May Professor W Bruce Traill, Editor: Carol Derham started, how it is being Professor Derek Clements- Agricultural and Food Economics, Communications, DEA transmitted and the level of threat Croome, Construction has been appointed to the Council Whiteknights it possesses. Management and Engineering, has of Food Policy, established to The University of Reading 1 May, The Daily Telegraph been recognised by the Building provide advice on a wide range of Reading RG6 6AH Professor Geoff Dixon of the Controls Industry Association for issues. This reflects the growing email [email protected] Centre for Horticulture and his contribution to education and importance of food policy, and training in the controls sector. The Defra’s new role in co-ordinating The Bulletin is typeset by Landscape said temperature rise, droughts and increasing risk of pest judging panel wanted to highlight this across Government. The Diana Arnold in Communications, the work Professor Clements- Council will provide advice on DEA and is printed by Advent and disease over the next century will transform gardens in Britain. Croome has been doing at how to achieve sustainable Colour, Andover Reading and through his many production, distribution and 5 May, Employee Benefits publications to promote consumption of food, ensuring Dr Zella King, Business School, intelligent buildings and the that it is available and affordable Small ads provides expert comment for an technologies which are taking the for all sectors of society. article explaining how good To let sector forward. www.defra.gov.uk/foodrin/ Large purpose built 2 bedroom human capital management can policy/council/index.htm flat available from early July on add real value to an organisation. 19 May, Reading Evening Post Dr Lawrence McNamara, Schho 21 May, Reading Evening Post Hamilton Road, 5 mins walk from 7 May, Reading Evening Post of Law, has been awarded funds for Using plants to cool buildings was Whiteknights campus. Spacious, University of Reading students light, recently refurbished to a a major new research project the theme of a scientific project at swapped books for buckets high standard. Delightful shady which will examine the role of the the University’s School of recently, when they took to the location with large shared garden. law, media, government and other Biological Sciences, which won a streets of Reading to raise money Easy parking. Would suit visiting parties in public perceptions of bronze medal at the Chelsea for the Red Cross. academic/professional staff or openness versus secrecy in Flower Show. See page 3. 8 May, Reading Evening Post postgraduate researchers. Rent security trials. 23 May, Mail on Sunday £800 pcm. Tony Knight, 07804 Admissions OfficerAnthony 19 May, Daily Mail A study by a New York university 631 488, [email protected] Keeble commented on the fact Professor Glenn Gibson, Food found that small doses of ginger that the University has seen a 17 Biosciences, provides expert alongside certain drugs can reduce Holiday lets per cent rise in the number of comment for an article discussing queasiness by up to 40 per cent. French house available for mature students applying for new research that shows not only Professor Ian Rowland, Food Summer holidays. Languedoc undergraduate courses this year. village house in pedestrian street, are probiotics useful, but they Biosciences, explains what is in sleeps 5 in 3 bedrooms. Roof 9 May, The Guardian could even act as effective ginger that can help sickness. A feature giving tips on how to terrace and loads of beams and medicines and help control 28 May, BBC Radio Berkshire begin and maintain a successful character. £250 per week with weight. Dr Jane Setter, Applied Linguistics, career in market research. discounts for couples/singles. 19 May, The Guardian spoke about people’s attitudes to Reading’s Dr David Pearson, For more information contact With changing behaviour as vital accents. Christine Locke at christine@ Agriculture, provides expert advice. as new technologies in tackling Darren Hillier, Post Room, locke.gotadsl.co.uk 13 May, BBC Radio 5 Live climate change, Tariq Tahir asks Greenlands campus, recently St Helens, Isle of Wight, 2 Dr Dominic Swords, Henley where the funding is for linguists, completed a 40k walk in aid of Great newly refurbished, 1 bedroom Business School, appears on the anthropologists and sociologists? Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. holiday apartments to let Wake up to Money show to discuss Pro-Vice-Chancellor Dianne The staff at Henley contributed (www.draytonvillas.co.uk) the current economic situation. Berry provides expert comment. Contact: Alistair Grandison, over £200 and in total Darren’s [email protected] team of seven raised over £1000.
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Lay a grass roof to keep cool this summer... Dr Ross Cameron said: ‘Plants are going online or failing that, plant Nasturtiums. nature’s own air conditioning units. Our 11 June 2009 research used model mini-buildings to | replicate the thermal properties of
buildings that we find in towns and Bulletin cities, and we looked at the effects that different plants on them had. Growing Nasturtium over our mini-buildings reduced surface temperatures during sunny periods by 4˚C, but growing turf grass reduced the surface temperature by 8˚C. Temperatures inside were Can plants keep our buildings cool reduced by 4˚C when the surface was during hot weather and help reduce covered by Nasturtium and 6˚C when energy consumption? Research from the covered by turf grass.’ School of Biological Sciences unveiled at the Chelsea Flower Show 2009, showed Along with Dr Cameron, the ‘Chelsea’ that plants can affect temperature, and team included Trevor Pitman with As the academic year draws to end, we that the choice of plants cultivated on research data from Andrew James (MSc), approach the 500th and final printed buildings is also important. Planting a Jane Taylor (PhD) and Tijana Blanusa (post issue of the Bulletin. doc). The design was executed by students dense grass roof is the best option for By the beginning of the new academic from the Department of Typography & reducing building temperatures, but year the Bulletin will be replaced by a Graphic Communication, Fiona Hudson, growing the climbing annual newly designed, dynamic online news Ross Waters and Andrew Twigg. Nasturtium will also bring benefits. and information service on the staff homepage of the University website: www.reading.ac.uk/internal/staff/staff- home.asp Burn fat not oil All the usual features that currently appear in the Bulletin will be incorporated: news; people; notices; The University’s SportsPark is encouraging loyalty card that will be stamped at each small ads; diary; and many its users to leave their cars at home and visit. After ten visits cards will be IN THE NEWS more, as space will no longer be an get on their bikes this summer. entered into a prize draw every month between June and October. The prize issue and the news will be refreshed The aim is to encourage people to burn will be a £50 voucher redeemable at frequently. It will also save a great deal some fat rather than burning oil. Dr Mike AW Cycles, Caversham from whom the of paper and cost to the environment Proven, Warden of Bulmershe Hall is an SportsPark has obtained partnership as well as the obvious economic saving. advocate of the convenience of riding a funding of £250. When the new Bulletin online is bike rather than using a car: ‘I cycle launched all staff will be sent a between Bulmershe Court, Whiteknights Burn Fat Not Oil events at the SportsPark: notification and you will be asked to House and the SportsPark. I save so Wednesday 22 July, Tour de SportsPark use it as your homepage and refer to it much time and I don’t have to worry indoor cycling challenge based on Tour daily. We hope very much that you will about finding a parking space. Even my de France stage 17 to raise funds for Marie find the online version even more short rides really help me to keep fit.’ Curie Cancer Care. useful than the printed version as news SportsPark have arranged a number of Thursday 23 July, Tour de Circuits, indoor and notices will be updated at least initiatives to persuade their members to circuit training class to raise funds for once every working day. Importantly, use their cars less often. Members cycling Marie Curie Cancer Care. please keep sending items and let us to the SportsPark will be issued with a Iain Akhurst, Director of Sport said: know what is going on as we want to ‘We’re really hoping the scheme will make this ‘your’ news site and as encourage some of our members to try interesting and lively as possible. cycling and realise how convenient and Contact us with anything you think enjoyable it is for short journeys. I’m may be of interest. There is no need to pleased the scheme could reward our write an article yourself, simply contact regular cyclists as they will have the the Communications Office and we chance to win the vouchers and benefit will take it from there. Good quality from other promotions we’re planning.’ images are always welcome. AW Cycles is based in Caversham and Email: has Reading’s most extensive range of [email protected] tel: 0118 378 8004 cycles, accessories and specialist clothes. mail to: Carol Derham, Whiteknights Laura Collins, Elliot Hargreaves, Paul Woodrow, Greg Their experienced staff can advise on all Goddard, Iain Akhurst and Mike Proven launch Burn House, PO Box 217, RG6 6AH aspects of cycling. fat not oil 499 | iTunes U and the University of Reading
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11 June 2009 Oxford, Cambridge, Warwick, Trinity, UCL policy makers and the general public. anyone who has ideas for content or | and the Open University on Itunes U in We have formed a project group would like to produce their own content. order to showcase ourselves to a global consisting of Alison Fabian (Project Shaun Horan, Director of External Bulletin audience. Manager), Stuart Brown (ITS and Affairs is representing the project at Senior Management Board level. Itunes U is a one-stop-shop for audio and Technical Lead), Dr Lucy Chappell visual material from some of the world’s (Research Content Lead), Lee Shailer Before launching on Itunes U we will be top academic institutions. It has been (Legal Lead), Andy Owen (Design Lead) building a new area in our existing used to distribute media to a content- and Kate Lake (Advisor). Initially we will website, to bring all of our audio and hungry audience by universities and be focusing on showcasing the depth and video material together. colleges in the US since 2007, and it breadth of research at the University of If you would like further information, finally launched in Europe in 2008. Reading, building upon the framework please contact Alison Fabian, Digital The popularity of Itunes U means of the Research Showcase Films already Development Team a.m.fabian@reading. it can be used to engage a wide group produced, but we expect this remit to ac.uk ext 7110. Or for research content of people ranging from potential and widen over time. Dr Lucy Chappell is Dr Lucy Chappell, Communications, actual undergraduate and postgraduate co-ordinating the production of audio [email protected] ext 7391.
Learning Study Trip from history
Medieval England’s view of its relationship with the East and the comparison with the 21st-century relationship between the West and Islam is a key strand of a new joint- research project between the University of Reading and the University of Bristol.
This first major research into medieval texts known as the English Charlemagne Romances aims to investigate parallels between late-medieval England and modern-day Britain, with particular reference to ideas of national identity then and now and views of cultural/ religious differences seven centuries apart. Phillipa Hardman, Department of English, said: ‘We are interested in exploring the medieval parallels with 19 postgraduate Law students recently related training in developing countries contemporary Britain, the West and spent four days in Geneva on a trip or humanitarian aid with the Islam. The depiction of Muslims in the organised by lecturers Anne Thies and International Committee of the Red Cross Charlemagne Romances links into Daphne Zografos and supported by the mission in Somalia – and the professional modern-day attitudes of nationhood and University’s John Sherborne Foundation. qualities required in their positions. the west’s view of the east. The texts With each meeting the diversity and relate to the way people define The group visited a range of bodies, including the European Commission global influence of the work taking place themselves and their own personal Delegation, the United Nations, the UK within the city became more and more identity in relation to others, as well as Mission and the World Trade Organisation. apparent. The group was also lucky their allegiances, through the languages they spoke, their religion or the country Staff from each of these bodies explained enough to receive an insight into the of their forebears. These same debates the roles of their organisations and various opportunities that exist for and views about oneself and ‘others’ in provided an insight into their personal internships and jobs within many of the east exist nowadays.’ experiences – such as providing trade- the organisations.
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provide expertise as the 20th anniversary 11 June 2009 of the fall of the Berlin Wall approaches. |
The University has expertise in areas Bulletin such as the East German experience post war, the rationale for the creation of the wall and its fall 28 years later, western anti-communist propaganda and East German culture. This autumn marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989. Experts from the University’s Centre for East German Studies (CEGS) and Department of History will be organising and attending events to mark the moment. Eating more healthily might be better for and the south west, which are most CEGS is the only facility of its kind in us as individuals, but would it be bad suited to grazing animals rather than the UK, with its extensive archive and news for farmers? growing crops, would suffer a severe research network in Great Britain and decline in such production. For example, Germany and has produced a full A research project funded by the UK in Wales, cattle numbers would fall by timeline of the crucial events in 1989 Research Councils’ Rural Economy and some 400,000 head and sheep numbers and 1990 leading to German unification. Land Use Programme has found that if would be halved. In the north of we all followed government advice to The German Embassy in London, the England both sheep and cattle numbers eat five portions of fruit and vegetables German Academic Exchange Service and would fall by 200,000 head each. a day this could have serious the Centre for East German Studies, are implications for the countryside. Professor Traill said: ‘Undoubtedly the launching a competition aimed at UK Government has a duty to promote undergraduates of any discipline. Students The interdisciplinary team, led by Bruce the health of the population and within are encouraged to write 2000–3000 Traill, Professor of Agricultural and Food this research project we have been words on the events of 1989 in the GDR Economics, set out to examine how the looking at the most effective ways of and their links to development in Europe. UK could produce healthy foods that doing that, whether by fiscal measures, Winners will be announced on consumers wish to buy at prices they are social marketing, or by trying to 3 December. willing to pay and to assess the impact enhance the nutritional qualities of the on land use and the rural environment foods that people eat. There is potential and economy. in all of these approaches, if they are Their research shows that, if we assume targeted effectively. that the percentage of imports will remain ‘But we do also have to consider the constant, many more hectares of intensive potential unintended consequences of production under polythene tunnels policies. For rural communities, such as would be needed in order to produce the the dairying industry of south west quantity of fruit and vegetables for the England and upland areas of the UK recommended healthy diet. these could be far-reaching and need to At the same time, areas such as Wales be taken into account.’ Berlin Reichstag
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Reading Criminal Justice Association, and Ken Wells (Curator of the Thames opportunity for those connected with or formerly the Reading Romilly Society, Valley Police Museum) The guest of honour interested in the operation of the held its 60th Annual Dinner at the was the Right Honourable Lord Justice criminal justice system to meet and University in March. Leveson, a Court of Appeal judge, member discuss relevant topics and listen to of the Privy Council and the Senior Jennifer Ghandhi, Director of Student knowledgeable speakers. It has long Presiding Judge for England and Wales. Services, represented the University and been connected with the University guests included Dr Carol Boulter (High The Association, which was founded by having held its meetings at the Sheriff of Berkshire), Will Partridge (Deputy a former Liverpool solicitor who had University for as long as anyone can Clerk to the Justices for West Berkshire) retired to Reading, provides an remember. www.rdg.ac.uk/romilly
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| Recent awards Marketing innovative new technology The Leverhulme Trust has awarded The In-Cosmetics conference in Munich was effectiveness of alternatives. Dr Anna Gruetzner Robins, Reader in the unusual recent destination of School Dr Greco and Professor Williams have of Pharmacy academics Dr Francesca 11 June 2009 History of Art, a Research Fellowship for developed a portfolio of innovative new | one year, beginning in September 2009. Greco and Professor Adrian Williams. preservative compounds that they Dr Robins will be researching a book on They were accompanied by Technology believe to be both effective and safe.
Bulletin Aubrey Beardsley, Max Beerbohm, Transfer Manager Dr Samantha These novel compounds were the subject Charles Conder, and William Rothenstein, Decombel in a bid to market their of a recent UK patent application filed by together with Charles Ricketts and innovative new preservative technology the University. Dr Greco comments: ‘We Charles Shannon, for a complex and to the industry. have scientifically proven that our unknown collective portrait of these Preservatives are used in a wide variety innovative new preservative compounds 1890s artists. The idea for the project of cosmetic and personal care products are non-permeable through the skin, originated at Harvard University, where to reduce the risk of microbiological avoiding the health issues associated Dr Robins was awarded a Rodney G. contamination and growth. However, with the use of parabens and related Dennis Fellowship in the Study of following significant negative publicity synthetic preservatives. We believe that Manuscripts to research the Rothenstein in the media over the safety of some these new compounds will be proven to archive, which revealed several unknown synthetic preservatives, the industry has be as effective as the leading interconnecting narratives about the been forced to move towards ‘paraben- preservatives and current experiments major figures and more marginalized free’ products despite the lower are underway to confirm this’. artists who practised in the 1890s. The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art has awarded Dr Robins a Senior Fellowship for one year, beginning in September 2010, to complete a book of 70,000 words about this 1890s circle. Professor Galen Strawson, of the Department of Philosophy, has received a British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship for a project entitled ‘Life in Time’, on the temporal phenomenology of the self. Professor Strawson, who is also the Philosophy editor for the Times Literary Supplement (TLS), will take up the Fellowship in autumn 2009. The purpose of these awards, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, and administered by the British Academy, is to provide a period of research leave for one year for established scholars during which they will be able to concentrate on bringing a major piece of research towards completion while their normal teaching Dr Francesca Greco and Professor Adrian Williams hard at work at In Cosmetics Munich 2009 and administrative duties are covered by a full-time replacement. The British Academy has awarded Dr Susanne Turner a Postdoctoral Fellowship for three years, beginning in September 2009. Dr Turner will take up Professor honoured her Fellowship in the Department of Professor David Beever, Emeritus Classics for a project entitled Viewing the Professor of Animal Production, has been Divine, which will explore the presented with the Royal Association of representation and viewing of the divine British Dairy Farmers’ Princess Royal in the context of the ancient Greek Award by Her Royal Highness at temple. Dr Turner’s mentor will be Buckingham Palace. Dr Amy Smith, Senior Lecturer in Classics and Curator of the Ure Museum. The honour was made for his The postdoctoral award scheme is outstanding services to the industry. designed to enable outstanding early Professor Beever, was highly involved in career researchers to strengthen their developing the Centre for Dairy experience of research and teaching in Research at the University into a Professor David Beever receives his award from HRH a university environment. research unit of international status. Princess Anne 499
From steam rail buffs Childcare Voucher Picture loan scheme | to car drivers Scheme The Picture Loan Scheme is based on a collection of pictures built up over a The opportunities are there for people As part of its ongoing commitment to number of years which are made available willing to volunteer: increasing employee benefits, the 11 June 2009 to the University staff for display on | University of Reading launched a Mid Hants Railway seeks volunteers for a University premises. Childcare Voucher Scheme run by number of roles to maintain and operate They are hired on an annual basis for Bulletin kidsunlimited in 2006. the Watercress Line, a heritage steam a modest fee of £10 per picture. railway running between Alton and The collection is a varied one of Alresford. Tasks include paintings, prints and drawings. It is telecommunications, installation and possible to loan pictures at times other maintenance of track, signals and than the official hiring, but it is not telegraph maintenance, carriages and possible to loan pictures to individuals wagons maintenance, foot plate crew, or companies outside the University. catering opportunities, publicity, We ask patrons who currently have fundraising, special events helpers, shop pictures to return them to the assistants, office assistance. Days and Department of Fine Art, Earley Gate on hours worked can be flexible. Tuesday 15 or Wednesday 16 September British Red Cross seeks volunteers with 2009 between 10am and 12.30pm and their own cars who enjoy driving, have ask that every effort is made to return good interpersonal skills and a full works. Please check in pictures with driving licence. The drivers transport Mrs Jean Butler or her representative. people who can’t get about easily or use It is important that no pictures be left public transport to medical unchecked in corridors etc. appointments, social outings or shopping The picture lottery will be held on trips. Also wanted are people with good Wednesday 23 September at 12 noon, interpersonal skills, willing to act as an with viewing from 10am, and we look escort and provide any assistance forward to seeing you again and, necessary. Hours and days worked are hopefully, many new faces. flexible to suit the volunteers and Childcare Vouchers have proved very training in relevant skills is provided. popular resulting in a substantial Expenses can be paid. number of staff joining the Scheme. “Stumped” win SCR If you’d like to know more, please Childcare vouchers are a cost effective Summer Quiz contact Clare Bonney: c.p.bonney@ method of contributing to your childcare reading.ac.uk costs, giving you up to £243 per month The “Stumped” team, led by Chris Rayner out of your gross salary. As a result the There’s a huge range of other from Commercial Services, won the SCR rate of tax and NI contributions for your opportunities for volunteering in summer quiz on 27 May. overall salary is reduced, saving you up Reading and if any member of staff Chris was ably assisted by Ian Burn, Julia to £1195 per annum. would like to know more, please get in Munro and Sue Rayner, beating off strong touch with Clare, who works with The vouchers can be claimed until your challenges from nine other teams. The Reading Volunteer Centre. She can meet child is 15 years old and can be used for event was very well attended, completely you on campus for a no-strings advisory childminders, nannies, nurseries, holiday eclipsing the other competition that session, and sort out some suggestions clubs, before and after school clubs and evening (Man Utd vs Barcelona)!! The that match your interests. Many of the any Ofsted registered childcare activity. evening included fish and chips and was vacancies only require a couple of hours If you would like to know more about much enjoyed by all. The next SCR quiz a month of your time. the scheme, a representative from will be in November/December 2009. New general volunteering vacancies in kidsunlimited will be present in June to the Reading area are posted each week answer any questions you may have and on the Reading Voluntary Action confirm your eligibility. The Relaunch of the SOAR website: www.r-v-a.org presentations are on: Thursday 18 June, 3–4pm, Room GU01, website Meteorology Building, Earley Gate The SOAR (Skills Opportunities at Reading) Friday 19 June, 10–11am, Ground Floor website has been relaunched: Lecture Theatre, Chemistry, www.reading.ac.uk/soar. Whiteknights Please direct your students to this For more information about the scheme resource which highlights the and to obtain an application form please University’s seven transferable skills. contact kidsunlimited on 08000 326 777. For more information and to request Further information can also be found promotional materials, contact Alysia on the Human Resources website, Zapasnik in CDoTL (a.w.zapasnik@reading. www.reading.ac.uk/humanresources ac.uk, ext 6250). The diary is compiled from events posted on the 499
| Events page of the University website. For fuller details and to post your own event or to see events posted after the copy date for the Bulletin please see http://www.reading.ac.uk/events 11 June 2009 |
Friday 12 June Frances Sansom, Stuart Dunlop, Campus Author Bulletin Tickets £8/£5 concessions from READING FILM THEATRE Educating difference: Migration Fat Economics Nutrition, Health, Alex Richardson, a.t.richardson@ and Education, Seminar Room GSAH, and Economic Policy Old Whiteknights House, 10am reading.ac.uk, 0118 378 5256. Great Palmer Theatre, T Mario Mazzocchi, W. Bruce Traill, Hall, London Road, 7.30pm Whiteknights Saturday 13 June (Agricultural and Food Economics) For other events today please see Please see Bulletin 498 or Events and Jason F. Shogren Bulletin 498 or Events website June website 11 Thurs Three monkeys (15) Price: £18.99 (Paperback) Sunday 21 June 8pm Sunday 14 June ISBN: 978-0-19-921386-3 Whiteknights Studio Trail, please 16 Tues Il Divo (15) 7.45pm Harris Garden Open Day, teas and see Saturday 20 June for details 17 Wed Trouble Sleeping (12A) This book tackles the obesity specialist nurseries, £3 entrance in 8pm epidemic from the economic aid of Friends of the Harris Garden Monday 22 June 18 Thurs Anvil! The story of perspective, provides a rigorous and Plant Heritage, 2–6pm Meteorology seminar, Is the Vapor Anvil (15) 8pm and accessible analysis of the Feedback the same in Nature and issues and evidence surrounding Monday 15 June Seats: £4 for members and Models? Aiguo Dai (NCAS, USA), £5.50 for non-members. the obesity debate. Please see Bulletin 498 or Events Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre (GU01) Further details: please phone website Written in an engaging, Meteorology, 12 noon 0118 378 7151, (or ext. 7151). non-technical style to appeal to Tuesday 16 June non-economists. Tuesday 23 June Please see Bulletin 498 or Events Meteorology lunchtime seminar, website An analysis of a decadal prediction Wednesday 17 June system, Jon Robson, Meteorology SCR event, Wine Tasting at Acacias, GU01, 1pm Champagnes and sparkling wines, Music@Reading lunchtime Tickets £15 per person available concert, Grieg, Franke Quintet , Centre for Staff Training & Development from Jean Carter or the Wine Shop, G10 Palmer, 1.10pm Park House. Numbers limited to Programme 15–26 June Places on all sessions can be booked 40. Payment with bookings please. Thursday 25 June by visiting the employee self service http//www.reading.ac.uk/ [email protected], Acacias Psychology & CLS seminar, From humanresources/employee_self_service.htm, or by email to cstd@ London Road, 5.30pm prediction to prevention: Preventing reading.ac.uk psychopathology in people regularly For other events today please see 15 June 12.30–1.30pm Portfolios for promotion to Senior Lecturer/ exposed to trauma, Jennifer Wild Bulletin 498 or Events website Reader (King’s College London), GS05 16 June 9.30am–12noon Managing Stress in Others; A Briefing for Psychology, 4pm Thursday 18 June Managers Please see Bulletin 498 or Events Monday 29 June 10–11am How to use RISIS for Absolute Beginners website Café Scientific, Outbreak! Tales 12.30–2pm SeLCS Lunch and Meeting: Using Audio and Feedback to Give Student Feedback Friday 19 June of swine flu and other viruses, 2.30–3.30pm Portfolio Writers Workshop Please see Bulletin 498 or Events Professor Ian Jones, Déjà vu Bar website and Eatery, St Mary’s Butts, 7.30pm 17 June 9.30–10.30am Portfolio Writers Workshop 12.15–2pm Moving Towards a University Lectureship Tuesday 30 June Saturday 20 June 1–5pm Presentation Practice using CCTV Feedback SCR event, Summer Dinner, formal Whiteknights Studio Trail, local 2–4pm Endnote for Academics artists and crafts people showcase dress is encouraged but lounge 18 June 9.30am–5pm Project Management their work in a variety of local suits are quite acceptable. 9.30–11am Financial Year End Training (Bulmershe Court) exhibition spaces in studios, living Members are invited to bring rooms and gardens. There are 19 along as many members of their 19 June 10–11.30am Personal Assistants Meeting venues showing the work of 34 family and friends as they wish. 12.15–2pm Heads of School Lunch and Meeting artists within easy walking Members who wish to form a 22 June 10–11am Financial Year End Training (Greenlands) distance of Whiteknights campus. group or sit together should Pick up a Trail leaflet from ensure that the appropriate slips 23 June 9.30am–4.30pm Assertive Communication reception areas on campus or are returned to Jean stapled 2–3.30pm Financial Year End Training (Earley Gate) together. There will also be a Club from local libraries and 24 June 9.30am–12noon Supervising Research Students for Postdoc table for those coming alone so no information points. 11am–6pm Research Staff one should feel left out! This is the 2.30–4pm Relaxation Techniques Music@Reading Summer occasion when we invite members Concert 2009, University of of Common Room who are leaving 25 June 9.30am–12.30pm Advanced Agresso Backoffice Reading Chorus and Chamber Choir, the University to be our guests, 26 June 9.30am–11am Financial Year End Training Bernstein: Chichester Psalms, excellent value at £24. Jean Carter, 9.30am–5pm Qualitative Research: Software Overview Handel: Zadok the Priest, Mozart: [email protected], Blue and Project Set Up Laudate, Mozart: Ave Verum and Room, 7pm for 7.30pm 12noon–2pm RISIS Help Session Laudate Dominum, Rachmaninov: Ave Maria, Alto - Rupert Griffin, For details of all these courses please see www.reading.ac.uk/cstd Conductors – Georgina Payne, or ring ext. 7097