BulletinFortnightly news for staff | 30 April 2009 | 496 The Ure Museum is 100 years old As a world-renowned research and teaching 496 | 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. 30 April 2009 View all ‘In the news’ items at www.reading.ac.uk/about/about-readinginthenews2009.asp | 19 January, BBC Radio Berkshire 12 March, BBC Radio 4 27 March, Reading Evening Post Bulletin Dr Jane Setter, Senior Lecturer in Dr Matthew Nicholls (Classics) is The Reading Real Estate Phonetics, was interviewed, in her invited onto Melvyn Bragg’s In our Foundation (RREF), a registered capacity as a linguist, about time show, to talk about the charity setup to provide financial Front cover: Dr Amy Smith, swearing. foundation of the library at support for real estate education Senior Lecturer in Classics Alexandria, its organisation, at the University, and the magazine 4 March, Reading Evening Post and Curator of the Ure contents, the scholarship it Property Week teamed up recently, Tackling the staggeringly high level inspired, the stories surrounding its to arrange the visit of the industry Museum of Greek Archaeology, of suicides among young men was destruction and the legacy it left. renowned 1st Friday Club to holds an ancient Greek artefact. top of the agenda at a major one- 17 March, Reading Evening Post Reading for the first time. The 1st day conference hosted by the According to youth animal rights Friday Club brings together young The Bulletin can be found online at University’s Charlie Waller Institute, organisation Peta2 US, the professionals in property to www.reading.ac.uk/bulletin which examined the science, where you can read a pdf of this University is one of the best in the socialise and discuss the challenges stigma and solutions associated issue and access archived issues of country for providing meals for its of the day, whilst hearing from with men’s mental health. past Bulletins. vegetarian students. inspirational, top-level speakers. 4 March, Reading Evening Post The Bulletin is published in-house 18 March, BBC Radio Berkshire 27 March, Reading Evening Post Experts in early childhood care fortnightly during term time. Items BBC Berkshire’s roving reporter Reading University Boat Club are welcomed from every member and education gathered at Maggie Philbin spends the morning (RUBC) capped a wonderful of the University and should be Windsor Racecourse, to pass on reporting live from the Department, winter by being voted Club of the sent, marked ‘Bulletin’, to their knowledge at a key of Typography & Graphic Year by the Reading University Carol Derham conference organised by the Communication finding out about Students’ Union (RUSU), as well as Communications, DEA University designed to improve its unique teaching methods, putting in a superb performance Whiteknights the professional development of fascinating collections and in the recent Head of the River The University of Reading those working in early years research excellence. Race, run over the famous Boat Reading RG6 6AH settings, such as nurseries and email [email protected] 19 March, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Race Course in London. home-based childcare. Dr Graham Crampton Please note that we reserve the (Economics, Henley Business 30 March, The Times right to edit items and not all 11 March, Daily Mail School) was interviewed on the Moira Clarke (Henley Business material may be used. Free small Simon Gosling (Walker Institute) possible contribution of the School) provides expert comment ads from University members will is a partner in a study that has Independent Transport for an article looking at what be included if space permits. concluded that by the end of this Commission currently holding women want in the retail sector. century, the number of people Copy dates for the rest of the term meetings in Cambridge. It shares dying from the effects of heat in the 31 March, The Guardian Copy date Published some distinguished members with world’s big cities could be double An article highlighting how a virus- 14 May 28 May a similar Commission that recently 28 May 11 June what has been previously estimated. sat in Reading, and the traffic ridden computer can quickly become a serious security threat 11 June 25 June 11 March, Reading Evening Post problems of the two towns have on a university network. Mike The Bulletin is typeset by A charity dedicated to improving some similarities. Roch (Director of IT Services) talks Diana Arnold in Communications, the lives of people with disabilities 20 March, BBC Online DEA and is printed by Advent about the problem and what through opportunities for horse Read about the University’s Colour, Andover needs to be done to avoid it. riding has been able to make huge involvement with the recent positive changes to its operation successful launch of Europe’s Gravity 31 March, BBC Radio Berkshire CAMPUS AUTHOR and communication thanks to an Field and Steady-State Ocean Dr Orla Kennedy (Food award-winning partnership with Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite Biosciences) appears on Sarah Cleft Constructions in Spoken Reading. The University, through a Walker’s show to give her expert 23 March, Reading Evening Post English Knowledge Transfer Partnership, opinion on detox diets, cancer Over 140 students from the Dr Andreea S Calude, Research provided the dedicated support of protecting foods, speed of eating Fellow, School of Biological Sciences University showcased their a full-time associate, as well as the enterprising ideas to a panel of local and how many calories should we VDM Verlag Dr Müller expertise of senior academic staff business professionals recently. be consuming a day. from the School of Systems ISBN-10: 3639106393 3 April, Farming UK Engineering, to completely overhaul 24 March, BBC News Channel ISBN-13: 978-3639106398 Professor Ian Givens, the joint the charity’s IT infrastructure. Dr Dominic Swords (Henley Clefts constitute a grammatical Business School) gives his expert leader of the University’s Food means for drawing attention 11 March, Reading Evening Post opinion on what’s affected the Chain and Health Research Theme, to the most salient part of a The University was delighted to latest inflation figures and gives an has been chosen to play an message. English is rich in cleft welcome international judge Dame insight into what might happen important role in a new European types and they are a vital tool in Rosalyn Higgins to deliver the over the next year. research network. the repertoire of its speakers and School of Law’s Annual Lecture on 25 March, BBC Radio Berkshire 3 April, The Times writers. However, spoken clefts Thursday 5 March. Sponsored by 3rd year student Esther Press, talks have distinct structural properties Claire Taylor, a management LexisNexis, leading global provider to BBC Radio Berkshire about her and discourse functions from consultant with Sountern of legal information, the theme of house’s success in the University’s written clefts. They are thus of Universities Management Services Dame Rosalyn’s presentation was Blooming Students competition. interest to language teachers, (SUMS) based at the University, is “Departing Thoughts on the The initiative encouraged students particularly since not every the first woman to be named one International Court of Justice”. living in the local community to language has clefts. Clefts are also of the five Wisden Cricketers of the plant spring bulbs to spruce up of interest to theoretical syntax Year. their front gardens. and to computational linguistics. 496 Ure celebrates | its centenary 30 April 2009 This year, the University’s Ure Museum of | Greek Archaeology is celebrating 100 years of its superb collection. Bulletin As one of the finest 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. The museum is recognised as the fourth largest collection of Greek ceramics in Britain. Museum Curator, Dr Amy Smith, holds a winged scarab beetle. An artefact representing a dung beetle, an ancient Egyptian symbol of eternal life To mark the collection’s centenary, the Museum hosted a champagne reception on Wednesday 22 April. As well as walking around the Museum, attendees and undertake research. Throughout College, and from this initial donation, were able to hear University experts tell this time, the University has opened the the collection as we see it today, grew. the exciting tales of some of the artefacts. Museum’s doors to the public who have The Museum was established by the Dr Amy Smith, Curator of the Museum enjoyed uncovering the Ure’s secrets University’s first professor of Classics, said: ‘Over the years the Ure Museum through family events, school and group Professor Percy N. Ure, and his wife, has proved to be invaluable for visits or just turning up.’ Dr Annie D. Ure. University of Reading students, providing The collection began in 1909 with the The museum is open to the public them with inspiration in their work as donation of Egyptian antiquities by Mrs between 9am and 5.30pm weekdays. well as being a fascinating place to learn Flinders Petrie to Reading University All SET for science Residences Chemistry and PhD student Federico teams achieve Dorati, from the School of Biological Sciences. Federico’s poster entitled A threat to our conkers? Characterisation of the IiP standard horse chestnut bleeding canker pathogen took second prize (£1000) in the Biological Residences were the second Facilities Sciences section. Originally shortlisted Management Department to achieve from 600 applicants, the poster Investors in People Recognition.