Heritage & Creativity Institute for Collections - University of Reading

30/11/2018

🚨FUNDING OPPORTUNITY🚨

Interested in developing a funding application for post-doctoral research on the University of Reading's Special Collections?

The HCIC is offering up to two stipends of £1330 to support residencies for post-doctoral bid development.

Find out if you're eligible and apply on our website:

HCIC Post-Doctoral Bid Development Residency Application Form 2018-19 30th November 2018 Blog, News, Tay Noronha The HCIC is allocating up to two stipends of £1330 to support residencies for post-doctoral bid development. The Residents will have the opportunity to develop funding applications for p...

06/07/2018

06/07/2018

Historic England have a new report out on 'Wellbeing and the Historic Environment'. University of Reading Archaeology PhD student Clare Nolan co-wrote this with Historic England.

Clare is funded by the AHRC South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership. Drawing on her training and professional background in both archaeology and psychotherapy, her research seeks to understand how the intrinsic nature of heritage assets impacts individual wellbeing and, hence, why heritage is so important for society. Primarily concerned with the social and therapeutic value of prehistoric archaeology, her research is currently focused on the prehistoric landscapes of Avebury, Stonehenge and the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire, and their potential to act as therapeutic environments in the present day.

Research into the relationship between wellbeing and interaction with the historic environment to inform Historic England's future work.

06/04/2018

Professor Roberta Gilchrist writes about new archaeological research at Glastonbury Abbey

New archaeological research on Glastonbury Abbey pushes back the date for the earliest settlement of the site by 200 years – and reopens debate on Glastonbury’s origin myths.

26/01/2018

Our very own Dr Jacqui Turner (Department of History) will be involved in this and other Vote 100 events throughout 2018.

100 years ago was a key part of the journey from suffrage to citizenship: special events to mark it in

On 6th February 1918, the Royal Assent gave some women in the United Kingdom the right to vote for the first time. In Reading, a group of volunteers are coordinating a programme of events throughou…

09/01/2018

An exciting series of talks coming up in the 'Archives and Texts' seminar series
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09/01/2018

Rural Riders and Radicals: Seminar Series 2018
The Department for English Literature and the Museum of English Rural Life are teaming up again this year for an exciting series of talks. Events in the series feature writers with a national profile, and academic authors showcasing new and exciting research.

A series of free lunchtime seminars featuring writers with a national profile, and academic authors showcasing new and exciting research

08/01/2018

Job Alert: The Department of Typography and Graphic Communication are looking for a Collections Research Assistant to support research activity with their incredible collections (Deadline 4th Feb 2018). The priority collections that have been agreed as important for the development of research are: Printing Artefacts, including presses; the Ephemera Collections; the Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection; and the Non-Latin Type Collection.

Discover the University of Reading – a global university that enjoys a world-class reputation for teaching, research and enterprise.

02/01/2018

My Voice, My Instrument: Exploring voice and gender
An evening of music and discussion with:
CN Lester (author of Trans like Me)
Maggi Stratford (voice coach and musician)
Jane Boston (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama)

6.15-7.45, Wednesday 24th January 2018
Reading Town Hall 3B's bar
This is a free event but places are limited - please email [email protected]

28/11/2017

Please come along to a talk by Katherine Harloe on the current Staircase Hall exhibition, 'From Italy to Britain: Winckelmann and the spread of neoclassical taste'
MERL conference room 1.15pm on Wed 6th Dec.

Although Johann Joachim Winckelmann may not be a household name today, his influence on British art, design, and architecture was profound. Through letters, rare books, drawings and ancient and modern artefacts from Special Collections and the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology, the exhibition tells the story of his contribution to the revival of classical arts and culture in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Come along to the talk for a deeper look into Winckelmann's work, and discover why he had such a profound influence on generations of British artists, craftsmen and architects.