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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · 1d

Speaking at a Leadership event at Henley Business School Africa, the founder of Ella's Kitchen & Chancellor of University of Reading, Paul Lindley joined CEO of Lesaka Technologies, Lincoln Mali to discuss strategies for building purpose-driven businesses that last.

Read now https://rdg.ac/42uEgT1

Paul Lindley, Jon Foster-Pedley and Lincoln Mali stand together in front of a Henley Business School backdrop during a leadership event on purpose-driven businesses.

University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · 1d

Henry VIII’s ‘Tudor Domesday Book’ to open to the public

Prof Adrian Bell, working on the project at Reading said: “The Valor Ecclesiasticus provides a unique opportunity to revisit key issues relating to the financial and economic history of the Tudor period"

Read more 🔗 https://rdg.ac/48ixROD

A photograph of Valor Ecclesiasticus, an open manuscript showing Latin text with ornate calligraphy and a colorful illuminated initial depicting figures in medieval attire.. The survey was commissioned by the crown in 16th Century England.

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · 1d

📢 New Event: This November, join Professor Kathy Pain, with Professor Antoni Chan for a thought provoking public lecture that explores how urban environments shape our health for better or worse.

📆 19 November 2025, 18:30-20:00
📍 Whiteknights campus + Online

Book now https://rdg.ac/4gYxGtO

Digital wireframe cityscape with glowing trees under the text 'Designed for Life: Building Cities That Make Us Healthier'.

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · 6d

To celebrate Black History Month we're hosting a range of events throughout October, including a Community Fete in the centre of Reading, which will bring together local Black-owned businesses, artists, and community groups.

See the full calendar at: https://rdg.ac/46Qi6ft

University of Reading presents the Community Fete for Black History Month.

Friday 24 October 2025 from 11am to 3pm at the Broad Street Mall, Reading.

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · 7d

New research by Reading Students Union shows students in private rented accommodation are being sold 'unlimited' utilities contracts costing £2,200 more on average than traditional energy contracts.

But a new Energy Advice Service is here to help students fight back

Read 🔗 https://rdg.ac/3VKx2qm

Student sitting at a desk with a laptop covered in programming stickers, holding their head in frustration under a question about unlimited energy packages.

University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · 8d

Things you love to see!

200+ future sustainability leaders 💚 1 pioneering scholarship

Our Global Sustainability Leaders Scholars gathered on campus last week, to be officially welcomed as the inaugural recipients of one of the UK’s largest climate-focused scholarships.

🔗 https://rdg.ac/4mJ8RUi

Three individuals proudly holding Global Sustainability Leaders Scholarship certificates in a formal event setting with wooden paneling and chandeliers.

Audience attentively listening to a speaker giving a welcome address in a grand hall with arched windows and ornate lighting.

Person wearing a brown sweater, and blue-and-white scarf engaged in conversation at an indoor event.

A group of young people are deep in discussion at the welcome event for the inaugural cohort of the Global Sustainability Leaders Scholarship recipients.

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · 8d

📢 Join us for our next Community Forum on 20 November.

Hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, it will also feature a special panel discussion with local council leaders, Thames Valley Police and Reading Students' Union.

Free & open to all (includes buffet).

Find out more: https://rdg.ac/4729Da8

An illustration of lots of arms handing speech bubbles into the centre, as a metaphor for providing feedback, as part of an advert for the University of Reading's Community Forum in November 2025.

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · 8d

University of Reading will lead The International Universities Climate Alliance from 2026–2028, providing a central hub for universities to share climate research and enable greater collaboration between research teams, global leaders, policy makers and industry.

Read more 🔗 https://rdg.ac/4gPSd3N

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Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · 9d

Smart packaging could cut household food waste by 63%!

@uniofreading.bsky.social is helping test the “Bump Tag” — a label that changes texture to show real freshness. #FoodWaste #IDAFLW

🔗 rdg.ac/3XboWY1

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · 9d

More extreme weather means greater flood risk.

This month, our Vice-Chancellor, Prof Robert Van de Noort, spoke at an event in Cookham introduced by former Prime Minister Theresa May, stressing the need for long-term, evidence-led planning to protect riverside communities.

👉 https://rdg.ac/3KJChUG

Ann Darracott, Professor Robert Van de Noort and the Rt Hon Baroness May of Maidenhead posing for a photograph at a recent event.

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Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · Jun 4

Explore how law can fight climate misinformation and protect truth in a talk by Professor Chris Hilson as part of Reading Climate Festival.

📍 Reading Town Hall
📆 19:00 - 20:30, 11 June
🔗 rdg.ac/4df7qJR

@uniofreading.bsky.social @unirdg-law.bsky.social

Climate Law in the Age of Misinformation

YouTube video by University of Reading

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · Jun 3

As Europe's largest and most active volcano #MountEtna continues to experience a strombolian-scale eruption, University of Reading's Dr Stuart Black provides his expert view on the most urgent concerns and potential impact on climate and the environment.

Read now: www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Ex...

A graphic showing the billowing cloud of ash spewing from an erupting volcano, with overlaid text reading: Expert reaction to Mount Etna eruption. Dr Stuart Black, Head of the School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science said "The prevailing south-western wind pattern may actually benefit regional agriculture by dispersing the mineral-rich, fine-grained volcanic ash across farmland, acting as nature's own fertiliser."

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · Jun 3

Inspiring the local community with world-class research at our Community Festival

Check out the latest movie from @uor-research.bsky.social, as snakes, space and skeletons take centre stage. Then head to our Blog for more exciting research for curious minds.

⏯️ research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · Jun 2

“While we are sleeping, they come out and are very happy, mating, visiting relatives, walking on our faces. The moment we wake up, they go back inside the pore,”

On the face of it, a gruesome new expert comment from Reading' Alejandra Perotti on @cnn.com 👇

us.cnn.com/2025/05/30/h...

While you sleep, these bugs throw a party on your face | CNN

As you fall asleep each night, you can take comfort in knowing you are never truly alone — thanks to the dozens of eight-legged mites crawling out of your pores to party.

us.cnn.com

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Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · May 13

How reliable is eyewitness evidence? What are the conditions that impact our ability to identify faces?

Dr Thomas Nyman from @unirdg-psych.bsky.social
will explore these questions at the #CommunityFestival2025.

Come to his talk “Faces in the dark” at 14.45, Palmer Building, 109.

🔗 rdg.ac/3AUYDdZ

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Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · May 7

What do crystals, worms and poo have to do with healthy ageing?

Come and see how we use various research tools to understand and affect links between diet, gut microbiome and health! You could even grow your own crystal!

#CommunityFestival2025
🔗http://rdg.ac/3AUYDdZ

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · May 9

it is a bit like it's been censored 😜

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · May 8

New research from Henley Business School shows Brits are feeling optimistic but overwhelmed when it comes to #AI

The report, commissioned by The World of Work Institute is essential reading for professionals seeking to unlock the potential of AI within their organisation.

Read more now rdg.ac/FOBO

Henley Business School is redefining FOBO: 56% of Brits are feeling…

We commissioned a survey of 4,640 full-time workers from across the UK to find out their attitudes towards AI.

rdg.ac

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · May 8

Absolute Units episode 4, The Pest is History, is out now!

We're joined by Dr Alice Mauchline (University of Reading) to explore farming and ecology. Learn what makes a pest a pest, and how pest control approaches have changed from the 1950s to the present day.

merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · May 8

Atmospheric scientists from @uniofreading.bsky.social are part of a new £50 million research project testing if the release of an electric charge into clouds will increase their ability to reflect sunlight back into space, and help to cool the planet.

Read more: rdg.ac/43hMJto

#ClimateCooling

BrightSpark project team, Professor Maarten Ambaum, Professor Giles Harrison and Dr Keri Nicoll in Reading's Atmospheric Observatory.

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Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water @climatecocentre.bsky.social · May 8

Big thanks to our Deputy Director @edhawkins.org and the @uniofreading.bsky.social team for hosting us yesterday. It was a pleasure to meet everyone and hear about the exciting Climate+ research in progress!

@ukri.org @researchireland.ie @daera-ni.gov.uk

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Four people stand together in front of a large blue banner, smiling at the camera

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · May 7

We're proud to receive a University Mental Health Charter Award from @studentmindsorg.bsky.social in recognition of our ongoing commitment to supporting student wellbeing and mental health.

Reading becomes one of only 17 UK universities to hold this important award, since it launched in 2019.

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · May 7

President #Trump said he will apply tariffs to foreign-made films to help America's movie industry. But what are the implications for British film?

Film experts from the University of Reading have provided their insights for a parliamentary report.

What are its recommendations? 👉 rdg.ac/3EH4iKf

An image of President Trump printed in an international daily newspaper on Thursday 5th November 2020 (Licenced by Unsplash), with text overlay reading 'Screen experts call for urgent action on latest Trump film tariffs'

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · May 6

A new research paper reveals a stark temperature shift from the oceans to the atmosphere.

But what does it reveal about our changing #climate?

In short: Consistent warming patterns in the upper oceans and lower atmosphere + the warmest years occur in the past decade...

Read on: rdg.ac/4iD8cBv

A climate visualisation from a new research paper, that shows global temperature change in the atmosphere and ocean from 1960-2024. The graphic is an advancement on the warming stripes, now showing change in average temperatures downwards into the ocean, and upwards into the stratosphere.

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · May 6

This looks really exciting! ♥️