News and Views
Discover stories from our collections, work, research, and events. Warning: may contain absolute units.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- September 30, 2026
Leadership changes: Guy Baxter becomes our new Director
Guy Baxter becomes the new Director of the University of Reading’s Museums and Collections, as Kate Arnold-Forster and Isabel Hughes depart.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- September 23, 2026
Beyond nostalgia
How do we help audiences of today encounter films from the past?
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- September 17, 2026
A new Friday Fledglings brand has hatched
An iconic under-5s group deserves iconic design.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- September 15, 2026
Digitising the Fowler archives
Learn about our project to improve access to our Fowler archives of engine drawings, including 7,171 new drawings in our database.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- September 1, 2026
Remembering Robert Davey
All of us at The Museum of English Rural Life are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Robert Davey – a valued member of our community.
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Author
- Joe
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Published Date
- August 19, 2026
So we found a live bat in our galleries (again)
Seven years after we gave a bat a library card, another bat has visited The Museum of English Rural Life.
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Author
- Madeleine
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Published Date
- June 15, 2026
Milking time: Bacteriology and pasteurisation
Explore the University of Reading’s role in dairying research into milk pasteurisation.
