UNIVERSITY OF READING

Fourteen community projects have been awarded funding grants as part of the University of Reading’s Community Engagement Fund initiative. The Community Engagement Fund, now in its fourth year, sets aside £30,000 each year and allows…

A community research project supported by the University of Reading, which is investigating how Reading residents' wellbeing is affected by sound, has been recognised by a national awards scheme. The Engine Room, a voluntary-run arts and…

The key to more accurate rainfall predictions may lie in the intricate dance of falling snowflakes, a new study has found.  The research, observing the physical motion of falling ice crystals, will help scientists better estimate where…

Heavy rain and flooding in Brazil in November could tell forecasters whether December, January and February in Britain will be cold and dry or mild and wet. This is because forecasting European winter weather patterns months in advance…

Switching from a diet high in saturated animal fats to one rich in plant-based unsaturated fats affects the fat composition in the blood, which in turn influences long-term disease risk. A recent study published in Nature Medicine, led…

Five PhD students from the University of Reading have played an important role in a new Met Office study that could lead to improvements in hyper-local forecasts for heatwaves in urban areas. The paper, published in the Royal Met…

Two English Football League clubs have kicked off the 2024/2025 season sporting the University of Reading’s climate stripes. Forest Green Rovers FC - recognised by FIFA as the greenest football club in the world - has become the second…

The churning of the upper ocean in the tropics of Atlantic Ocean plays a crucial role in shaping long-term climate patterns across the world, a new study has found.  Researchers have discovered that changes in the ocean's mixed layer -…

Climate stripes showing Earth’s rapid warming are being displayed on landmarks all around the world for Show Your Stripes Day 2024. To announce Show Your Stripes Day, the stripes illuminated BT Tower in London on Thursday, 20 June.…

Schools watchdog Ofsted has praised the University of Reading’s Institute of Education for its effective training of the next generation of teachers.  Ofsted’s report highlights that ‘‘transforming lives through education runs as a…