UNIVERSITY OF READING

Sharp falls in transport emissions during Covid-19 lockdowns partly explain why a key greenhouse gas hit record high levels in 2020, research suggests.More than half of the 50 per cent jump in methane’s growth rate between 2019 and 2020…

The archives of The Museum of English Rural Life in Reading have played an important role in unravelling the story behind a new whisky with its origins in a bag of rare old grains.Documents, research and correspondence from plant breeder…

Sinks and P-traps are home to a surprising number of fungal organisms, according research from the University of Reading.Five University of Reading undergraduate students, and a PhD student, tested more than 250 restroom sinks for fungi,…

The fascinating history of chocolate will be investigated at the University of Reading following the award of a highly-competitive Global Professorship by the British Academy.Cocoa’s long and complex story, and how chocolate has changed…

A Reading archaeologist who helped to discover a 1,200-year-old monastery has been nominated for a top award.Dr Gabor Thomas, Associate Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading, was nominated for the Current Archaeology…

The impact of climate change by 2050 may mean that UK-grown Chardonnay grapes will be ripe enough to produce high quality still wines, in most years.Following their model of the effect of variation in weather on Chablis wine quality, in…

The University of Reading has been ranked fourth greenest university in the UK, according to the 2022/23 People & Planet University League, published today.People & Planet, an independent student campaigning network, reviews the…

The University of Reading has been announced as one of six publicly-funded hubs for diet and health research and innovation. The hubs, which are funded by several UK agencies, led by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research…

Museums Partnership Reading, led by the Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL) is delighted to have been awarded funding as part of Arts Council England’s new national portfolio of funded organisations for 2023-26.Museums Partnership…

The first dietary recommendation for a type of plant compound that is not a vitamin – flavan-3-ols, found in tea, berries, apples, grapes and cocoa – is now available.Dietary guidelines have traditionally been based on preventing…