UNIVERSITY OF READING

Members of the local community are invited to join a free one-day, family-friendly festival hosted by the University of Reading on Saturday 18 May. Following the success of last year, the Community Festival returns to the University’s…

The deterioration of the UK’s natural environment could lead to an estimated 12% loss to GDP, according to new analysis. In comparison, the financial crisis of 2008 took around 5% off the value of the UK GDP, while the Covid-19 pandemic…

The University of Reading Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort, received a CBE from HRH The Princess Royal at Windsor Castle on Tuesday 23 April. Professor Robert Van de Noort CBE was appointed as a Commander of the Order of…

The University of Reading and Reading Students’ Union have been accredited as Voter Registration Champions by Citizens UK, recognising efforts to get students engaged in local politics. The University's social media and student…

The hard work of volunteers from the University’s student, staff, alumni and supporter community was recognised at a special celebration on Thursday (25 April). The Celebration of Volunteering, now in its second year, took place at the…

The University of Reading has been awarded just over £3.3m over the next five years for the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) and its Special Collections by Research England. The most recent higher education museums and galleries…

The University of Reading will launch a major new scheme to support community charities and projects across the region today (Monday 15 April). The ‘University For Reading’ initiative brings together multiple community-based projects and…

Artificial intelligence (AI) can quickly and accurately predict the path and intensity of major storms, a new study has demonstrated. The research, based on an analysis of November 2023’s Storm Ciaran, suggests weather forecasts that use…

The University of Reading continues to feature among the top universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, published yesterday (10 April 2024). At broad subject level, the University’s Arts &…

Cloud ‘engineering’ could be more effective for climate cooling than previously thought because of the increased cloud cover produced, new research shows. In a study published in Nature Geoscience, researchers at the University of…