UNIVERSITY OF READING

The University of Reading, in partnership with Salix Finance, has been shortlisted for a major sustainability award thanks to its work to cut carbon emissions on its campuses.The University has been nominated for the Carbon Reduction…

The Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL) at the University of Reading is to provide training and mentoring opportunities for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people, as part of a new initiative that aims to transform the museum…

Farmers who risk being marginalised during the UK Government’s Environmental Land Management scheme have had their participation in research heard by lawmakers.In the report, Environmental Land Management and the Agricultural Transition,…

Logbooks kept by sailors on board the UK warship HMS Warrior in the 1860s could soon help reveal a more complete picture of how Earth’s climate has changed since pre-industrial times.As on other naval ships of its era, Warrior’s crew had…

Professor Chris Hilson, Director of the Reading Centre for Climate and Justice at the University of Reading comments on the launch of the UK's Net Zero plan. Professor Hilson said:“In the run up to COP26, Boris Johnson’s international…

People at risk from strokes and heart attacks could benefit from personalised clotting profiles to help clinicians prescribe more precise treatments, thanks to new research.In a paper published in Blood Advances, researchers have created…

The University of Reading's Whiteknights campus has been recognised as one of Britain's top green spaces for the 11th year in a row.Set within 130 hectares, the scenic Whiteknights campus includes a lake, woodlands and the popular Harris…

Some of the worst hit families experiencing food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic found that Government financial intervention didn’t effectively address the issue, new research has found.The study looked at food insecurity among…

A new collaboration with Microsoft is set to help scientists at the University of Reading’s Walker Institute develop more solutions to climate threats worldwide.Climate variability and change pose a huge risk to developing societies in…

A Reading professor specialising in the study of how human activity affects Earth’s climate has been elected as an American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fellow.Professor Keith Shine, Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at the…