UNIVERSITY OF READING

A group of leading universities, students unions and businesses have called on the Government to invest in skills through greater flexibility of apprenticeship levy funds.In a letter sent to the Government, the leaders of ten universities…

Climate forecasting projects involving Reading scientists have been granted millions of dollars in fundingResearch funding worth a total of $21m has been awarded to projects involving University of Reading scientists, which seek to…

A University of Reading scientist has been awarded a research prize for her work measuring atmospheric electricity in Antarctica, the Middle East and even up volcanoes.Dr Keri Nicoll, an associate professor in the Department of…

A University of Reading scientist has been awarded the Christiaan Huygens Medal by the European Geosciences Union (EGU) for his work advancing understanding of electric charge in Earth’s atmosphere.Professor Giles Harrison’s pioneering…

The University of Reading has the joint highest number of scientists in a list of the world’s 1,000 most influential climate researchers.The Hot List, compiled by global news agency Reuters, features 13 scientists affiliated to the…

Reading ranked 101-200 out of 1,115 institutions in the world who took part, and 21 among UK universities, with an overall score of 84.5. Reading also ranked in the top 30 in three categories.The annual THE Global Impact Rankings, now in…

In the largest study of sink bacteria conducted outside of hospitals, scientists at the University of Reading discovered communities of similar bacteria that largely remain down our drains after hand washing.The researchers found that…

Children in the UK are being held back from play independently outside until later childhood, new research has found.The British Children’s Play Survey, conducted in April 2020 is the largest study of its kind. Researchers asked 1919…

Younger people, those with existing psychological symptoms, and those with a progressive diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis have experienced clear negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting their mental health, new research shows.…

A potential treatment for dementia and epilepsy which would reduce the amounts of a toxic gas in the brain has been revealed in a new study using rat brain cells.The research published in Scientific Reports today shows that treatments to…