UNIVERSITY OF READING

Plans for the Natural History Museum development at the University of Reading-owned Thames Valley Science Park, and an access road to the site, have been approved by Wokingham Borough Council. Approval of the Natural History Museum’s…

The UK’s largest ever fruit tree monitoring project will include the observation of peach and apricot tree flowering dates for the first time. Rising temperatures caused by global warming mean peaches and apricots in the UK are more…

Charities across the Thames Valley will be invited to apply for the University of Reading’s new Charity of the Year Scheme, which is set to launch in April. The initiative will see the University select a single charity to work with and…

The winner of a research award worth £100,000 is set to be announced after hundreds of entrepreneurs submitted business ideas designed to create real global change. Nine finalists are in line for the University of Reading’s just IMAGINE…

The critical role of gardeners in identifying 'future invaders' - ornamental plants that could become invasive species – has been revealed by researchers from the University of Reading and the Royal Horticultural Society. Looking to draw…

Bugs including hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds play an important role in keeping Britain’s apples healthy, a new study has shown. Wildflower strips planted around apple orchards provide a habitat for predatory insects that prey on…

A new air quality education programme is being rolled out to schools across Reading. The initiative, called Clean Air Living Matters (CALM), aims to raise awareness of poor air quality and increase knowledge of its causes, impacts and…

Children in Whitley Wood are learning about the joy of reading and improving their literacy skills thanks to storybook sessions run by researchers from the Institute of Education at the University of Reading. The Whitley Wood Playgroup…

Record-high ocean temperatures observed in 2023 could become the norm if the world moved into a climate that is 3.0°C warmer than pre-industrial levels, according to a new study. From March 2023, the North Atlantic began to show…

Flies that were preserved in amber 40 million years ago while in the act of copulation are among the treasures that will come to a proposed Reading collections and research centre, the Natural History Museum has said. Pieces of…