UNIVERSITY OF READING

The USA, Mexico and countries in the Caribbean are being battered by hurricane-induced ocean waves that have grown in areal size by 80% over the past 40 years, a new study has found.   The first global trend study of its kind, led by…

An international team of researchers has found that Africa’s birds of prey are facing an extinction crisis. Their report, co-led by researchers from the School of Biology at the University of St Andrews, The Peregrine Fund and the…

The discovery of Mesolithic fish traps in the Severn Estuary has shed light on the busy daily lives of hunter-gatherer communities that lived in Britain more than 7 millennia ago. The traps comprise wood stakes woven around with withies…

Developments in computer science have helped scientists to better understand the link between climate change and last year’s extreme weather. In 2023, the world reached new record temperatures, with an unprecedented global mean…

The inaugural Daily Mail University Guide 2024 has rated Reading among the top 40 UK universities.  The University of Reading is ranked at 38 by the Mail, out of 131 universities across the UK. This includes a ranking of 28 for ‘student…

The University of Reading has risen 17 places in the Guardian University Guide 2024, placing it among the top 50 universities in the UK. Reading rose to 44 in the 2024 ranking, up from 61 in the 2023 edition. The Guardian University Guide…

A South Oxfordshire couple who made a habit out of feeding red kites after finding one of the birds of prey injured have helped to support a University research project Hassan and Sue Omran are both 72 years old and retired. They live in…

The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 has placed the University of Reading at joint 34 in the UK.The Guide, published online on 15 September 2023 and in The Times and Sunday Times, ranks 134 UK universities in total.For…

The University of Reading has been ranked at 71 in the inaugural 2024 QS Europe University Rankings, published today . The new league table ranks a total of 688 institutions, placing Reading among the top 11% of universities in Europe.…

The University of Reading has maintained its position at 26 in the UK, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024, published today . Reading has significantly strengthened its position in the rating for…