The University of Reading currently fund six five-year research grants, awarded following and internal competition and a two-stage panel-based independent peer review process in 2023.  

These initial research projects will deliver research priorities aligned to the strategic science plan for Advancing the Frontiers of Earth System Prediction (AFESP) which has been jointly agreed by the programme partners – the University of Reading, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, the UK Met Office, and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science.