Research Output Prizes
2025 Research Output Prize Winners
Dinosaurs, ancient Rome, insects and Chinese cities are the subjects of the early career researcher (ECR) projects awarded prizes this year.
The ECR Output Prize is an internal research funding scheme recognising standout published studies by researchers in the initial stages of their careers across all four of our research themes.
Each winner was awarded £1,000 to support the continuation of their research at Reading.
Professor Parveen Yaqoob, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), said: “Congratulations to this year’s ECR Output Prize winners on their outstanding outputs. Each of the winning outputs reflects the University’s mission to apply expertise and solutions to global challenges and questions.
“It is clear from the entries to this awards scheme that Reading has a bright new generation of research minds coming through and we will continue to support them in their careers.”
Research Output Prize 2025 – Jacob Gardner – Environment
Jacob co-led an international team to compile data on the locations, local climate records, and body sizes of thousands of bird and mammal species along with fossil data on their...Read More >
Research Output Prize 2025 – Sam Agbamu – Heritage & Creativity
This is the first full-length study to investigate how modern Italian imperialism used the memory of the Roman empire in support of its colonial endeavours in Africa. The book, Restorations...Read More >
Research Output Prize 2025 – Xiaolun Yu – Prosperity & Resilience
Different land use regulations are implemented around the world, e.g. zoning policy in the US and greenbelt policy in the UK, and have a wide range of social and economic...Read More >
Research Output Prize 2025 – James Ryalls – Agriculture Food & Health
This project looks at how air pollution is impacting insects that are critical for crop pollination more significantly than insects that are considered pests. The paper, titled Air pollution disproportionately...Read More >