Research at the University of Reading addresses some of the biggest real world problems we face in the twenty-first century – from tackling climate change and providing food security to improving human health and understanding human culture.
Innovative engagement is an integral part of our research practice and research culture. Working across a broad range of disciplines, our researchers engage and collaborate with public and professional audiences to bring about positive change locally, nationally and internationally.
We engage with schools and community groups, charities and NGOs, businesses and industry, with museums and cultural groups, and with policy makers and policy shapers to ensure our research contributes to global debates and benefits the economic and social life of Reading and beyond.
By informing the correction of a legal rule that had been misinterpreted by courts for over 30 years, research conducted at the University of Reading is profoundly affecting the application…Read More >
Research at the University of Reading is being used to promote human rights and to prevent abuses of power in some of the world’s most controversial military operations. For as…Read More >
The Reading Ancient Schoolroom brings to life research findings about ancient society and their approach to learning, enabling modern students to find out first-hand what an ancient school was like….Read More >
