{"id":1286,"date":"2018-01-05T11:09:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T11:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/?page_id=1286"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:51:28","slug":"opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/research\/opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>OBSERVATORY TOURS<\/h3>\n<p>In summer 2026, observatory tours will take place on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/university-of-reading-atmospheric-observatory-tour-tickets-1984129906963?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&amp;utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=organizer-profile&amp;utm-share-source=organizer-profile\">Wednesday 8 July<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/university-of-reading-atmospheric-observatory-tour-tickets-1984274093228?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&amp;utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=organizer-profile&amp;utm-share-source=organizer-profile\">Thursday 30 July<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/university-of-reading-atmospheric-observatory-tour-tickets-1984276648872?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&amp;utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=organizer-profile&amp;utm-share-source=organizer-profile\">Friday 7 August<\/a>: all tours start at 1500 and last for 45-50 minutes. Tours are free, and open to all ages from about 8 upwards (under 18s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian). These are especially intended for school-age students who might be considering applying here for our undergraduate course in meteorology, but they are suitable for all. Book by clicking on the required event date links above.<\/p>\n<h3>DEPARTMENT RESEARCH AWAY DAY 2026<\/h3>\n<p class=\"make-link-button-next\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/ResearchAwayDay2025_full_programme_ver6-1.pdf\">Research Away Day 2026 Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"make-link-button-next\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/universityofreading\/meteorology-research-away-day-2026-5u7u76308y4gd39e\" class=\"broken_link\">Submit Questions on talks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information for the Department Research Culture Survey:<br \/>\n\u2022 There is time in the RDL presentation to complete the survey but you may wish to complete it on Monday in advance of the presentation<br \/>\n\u2022 Survey is <strong>completely anonymous<\/strong> (e.g. staff\/student ID is not tracked)<br \/>\n\u2022 Please only complete it once!<br \/>\n\u2022 If you are unsure about a statement, you do not need to respond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"make-link-button-next\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/iRLXNTcPFZ\">Respond to Research Culture Survey<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND PHDs<\/h3>\n<p>The Department of Meteorology typically has over 100 active PostDoctoral researchers and around 90 PhD students at any time, supported by over 60 permanent staff. We therefore strongly support postdocs from both inside and outside the department who are becoming independent to apply for Research Fellowships to come to Reading to set their own research agendas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"make-link-button-next\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/fellowships\/\">See our Fellowships page<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"make-link-button-next\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/earth-system-prediction\/fellowship-opportunities-2025\/\">AFESP 2025 Fellowship Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"make-link-button-next\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.reading.ac.uk\/Home\/Job?what=Meteorology\" class=\"broken_link\">Browse for jobs on the University vacancies page<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"make-link-button-next\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/met\/phd-programmes\/met-phd-programmes.aspx\">See our PhD pages&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"make-link-button-next\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/phd\/phd-opportunities\">PhD opportunities (including SCENARIO and AFESP)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"make-link-button-next\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findaphd.com\/phds\/PhD.aspx?DeptList=1341\">PhD positions available<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Email us at <a href=\"mailto:met-phdinfo@lists.reading.ac.uk\">met-phdinfo@lists.reading.ac.uk<\/a> to enquire further about our PhD programmes.<\/p>\n<h3>OUR VISITOR PROGRAMME<\/h3>\n<p>We welcome visitors from all over the world at a variety of levels. Our Visitor Programme aims to enhance the research capabilities of the Department of Meteorology by supporting visits that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthen existing, or develop new, collaborative links at the national and international level<\/li>\n<li>Broaden the research interests of the Department through the provision of high quality visiting research lecturers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"make-link-button-next\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/our-visitor-programme\/\">Learn about our Visitor Programme<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>WORK EXPERIENCE, PLACEMENTS and taster days<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Keep an eye on this page and the main University of Reading pages for upcoming opportunities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\"> <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/emailer.reading.ac.uk\/p\/4R68-HCL\/meteorology-2025\" class=\"broken_link\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"float: right;border: 15px solid white\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/IMAGE-Atmospheric_observatory_Climate_Screen_09_06_2015_COPYRIGHT_C_Stephen_Burt_1404x936-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are a world leading research centre, at the forefront of climate and weather research, and each year we host students on work experience and research placements as well providing a wealth of public engagement activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"make-link-button-next\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/research-placements\/\">Look for research placements<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep your eye out for future Meteorology Taster Days.<br \/>\n<!--- a one day programme in October half term and a more in depth two day programme in February half term.--><br \/>\nThe aim is to give an introduction into the subject and provide an experience of career options and studying Meteorology for KS5 (A\/ AS level) students studying science, physics and maths, and considering a physics\/maths related course at University.<\/p>\n<p class=\"make-link-button-next\" style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/research\/opportunities\/meteorology-taster\/\">Find out more about Meteorology Taster Days<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Updated March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CONTENTS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"parent":1079,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1286","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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