The University of Reading secured nearly £10m of research awards in the second quarter of 2017/18, latest figures show. Projects worth £9.8 million were given the go-ahead, with funding from…Read More >
Environment
The ‘Beast from the East’ and freakishly warm Arctic temperatures are no coincidence
Last week’s untypically cold weather was coupled with warmer than usual temperatures in the Arctic – perfectly illustrating that the atmosphere is one continuum and that disturbances in one region…Read More >
The big freeze in Reading
By Stephen Burt, Department of Meteorology Weather records began at Reading University College (as it was then) back in 1901, but in all the years since we’ve never had a…Read More >
Climate justice: a new civil rights movement?
Climate change is one of the most urgent issues facing humanity. While we will all feel its impact, it hits hardest the poorest and most vulnerable people on the planet. To…Read More >
On high AALERT: can art help research into nature?
The visual, performing and literary arts play an important and evolving role in shaping experiences and appreciations of landscapes as well as providing critical and cultural understanding of them. In…Read More >
Protecting our natural resources is just as important as cutting plastic waste.
The government’s pledge to reduce plastic waste is a step in the right direction – but it’s equally vital to protect our natural resources such as bees, says Professor Simon…Read More >
Bees, climate and food: the Reading research listed among world’s elite
Ecology, climate and food science have helped to put the University of Reading in a group of the world’s elite research institutions in a new analysis of the most cited…Read More >
Safeguarding the world’s pollinators: International experts converge on Reading to inform UN policy
Thirty international experts met at the University of Reading recently, to help the United Nations develop better policies and practices to safeguard the world’s pollinators. The meeting of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy…Read More >
Inspiring future scientists with fossil pollen time machines
Oli Wilson, a PhD student and Graduate Teaching Assistant in the School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Sciences, is exploring Brazil’s unique and endangered Araucaria forests – how they were…Read More >
Bali volcanic eruption: Research to help reduce flight disruption caused by future ash clouds
By Dr Helen Dacre and Dr Andrew Prata, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading The volcanic ash being spewed out by Mount Agung in Bali has brought back memories of…Read More >