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I am particularly pleased that Reading has continued to collaborate with a wide range of funders, including the European Horizon 2020 programme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no doubt that these awards represent an excellent investment in knowledge and will reap great rewards for society in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among those winning funding in December were&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Professor Mike Fulford<\/strong>, from Archaeology, secured \u00a3250,000 from the Calleva Foundation to continue Reading\u2019s long-running archaeological investigation of Silchester, the Roman and Iron Age town in Hampshire, and its environs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Lynne Murray,<\/strong> from Psychology, secured \u00a3319,389 from the Nuffield Foundation for a project exploring the impact of a book-sharing training programme on the social, emotional and brain development of children in the UK.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Chuks Okereke<\/strong>, from Geography, was awarded \u00a3145,922 from ESRC to establish a network exploring how countries in Africa can benefit from green growth and investment in sustainable technologies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr Tristan Quaife,<\/strong> in Meteorology, won \u00a3157,910 from NERC for a project involving colleagues in the Walker Institute and in Typography &amp; Communication Design, aiming to enhance resilience to agricultural drought in Ghana by communicating seasonal forecasts more effectively.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr Dyan Sellayah,<\/strong> in Biological Sciences, was awarded \u00a3416,667 from the MRC for a project investigating links between developmental programming of babies in the womb and obesity later in life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Full details of all awards are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/closed\/res\/ResearchSupportClosed\/OtherInformation\/reas-rs_recentawards.aspx\">available here<\/a> (requires UoR log-in)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at the University of Reading secured more than \u00a33.9 million in research awards in December. 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