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Time To Make a Difference

Inspired by Volunteers’ Week, we’re sharing how one University staff member has made an impact in two very different ways, with her experiences showing just how much a few hours can achieve. The University of Reading is committed to...

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A Thriving Mentorship

Mentors have been supporting University of Reading students for over a decade through the Thrive Mentoring Programme, and we were delighted to celebrate their hard work at two recent events. The Thrive Mentoring Programme is the University of...

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A Rising Star

Reading graduate Sophie Lupton has been celebrated as a rising star in telecommunications with a triple award win. She shares with CONNECTED her career journey and her passion for encouraging more women into STEM careers. In 2024, biomedical...

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Retreating Glaciers

Professor Maria Shaghedenova’s research looks at the shrinkage of glaciers due to climate change, and the effect of this on rivers and lakes. Her work recently featured in a visually stunning interactive New York Times...

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Melting Ice and Shipping Routes

The decline of sea ice in the Arctic is undoubtedly one of the most striking signs of climate change, and a worrying environmental concern. Reading alumnus, Dr Nathanael Melia, shows that this could make shipping...

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Gain Your Own Advantage

The majority of Reading alumni may have chosen to exit formal education having graduated with a bachelor’s degree, a qualification which provides the knowledge and experience to go on to excel in the world of work...

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Weather Forecasts Changing Lives

We love discussing the weather in the UK and many of us tune into the forecast without a second thought. But for many people in low to mid-income countries this information is often not readily available and yet, it is...

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The Butterfly Effect

Research at the University of Reading is shaping a new approach in environmental policy-making, to create twenty-first-century landscapes that are fit for wildlife. Biodiversity under threat The biodiversity of our...

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Answers In The Rainforest

The combination of academic staff who are experts in their fields of study; opportunities to engage with subjects in distinctive ways and learning that is rooted in research and aligned with practice has seen the...

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The Nature of “Tipping Points”

Humans need to be wary of breaching a “point of no return” that leads to ecological disasters such as loss of rainforests or irreversible climate change, according to the most detailed study of its kind. The thin line...

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A Climate of Action

“Why does nothing ever seem to get done about climate change?” is a question that PhD student Heather Plumpton has been battling with for years. Now an Interdisciplinary Research Fellow at the Walker Institute, Heather...

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A Master Advantage in Meterology

Climate change is undoubtedly the most critical challenge facing humankind today. While the University is at the forefront of pioneering research to chart, predict and counter its devastating impact on the world; more...

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Exploring Our Changing University

As the University enters its ninety-third year since the award of its Royal Charter, it is incredible to imagine how life in Reading has changed. Whether you graduated two, twenty or fifty years ago, what it means to be...