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  Record number of students apply to Reading

  February 1, 2012

  Almost 20,000 people have applied to come to study at the University of Reading on undergraduate courses in 2012, an increase of 10% on applications for 2011 and well ahead of the national trend. Competition for places is strong with over six applications per place and an increase in predicted A Level grades for Reading applicants. The University remains a popular place to study and applications compare very favourably with application trends at most other peer research-led universities in the [...]

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  Fact or fiction: does film re-write history?

  January 27, 2012

  How do film-makers capture the past for the big screen? Is it possible to be historically accurate whilst engaging with a modern day audience? These are just two of the questions to be posed during the inaugural historical film season at the University of Reading. In collaboration with Reading Film Theatre, the Department of History is set to showcase four thought-provoking, historical films from a range of genres, beginning with Kenneth Branagh’s powerful adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Henry V on [...]

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  Positive campaigns help University continue Fairtrade status

  January 27, 2012

  The University of Reading is pleased to have renewed its Fairtrade status yesterday for another two years. The achievement, the third consecutive time the University has been awarded Fairtrade status, was made with the collaboration and support from various departments on campus, including the Chaplaincy, Reading University Students’ Union (RUSU) and the University’s procurement and catering departments. The Fairtrade status acknowledges the commitment the University has made to ethical trading by making fairly traded products available to staff, students and members [...]

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  Solar panels help to reduce University’s reliance on the grid

  January 11, 2012

  Two buildings at the University of Reading’s Whiteknights campus have been converted to generate green electricity with more than 200 solar panels fitted to their roofs. The Carrington Building, already one of the University’s most efficient buildings, and the low-rise Facilities Management Directorate (FMD) building, have been installed with a total of 208 new photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. The total installed capacity of 48.88kWp will reduce the University’s energy demand taken from the grid and cut its annual carbon footprint [...]

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  Pharmacy academic awarded medal for research into new materials

  January 11, 2012

  A scientist at the University of Reading whose research into novel materials could provide new ways of administering vital drugs is to be presented with an award for his work. Dr Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy, Reader in Pharmaceutical Materials at Reading’s School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy, has won the 2012 McBain Medal for his ‘visionary’ work in the field of colloid, polymer and interface science. The medal, a joint award of Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Society of Chemical Industry [...]

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  Reading 2012 – make a winning start

  January 6, 2012

  2012 is shaping up to be a golden year for the UK with the Olympics and Diamond Jubilee, and University of Reading students, past, present and future, have plenty of reasons of their own to be celebrating. As thousands of top athletes begin to apply themselves in preparation for the London Olympics some of the UK and world’s best students are applying in large numbers to seek a place at one of the world’s top 200 universities. By the end [...]

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  University Honours Distinguished Climate Scientist

  December 23, 2011

  The University of Reading was proud to award an Honorary Degree to one of the world’s foremost climate scientists at this year’s December Graduation Ceremony. Professor Julia Slingo, Chief Scientist at the Met Office and a leading figure in climate research for more than 30 years, was awarded a Doctor of Science. Julia has made significant and lasting contributions to many aspects of climate science and is best known for her work on clouds, which remain a primary source of [...]

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  Accommodation Deal Unlocks Funds For Future Campus Investment

  December 22, 2011

  In a pioneering agreement announced today, the University of Reading has established a long-term partnership for the operation and management of its student accommodation with UPP, the UK’s leading provider of campus infrastructure and residential management services. Under the terms of the agreement, UPP will manage 4,321 student bedrooms  as well as the University accommodation office, in what is the largest single private sector residential investment into a UK university to date. The deal will provide approximately £200 million investment [...]

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  Robot carers to help older people live independently at home

  December 16, 2011

  Ground-breaking robotics technology from research led by the University of Reading to support older people living at home has received special recognition from the President of the EU, Jose-Manuel Barroso. The CompanionAble Project, led by Professor Atta Badii, of the School of Systems Engineering, was selected as one of only two initiatives from 50 star projects to be shown to the EU President and the EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Marie Geoghegan-Quinn, at the European Innovation Convention in [...]

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  Reading University celebrates its top students

  December 9, 2011

  The achievements of some of the top University of Reading students were recognised by the Chancellor Sir John Madejski this week. The University was delighted to hold its inaugural Chancellor’s Award ceremony on Wednesday 7 December. The event celebrated those students who achieved the highest results in their subject at the end of either their first or second year of study. 80 students gathered for the reception which was hosted by Sir John. Each student received a yearbook with all [...]

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  When should a football manager be sacked?

  December 2, 2011

  Was Sven unlucky to be dismissed at Manchester City? Did Mick McCarthy survive on borrowed time at Sunderland? Researchers from the ICMA Centre at the University of Reading have developed a model that could give directors of football clubs vital data when deciding on their manager’s future. The model, conceived by a team fromHenley Business School‘s ICMA Centre, crucially evaluates the managers’ performance on their genuine ability to get the best out of the team. It shows managers’ points per [...]

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  Mobile ‘app’ could cut hospital waiting times

  November 23, 2011

    Students from the University of Reading met the Prime Minister after creating an innovative mobile phone application aimed at cutting waiting times in hospitals. The ‘app’, called A&Express, aims to give patients with non-life threatening injuries advice on the best Accident & Emergency hospital to attend to receive treatment fast. The system has won an ‘Appathon’ prize for students run by Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK), a not-for-profit group that aims to encourage British technical entrepreneurship. Reading [...]

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