To celebrate Black History Month we're hosting a range of events throughout October, including a Community Fete in the centre of Reading, which will bring together local Black-owned businesses, artists, and community groups. See the full calendar at: https://rdg.ac/46Qi6ft

New research by Reading Students Union shows students in private rented accommodation are being sold 'unlimited' utilities contracts costing £2,200 more on average than traditional energy contracts. But a new Energy Advice Service is here to help students fight back Read 🔗 https://rdg.ac/3VKx2qm

Things you love to see! 200+ future sustainability leaders 💚 1 pioneering scholarship Our Global Sustainability Leaders Scholars gathered on campus last week, to be officially welcomed as the inaugural recipients of one of the UK’s largest climate-focused scholarships. 🔗 https://rdg.ac/4mJ8RUi

📢 Join us for our next Community Forum on 20 November. Hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, it will also feature a special panel discussion with local council leaders, Thames Valley Police and Reading Students' Union. Free & open to all (includes buffet). Find out more: https://rdg.ac/4729Da8

University of Reading will lead The International Universities Climate Alliance from 2026–2028, providing a central hub for universities to share climate research and enable greater collaboration between research teams, global leaders, policy makers and industry. Read more 🔗 https://rdg.ac/4gPSd3N

Smart packaging could cut household food waste by 63%! @uniofreading.bsky.social is helping test the “Bump Tag” — a label that changes texture to show real freshness. #FoodWaste #IDAFLW 🔗 rdg.ac/3XboWY1

More extreme weather means greater flood risk. This month, our Vice-Chancellor, Prof Robert Van de Noort, spoke at an event in Cookham introduced by former Prime Minister Theresa May, stressing the need for long-term, evidence-led planning to protect riverside communities. 👉 https://rdg.ac/3KJChUG

Explore how law can fight climate misinformation and protect truth in a talk by Professor Chris Hilson as part of Reading Climate Festival. 📍 Reading Town Hall 📆 19:00 - 20:30, 11 June 🔗 rdg.ac/4df7qJR @uniofreading.bsky.social @unirdg-law.bsky.social

As Europe's largest and most active volcano #MountEtna continues to experience a strombolian-scale eruption, University of Reading's Dr Stuart Black provides his expert view on the most urgent concerns and potential impact on climate and the environment. Read now: www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Ex...

Inspiring the local community with world-class research at our Community Festival Check out the latest movie from @uor-research.bsky.social, as snakes, space and skeletons take centre stage. Then head to our Blog for more exciting research for curious minds. ⏯️ research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/

“While we are sleeping, they come out and are very happy, mating, visiting relatives, walking on our faces. The moment we wake up, they go back inside the pore,” On the face of it, a gruesome new expert comment from Reading' Alejandra Perotti on @cnn.com 👇 us.cnn.com/2025/05/30/h...

How reliable is eyewitness evidence? What are the conditions that impact our ability to identify faces? Dr Thomas Nyman from @unirdg-psych.bsky.social will explore these questions at the #CommunityFestival2025. Come to his talk “Faces in the dark” at 14.45, Palmer Building, 109. 🔗 rdg.ac/3AUYDdZ

What do crystals, worms and poo have to do with healthy ageing? Come and see how we use various research tools to understand and affect links between diet, gut microbiome and health! You could even grow your own crystal! #CommunityFestival2025 🔗http://rdg.ac/3AUYDdZ

New research from Henley Business School shows Brits are feeling optimistic but overwhelmed when it comes to #AI The report, commissioned by The World of Work Institute is essential reading for professionals seeking to unlock the potential of AI within their organisation. Read more now rdg.ac/FOBO

Absolute Units episode 4, The Pest is History, is out now! We're joined by Dr Alice Mauchline (University of Reading) to explore farming and ecology. Learn what makes a pest a pest, and how pest control approaches have changed from the 1950s to the present day. merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

Atmospheric scientists from @uniofreading.bsky.social are part of a new £50 million research project testing if the release of an electric charge into clouds will increase their ability to reflect sunlight back into space, and help to cool the planet. Read more: rdg.ac/43hMJto #ClimateCooling

Big thanks to our Deputy Director @edhawkins.org and the @uniofreading.bsky.social team for hosting us yesterday. It was a pleasure to meet everyone and hear about the exciting Climate+ research in progress! @ukri.org @researchireland.ie @daera-ni.gov.uk

We're proud to receive a University Mental Health Charter Award from @studentmindsorg.bsky.social in recognition of our ongoing commitment to supporting student wellbeing and mental health. Reading becomes one of only 17 UK universities to hold this important award, since it launched in 2019.

President #Trump said he will apply tariffs to foreign-made films to help America's movie industry. But what are the implications for British film? Film experts from the University of Reading have provided their insights for a parliamentary report. What are its recommendations? 👉 rdg.ac/3EH4iKf

A new research paper reveals a stark temperature shift from the oceans to the atmosphere. But what does it reveal about our changing #climate? In short: Consistent warming patterns in the upper oceans and lower atmosphere + the warmest years occur in the past decade... Read on: rdg.ac/4iD8cBv

The Story of the Stripes... Since 2018, the warming stripes, created at Reading by @edhawkins.org have been starting conversations about our changing climate. But what do they show? What impact have they had? And what must we all do now? Watch & share: youtu.be/hM6tOrh-0NQ?... to #ShowYourStripes

Last night, the University said thank you to students, staff, alumni and supporters who give so much to volunteer their time and energy for the benefit of others, at its annual Celebration of Volunteering - and we're loving the pics! ❤️ Congratulations to all the winners

New Agri-Food research has found that planting flower strips in apple orchards could save farmers thousands in pest control costs. The wildflowers create a home for insects like ladybirds, which eat harmful pests, cutting damage by up to 32%. Read more www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Re...

The Warming Stripes have now been extended downwards into the ocean and upwards into the stratosphere! Collaborative paper which tells the story of how the stripes were developed, and discusses their extension across the Earth system, is now available in BAMS: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

Oh hello 👋 I bet you were wondering when ol’ #ReadingUni were going to join you?! Who are we? We're the UK’s Sustainable University of the Year (thanks @thetimes.com 🎉), located in 130 hectares of historic and award-winning parkland, 30 mins from London. And we live with this lot ♥️ #Introduction

No words. No numbers. No graphs. Just a series of vertical coloured bars, created by @edhawkins.org showing the progressive heating of our planet since 1850 in a single, striking image. Blue shows cooler-than-average years, while reds are hotter than average. Make a difference #ShowYourStripes