The Conversation

The University of Reading is one of the UK’s leading research universities – a global institution that enjoys a world-class reputation for research, teaching and enterprise. The University was established in 1892, received its Royal Charter in 1926, and is now a leading force in British and international higher education. With five campuses across three continents, the University is now home to 1,700 academic and research staff and 19,000 students from more than 150 countries.

The University conducts research across a wide variety of areas and is particularly celebrated as a world leader in areas such as agriculture, biological sciences, built environment, European histories and cultures, meteorology and climate change, and social sciences – including via Henley Business School.

The University is committed to pursuing research excellence between and across academic areas, with more than 50 interdisciplinary research institutes and centres, many of which are recognised as international centres of excellence.

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Linda Farthing
Visiting Fellow in Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading
Lindy Grant
Professor of Medieval History, University of Reading
Lisa Purse
Professor of Film, University of Reading
Liz Stephens
Professor of Climate Risks and Resilience, University of Reading
Lorraine Farrelly
Professor of Architecture, University of Reading
Lucy Newton
Professor in Business History, Henley Business School, University of Reading
Luke Bell
Lecturer in Temperate Horticulture, University of Reading
Luke Elson
Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Reading
Lynne Murray
Professor in the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading
Mara Oliva
Associate Professor of History, University of Reading
Marek Kubik
Visiting Fellow, University of Reading
Mark Dallas
Associate Professor in Cellular Neuroscience, University of Reading
Mark Pagel
Professor of Evolutionary Biology, University of Reading
Mark Prosser
PhD Student in the Department of Meteorology, University of Reading
Marrisa Joseph
Associate Professor of Organisation Studies & Business History, University of Reading
Mary Dyson
Associate Professor, Typography & Graphic Communication, University of Reading
Mary Lewis
Associate Professor in Bioarchaeoloy, University of Reading
Matthew Robert Bennett
Professor of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Bournemouth University; University of Reading
Matthew Worley
Professor of Modern History, University of Reading
Matthias Krönke
Lecturer, University of Reading

Maxime Lepoutre
Lecturer, Political Theory, University of Reading
Melisa Mete
Lecturer in Marketing, Henley Business School, University of Reading
Michael Ball
Professor of Urban and Property Economics, Henley Business School, University of Reading
Michael Garratt
Principal Research Fellow, University of Reading
Michael Peters
Lecturer in Energy Policy, University of Reading
Mike Lockwood
Professor of Space Environment Physics, University of Reading
Miriam Marra
Associate Professor of Finance and co-Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Henley Business School, University of Reading
Miriam Sorace
Associate Professor in Comparative Politics, University of Reading
Mobolaji Alabi
PhD Candidate, Finance, University of Reading
Mohammed Al-Mosaiwi
PhD Candidate in Psychology, University of Reading
Molly Sheila Harbor
PhD Candidate in Psychology, University of Reading
Monika Parkison
Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist, University of Reading
Nada Kakabadse
Professor of Policy, Governance and Ethics, Henley Business School, University of Reading
Naomi Lott
Lecturer in Law, University of Reading
Natalie Clark
PhD student, University of Reading
Nazima Rassool
Professor of Education, University of Reading
Neil Cocks
Associate Professor in the Department of English Literature, University of Reading
Netta Weinstein
Professor, School of Psychology, University of Reading
Nicolas Bellouin
Professor of Climate Processes, University of Reading
Nicola Wilson
Associate Professor in Book and Publishing Studies, University of Reading

Nigel Arnell
Professor of Climate Change Science, Director of the Walker Institute, University of Reading
Orla Kennedy
Senior lecturer in Public Health Nutrition and Associate Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Reading
Patricia McTighe
Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Reading
Patricia Riddell
Professor of Applied Neuroscience, University of Reading
Patrick Major
Professor of Modern History, University of Reading
Paul Glaister CBE
Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education, University of Reading
Paul Jenkins
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Reading
Paul Williams
Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Reading
Peter Clark
Joint Met Office Chair in Weather Processes, University of Reading
Peter Coe
Lecturer in Law, University of Reading
Peter Cooper
Professor in the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading
Peter Inness
Lecturer in Meteorology, University of Reading
Peter Robert Woodward
Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Reading
Peter Scott
Professor of International Business History, University of Reading
Prof Gavin Parker
Professor of Planning Studies, University of Reading
Rachel McCrindle
Professor of Computer and Human Interaction, University of Reading
Rachel Smith
Sensory and Consumer Scientist, University of Reading
Rana Al-jaibachi
PhD researcher, University of Reading
Rebecca Rist
Associate Professor of Religious History, University of Reading
Richard Blakemore
Associate Professor in Social and Maritime History, University of Reading

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