Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading
@unirdg-phd.bsky.social
Supporting doctoral and early career researchers at the University of Reading (UK). Providing training, support, study space, networking and funding opportunities. 🔗 reading.ac.uk/doctoral-researcher-college/
Well done to the team on these new findings, which includes Reading PhD researcher Soheil Gilabadi 👏
COVID vaccine tech is not just for viruses...
New Reading research led by Professor Sakthi Vaiyapuri, shows mRNA can reduce venom induced muscle damage, offering a potential step forward for global snakebite treatment.
Full story: https://rdg.ac/3K6Ddmk
#UoRResearch
New Reading research led by Professor Sakthi Vaiyapuri, shows mRNA can reduce venom induced muscle damage, offering a potential step forward for global snakebite treatment.
Full story: https://rdg.ac/3K6Ddmk
#UoRResearch
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Well done to the team on these new findings, which includes Reading PhD researcher Soheil Gilabadi 👏
👀 If you are looking for a funded PhD related to the science of the environment then this is for you. Check out the range of project options with the University of Reading for 2026 and how to apply #EnvironmentalScience👇
The Crocus DLA will soon be open for applications to our Autumn 2026 intake for #PhD research across the environmental sciences with the University of Reading and Swansea University. www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
FindAPhD : Fully-funded PhD studentships with the CROCUS NERC Doctoral Landscape Award at University of Reading
Apply for a PhD: Fully-funded PhD studentships with the CROCUS NERC Doctoral Landscape Award at University of Reading
www.findaphd.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
👀 If you are looking for a funded PhD related to the science of the environment then this is for you. Check out the range of project options with the University of Reading for 2026 and how to apply #EnvironmentalScience👇
Reposted by Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading
A new #PhD opportunity supervised by @drmambobob.bsky.social and me at the @uniofreading.bsky.social on dragonfly and damselfly evolution!
It is competition funded through the CROCUS partnership, and involves a mix of palaeontology and comparative biology.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
It is competition funded through the CROCUS partnership, and involves a mix of palaeontology and comparative biology.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A new #PhD opportunity supervised by @drmambobob.bsky.social and me at the @uniofreading.bsky.social on dragonfly and damselfly evolution!
It is competition funded through the CROCUS partnership, and involves a mix of palaeontology and comparative biology.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
It is competition funded through the CROCUS partnership, and involves a mix of palaeontology and comparative biology.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Reposted by Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading
Leaping into the global Top 30 of the QS World Sustainability Rankings 2026
A strong recognition of our research, policy influence and community-wide sustainability work, University of Reading is now 17th in Europe & 12th in the UK from over 2000 institutions worldwide.
👉 https://rdg.ac/43CYvhY
A strong recognition of our research, policy influence and community-wide sustainability work, University of Reading is now 17th in Europe & 12th in the UK from over 2000 institutions worldwide.
👉 https://rdg.ac/43CYvhY
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Leaping into the global Top 30 of the QS World Sustainability Rankings 2026
A strong recognition of our research, policy influence and community-wide sustainability work, University of Reading is now 17th in Europe & 12th in the UK from over 2000 institutions worldwide.
👉 https://rdg.ac/43CYvhY
A strong recognition of our research, policy influence and community-wide sustainability work, University of Reading is now 17th in Europe & 12th in the UK from over 2000 institutions worldwide.
👉 https://rdg.ac/43CYvhY
🏆Congratulations to Dr Wairagkar, Reading PhD alumna on her latest award! 👏
Congratulations to Dr Maitreyee Wairagkar, an alum of @uniofreading.bsky.social, who received an award from the Gruber Foundation for her work in the field of neuroprostheses at the @sfn.org conference!
Read our news story 🔗 rdg.ac/4oLEXjL
Read our news story 🔗 rdg.ac/4oLEXjL
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🏆Congratulations to Dr Wairagkar, Reading PhD alumna on her latest award! 👏
Reposted by Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading
New University of Reading research by Dr Tan Wingenbach reveals that your 40 facial muscles stay active even when your face feels neutral. These tiny movements help us communicate, connect and empathise without saying a word.
Read the full story: https://rdg.ac/3XFmKZk
Read the full story: https://rdg.ac/3XFmKZk
November 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New University of Reading research by Dr Tan Wingenbach reveals that your 40 facial muscles stay active even when your face feels neutral. These tiny movements help us communicate, connect and empathise without saying a word.
Read the full story: https://rdg.ac/3XFmKZk
Read the full story: https://rdg.ac/3XFmKZk
The paradox of clean energy and forest finance - check out PhD researcher Hillary Chanda's new piece in The Conversation👇
Small-scale solar power has done wonders for providing green energy to Zambian households.
But lack of subsidies mean many Zambians are cutting down trees to pay for the panels, lecturer Hillary Chanda writes for
@uk.theconversation.com
🔗 rdg.ac/4i2EW8R
#COP30 @unirdg-phd.bsky.social
But lack of subsidies mean many Zambians are cutting down trees to pay for the panels, lecturer Hillary Chanda writes for
@uk.theconversation.com
🔗 rdg.ac/4i2EW8R
#COP30 @unirdg-phd.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The paradox of clean energy and forest finance - check out PhD researcher Hillary Chanda's new piece in The Conversation👇
⏰ Less than 2 weeks to apply for this 4-year funded PhD in #Mathematics at the University of Reading - check out the details and how to apply! 👇
👀 Looking for a funded PhD in #Mathematics? Dr Sugata Mondal is seeking candidates for a 4-year funded PhD starting in September 2026. Find out more and apply by 30 November 2025! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ238/p...
#Maths #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition
#Maths #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition
PhD Studentship in Analysis of PDE at University of Reading
At jobs.ac.uk, you can apply for a PhD Studentship in Analysis of PDE. Explore our diverse range of PhD opportunities today.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
⏰ Less than 2 weeks to apply for this 4-year funded PhD in #Mathematics at the University of Reading - check out the details and how to apply! 👇
Reposted by Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading
Ever heard of emetophobia - the intense fear of vomiting? It’s more common than you think and can deeply affect daily life.
PhD Candidate Molly Sheila Harbor writes for The Conversation UK what it’s like to live with this phobia and why awareness matters.
https://rdg.ac/4r7b27n
PhD Candidate Molly Sheila Harbor writes for The Conversation UK what it’s like to live with this phobia and why awareness matters.
https://rdg.ac/4r7b27n
Emetophobia: what it’s like to have a fear of vomiting - Connecting Research
Emetophobia can have a serious impact on a person’s daily life.
rdg.ac
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Ever heard of emetophobia - the intense fear of vomiting? It’s more common than you think and can deeply affect daily life.
PhD Candidate Molly Sheila Harbor writes for The Conversation UK what it’s like to live with this phobia and why awareness matters.
https://rdg.ac/4r7b27n
PhD Candidate Molly Sheila Harbor writes for The Conversation UK what it’s like to live with this phobia and why awareness matters.
https://rdg.ac/4r7b27n
📢 Interested in understanding more about what's involved in PhD study and whether it might be for you? Join us on 26 Nov at 14:00 GMT for a webinar covering key info, including how to apply, plus insights from current PhD students.
👉 Register now at bit.ly/PhDWebinar25
👉 Register now at bit.ly/PhDWebinar25
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
📢 Interested in understanding more about what's involved in PhD study and whether it might be for you? Join us on 26 Nov at 14:00 GMT for a webinar covering key info, including how to apply, plus insights from current PhD students.
👉 Register now at bit.ly/PhDWebinar25
👉 Register now at bit.ly/PhDWebinar25
Meet Yumeng Sun, PhD researcher in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development who is investigating ‘speed breeding’ as a method to produce new, productive strawberry varieties more rapidly than previously possible. See full story www.facebook.com/UniRdgAPD/po...
#CropScience #Agriculture
#CropScience #Agriculture
Agriculture, Policy & Development at the University of Reading
Yumeng Sun, a PhD student in the Department of Crop Sciences, is investigating ‘speed breeding’ as a method to produce new, productive strawberry varieties more rapidly than previously possible.
She....
www.facebook.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Meet Yumeng Sun, PhD researcher in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development who is investigating ‘speed breeding’ as a method to produce new, productive strawberry varieties more rapidly than previously possible. See full story www.facebook.com/UniRdgAPD/po...
#CropScience #Agriculture
#CropScience #Agriculture
Up to 10 fully-funded PhDs available via University of Reading's Earth Systems Prediction doctoral partnership with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. Apply by 12 Jan 2026. research.reading.ac.uk/earth-system...
#Meteorology #Mathematics #ComputerScience #PhD #PhDScholarships
#Meteorology #Mathematics #ComputerScience #PhD #PhDScholarships
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Up to 10 fully-funded PhDs available via University of Reading's Earth Systems Prediction doctoral partnership with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. Apply by 12 Jan 2026. research.reading.ac.uk/earth-system...
#Meteorology #Mathematics #ComputerScience #PhD #PhDScholarships
#Meteorology #Mathematics #ComputerScience #PhD #PhDScholarships
Well done Jenny! 👏
Fantastic to be a part of the Rickard Sisters excellent Trouble at Mill-
the launch event celebrating their graphic novel adaptation of Ethel Carnie Holdsworth’s This Slavery. @swwdtp.bsky.social @unirdg-phd.bsky.social @nicola-wilson.bsky.social @simonrennie.bsky.social @rickardsisters.com
the launch event celebrating their graphic novel adaptation of Ethel Carnie Holdsworth’s This Slavery. @swwdtp.bsky.social @unirdg-phd.bsky.social @nicola-wilson.bsky.social @simonrennie.bsky.social @rickardsisters.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Well done Jenny! 👏
Reposted by Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading
Wednesday 29 October 2025 | 3Sixty, RSU
13:00-15:00 – event fully open
12:30-13:00 – quiet time
Meet employers, network, and learn more about the career options available to you. Helpful and suitable for all students interested in Law as a career path, not just Law students and finalists!
13:00-15:00 – event fully open
12:30-13:00 – quiet time
Meet employers, network, and learn more about the career options available to you. Helpful and suitable for all students interested in Law as a career path, not just Law students and finalists!
October 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Wednesday 29 October 2025 | 3Sixty, RSU
13:00-15:00 – event fully open
12:30-13:00 – quiet time
Meet employers, network, and learn more about the career options available to you. Helpful and suitable for all students interested in Law as a career path, not just Law students and finalists!
13:00-15:00 – event fully open
12:30-13:00 – quiet time
Meet employers, network, and learn more about the career options available to you. Helpful and suitable for all students interested in Law as a career path, not just Law students and finalists!
Reposted by Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading
A quarter of the UK’s chickens are produced close to the River Wye, but how does this affect the waterways and the people nearby?
Director of the Centre for Climate Justice, Prof. Chris Hilson explores a major pollution lawsuit, shining a light on the plight of our rivers.
🔗 https://rdg.ac/4o4csO7
Director of the Centre for Climate Justice, Prof. Chris Hilson explores a major pollution lawsuit, shining a light on the plight of our rivers.
🔗 https://rdg.ac/4o4csO7
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A quarter of the UK’s chickens are produced close to the River Wye, but how does this affect the waterways and the people nearby?
Director of the Centre for Climate Justice, Prof. Chris Hilson explores a major pollution lawsuit, shining a light on the plight of our rivers.
🔗 https://rdg.ac/4o4csO7
Director of the Centre for Climate Justice, Prof. Chris Hilson explores a major pollution lawsuit, shining a light on the plight of our rivers.
🔗 https://rdg.ac/4o4csO7
🔥 Join the University of Reading and the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires for a funded PhD seeking to improve understanding of wildfires and their prediction. Apply by 15 Dec. Start Jan 2026
👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#Wildfires #EnvironmentalScience #Geography #Ecology #PhD #PhDScholarships
👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#Wildfires #EnvironmentalScience #Geography #Ecology #PhD #PhDScholarships
October 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🔥 Join the University of Reading and the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires for a funded PhD seeking to improve understanding of wildfires and their prediction. Apply by 15 Dec. Start Jan 2026
👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#Wildfires #EnvironmentalScience #Geography #Ecology #PhD #PhDScholarships
👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#Wildfires #EnvironmentalScience #Geography #Ecology #PhD #PhDScholarships
🧠 Join @unirdg-psych.bsky.social for a 3-year funded PhD in psychology, neuroscience, psycholinguistics, or clinical language science. Apply by 5 December 2025! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPB045/p...
#Psychology #neuroscience #linguistics #LanguageTherapy #psycholinguistics #PhDposition #PhDScholarships
#Psychology #neuroscience #linguistics #LanguageTherapy #psycholinguistics #PhDposition #PhDScholarships
October 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🧠 Join @unirdg-psych.bsky.social for a 3-year funded PhD in psychology, neuroscience, psycholinguistics, or clinical language science. Apply by 5 December 2025! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPB045/p...
#Psychology #neuroscience #linguistics #LanguageTherapy #psycholinguistics #PhDposition #PhDScholarships
#Psychology #neuroscience #linguistics #LanguageTherapy #psycholinguistics #PhDposition #PhDScholarships
👀 Looking for a funded PhD in #Mathematics? Dr Sugata Mondal is seeking candidates for a 4-year funded PhD starting in September 2026. Find out more and apply by 30 November 2025! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ238/p...
#Maths #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition
#Maths #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition
PhD Studentship in Analysis of PDE at University of Reading
At jobs.ac.uk, you can apply for a PhD Studentship in Analysis of PDE. Explore our diverse range of PhD opportunities today.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
👀 Looking for a funded PhD in #Mathematics? Dr Sugata Mondal is seeking candidates for a 4-year funded PhD starting in September 2026. Find out more and apply by 30 November 2025! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ238/p...
#Maths #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition
#Maths #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition
Reposted by Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading
Spikes in energy prices for UK households are often caused by cold, still & cloudy days known in German as 'dunkelflaute'
PhD candidate Ben Hutchens of National Centre for Atmospheric Science weighs up the options for a more resilient energy grid for The Conversation 🔗 rdg.ac/3L0mDoh
PhD candidate Ben Hutchens of National Centre for Atmospheric Science weighs up the options for a more resilient energy grid for The Conversation 🔗 rdg.ac/3L0mDoh
How a more flexible energy grid can cope better with swings in Britain’s weather - Connecting Research
rdg.ac
October 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Spikes in energy prices for UK households are often caused by cold, still & cloudy days known in German as 'dunkelflaute'
PhD candidate Ben Hutchens of National Centre for Atmospheric Science weighs up the options for a more resilient energy grid for The Conversation 🔗 rdg.ac/3L0mDoh
PhD candidate Ben Hutchens of National Centre for Atmospheric Science weighs up the options for a more resilient energy grid for The Conversation 🔗 rdg.ac/3L0mDoh
Tomorrow is a major opportunity to meet potential employers on campus and get ideas for the future. For more details and for the list of exhibitors see www.reading.ac.uk/essentials/C...
We'll be on the Postgraduate Study stand to chat about doctoral study opportunities at the UoR
We'll be on the Postgraduate Study stand to chat about doctoral study opportunities at the UoR
Careers and Placements Fair
15 October 2025 | Palmer Building | 11:15-15:15 (quiet time: 10:30-11:15)
Join us at our largest careers event of the year, open to all years and disciplines!
Check out the link in our bio for more info!
15 October 2025 | Palmer Building | 11:15-15:15 (quiet time: 10:30-11:15)
Join us at our largest careers event of the year, open to all years and disciplines!
Check out the link in our bio for more info!
October 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Tomorrow is a major opportunity to meet potential employers on campus and get ideas for the future. For more details and for the list of exhibitors see www.reading.ac.uk/essentials/C...
We'll be on the Postgraduate Study stand to chat about doctoral study opportunities at the UoR
We'll be on the Postgraduate Study stand to chat about doctoral study opportunities at the UoR
🏓 Vincent Strong's PhD research at Biological Sciences at the University of Reading explored how simple materials can demonstrate complex and adaptive behaviours normally associated with living systems. Discover more at bit.ly/drhighlights24
#PhD #BiomedicalEngineering #hydrogel #pong
#PhD #BiomedicalEngineering #hydrogel #pong
October 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🏓 Vincent Strong's PhD research at Biological Sciences at the University of Reading explored how simple materials can demonstrate complex and adaptive behaviours normally associated with living systems. Discover more at bit.ly/drhighlights24
#PhD #BiomedicalEngineering #hydrogel #pong
#PhD #BiomedicalEngineering #hydrogel #pong
Reposted by Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading
Henry VIII’s ‘Tudor Domesday Book’ to open to the public
Prof Adrian Bell, working on the project at Reading said: “The Valor Ecclesiasticus provides a unique opportunity to revisit key issues relating to the financial and economic history of the Tudor period"
Read more 🔗 https://rdg.ac/48ixROD
Prof Adrian Bell, working on the project at Reading said: “The Valor Ecclesiasticus provides a unique opportunity to revisit key issues relating to the financial and economic history of the Tudor period"
Read more 🔗 https://rdg.ac/48ixROD
October 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Henry VIII’s ‘Tudor Domesday Book’ to open to the public
Prof Adrian Bell, working on the project at Reading said: “The Valor Ecclesiasticus provides a unique opportunity to revisit key issues relating to the financial and economic history of the Tudor period"
Read more 🔗 https://rdg.ac/48ixROD
Prof Adrian Bell, working on the project at Reading said: “The Valor Ecclesiasticus provides a unique opportunity to revisit key issues relating to the financial and economic history of the Tudor period"
Read more 🔗 https://rdg.ac/48ixROD
Reposted by Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading
Step into the spectacular world of Stonehenge with Professor Duncan Garrow at the next @uniofreading.bsky.social public lecture, 14 October at 6-8pm! 🪨🌄
Register to watch the livestream now: rdg.ac/4gQGWQV
Watch the trailer: youtu.be/Lrjh7jWYXEM
Register to watch the livestream now: rdg.ac/4gQGWQV
Watch the trailer: youtu.be/Lrjh7jWYXEM
Into the World of Stonehenge - Trailer
YouTube video by University of Reading
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Step into the spectacular world of Stonehenge with Professor Duncan Garrow at the next @uniofreading.bsky.social public lecture, 14 October at 6-8pm! 🪨🌄
Register to watch the livestream now: rdg.ac/4gQGWQV
Watch the trailer: youtu.be/Lrjh7jWYXEM
Register to watch the livestream now: rdg.ac/4gQGWQV
Watch the trailer: youtu.be/Lrjh7jWYXEM
Reposted by Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading
I have my supervisors’ feedback on my thesis, so today I begin the process of editing my tome on EM Forster & Virginia Woolf. I discovered that the only way to do this work is to print out my thesis & work slowly through it page by page - with a mug of tea on hand.
October 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I have my supervisors’ feedback on my thesis, so today I begin the process of editing my tome on EM Forster & Virginia Woolf. I discovered that the only way to do this work is to print out my thesis & work slowly through it page by page - with a mug of tea on hand.
Interested to take your social sciences skills to the next level? Check out the SEDarc PhD studentships for 2026 at the University of Reading and the upcoming information session on 3 Nov. Opportunities available in a range of different subjects www.reading.ac.uk/doctoral-res...
#SocialSciences #PhD
#SocialSciences #PhD
October 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Interested to take your social sciences skills to the next level? Check out the SEDarc PhD studentships for 2026 at the University of Reading and the upcoming information session on 3 Nov. Opportunities available in a range of different subjects www.reading.ac.uk/doctoral-res...
#SocialSciences #PhD
#SocialSciences #PhD