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Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading
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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/
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📢 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
PhD researchers discussing a research poster at the University of Reading Doctoral Research Conference
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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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
NASA photo of satellite orbiting Earth
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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🔥 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
Wildfire in a forest
October 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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🧠 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
Equipment related to an MRI scanner
October 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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🏓 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
Highlights article with title: Hydrogels can play pong......and get better
October 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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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
October 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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📣 Bookings now open for Doctoral and Researcher College autumn training. Over 80 interdisciplinary courses available for Reading doctoral researchers with relevant courses also open to early career research staff. Request a place on a course via the RISIS portal. (Details emailed)
Doctoral researchers listening to a presentation at a training course
September 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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4-year BBSRC funded PhD with Unilever exploring oral sensitivity, perception of mouthfeel and product acceptability.

Starts late autumn 2025. Includes Unilever placement.

Apply by 22 October.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

#FoodScience #OralSensitivity #Mouthfeel #FoodTaste #FoodResearch #PhD
Lady with a piece of cake on a fork offering it towards the camera
September 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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So proud that PhD researcher Vic Pickup is in the Three Minute Thesis national final! Vic will be sharing about her research on the hidden women authors of Mills & Boon at the finals on 1 Oct at 12 noon. Register to watch & vote at
👉 vitae.ac.uk/support-serv...
#PhD #MillsandBoon #englishliterature
Vic Pickup
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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4-year funded PhD exploring how platelets are produced in the body. Excellent opportunity to develop skills in a wide range of cutting-edge techniques. Starts Jan 2026. Apply by 31 October!
👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOS587/p...

#platelets #cardiovascular #biomedicalresearch #PhD #pharmacy
PhD researcher working in the lab
September 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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🤩 A warm welcome to all the new doctoral students who are starting with us over the next few weeks!

You can find a range of welcome information at www.reading.ac.uk/essentials/w...

We look forward to meeting you at the Doctoral and Researcher College Induction on 15 October 2025
5 students taking a selfie together with the text 'Welcome - University of Reading'
September 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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PhD researcher Sayantani Ghosh unpicks whether India’s rates of gender violence have their source in deep-rooted gender discrimination and bias. Discover more about Sayantani's research bit.ly/drhighlights24
#India #GenderViolence #GenderBias #PhD
Article by PhD researcher Sayantani Ghosh entitled: Facing up to deeply rooted bias
September 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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UoR PhD alumnus Professor Victor Mlambo (left) was invited to present the University of Mpumalanga's (South Africa) inaugural lecture on Sustainable Animal Food Systems exploring the evolving challenges and opportunities in animal food systems www.ump.ac.za/News-and-Eve...
Professor Victor Mlambo
September 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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PhD researcher @dorothyclimate.bsky.social is exploring how the humanitarian sector can better imagine and prepare for unprecedented extreme weather. Discover more at bit.ly/drhighlights24
#PhD #extremeweather #humanitarianwork
Dorothy Heinrich's Highlights article entitled: Black swans or sitting ducks: Enhancing humanitarian imagination and preparedness to unprecedented extreme weather
September 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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2/2 🎥🦔 Do you film hedgehogs when they visit your garden?

🫵 Want to get involved? Submit your own hedgehog footage at the link below hogs-on-film-3fb6ebbc7a91.herokuapp.com
Hedgehog
September 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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🐝 Fathema Rana's PhD within the Department of Sustainable Land Management at the University of Reading is using game theory to better understand pollinator behaviour. More from Fathema about her research and her PhD experience 🔗
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#Pollinators #GameTheory #Agriculture
Fathema Rana
September 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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✈️ New research from PhD student Joana Medeiros points to a more turbulent atmosphere in future decades as climate change makes the air less stable www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Re...
#ClearAirTurbulence #Turbulence #Meteorology
Silhouette of an aircraft in flight against a golden sky
September 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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🐅 🎞️ The tiger is a symbol of both colonial oppression and national pride in India. Farah Benbouabdellah’s interdisciplinary PhD is exploring cultural identity, colonial legacies and visual storytelling. Discover more at bit.ly/drhighlights24
#Tiger #PhD #Film #Archaeology
Image of article: Tigers in film: Past, present and future perspectives. Includes a colour drawing of a tiger with an arrow in its side
August 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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🕵️‍♀️🔬 Mites are emerging as powerful forensic tools. Caitlin Walton's PhD explores how mite communities reveal timelines, locations and can help understand body movement in homicide cases. Discover more about Caitlin's research at bit.ly/drhighlights24
#ForensicAcarology #Acari #Forensics #Mites #PhD
Image of Highlights article entitled: Hidden in plain sight, uncovering the forensic power of mites. Image is of a magnifying glass looking at a mite adjacent to a crime screen no entry cordon
August 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Ananya Sengupta's PhD at the Henley Business School, University of Reading asks whether businesses miss out when individuals with a history of offending are excluded or ignored. Read about Ananya's research at bit.ly/drhighlights24
#PhD #Leadership #Business
Image of Highlights article entitled From second change to first in command
August 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Thanet Markchom’s UoR PhD in Computer Science focused on how suggestion-making AI systems could be made more understandable and trustworthy. Discover more about Thanet’s research, his PhD experience and why he chose Reading www.reading.ac.uk/computer-sci... #PhD #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #PhDLife
Thanet Markchom
August 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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🎨 Archaeology PhD researcher Betty Adams is investigating ancient cosmetic artefacts to better understand the reason for wearing them, what they were made of, where they came from and who actually wore them. Discover more about Betty's research at bit.ly/drhighlights24
#Cosmetics #Archaeology #PhD
Image of article: Timeless beauty - exploring ancient cosmetics and adornments
July 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Memorias del Exilio: Los Niños Vascos del 37 is a graphic novel by Begoña Garrido, PhD alumna. It stems from her doctoral fieldwork and draws on testimonies about the 1937 mass evacuation of Basque children. The book and related exhibition materials are currently on display in the Library foyer.
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July 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Your Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) is a gateway to the world of innovation, entrepreneurship & commercialisation for PhD researchers & postdocs. Learn more about the scheme and take the first step towards unleashing your ingenuity at the online info session on 23/07 www.tickettailor.com/events/yesco...
July 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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🍇 🍷 PhD researcher Alex Biss (School of Agriculture, Policy & Development) appeared on RTE News as part of a segment on how warmer temperatures are helping the growth of England’s wine industry www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025...
#EnglishWine #Viticulture #CropScience #PhD
Alex Biss on RTE News
July 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM