@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/
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!
The River Wye
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
Wildfire in a forest
🔥 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
Equipment related to an MRI scanner
🧠 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
👀 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
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
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
Highlights article with title: Hydrogels can play pong......and get better
🏓 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
A photograph of Valor Ecclesiasticus, an open manuscript showing Latin text with ornate calligraphy and a colorful illuminated initial depicting figures in medieval attire.. The survey was commissioned by the crown in 16th Century England.
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
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
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.
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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
University of Reading presents the Community Fete for Black History Month. Friday 24 October 2025 from 11am to 3pm at the Broad Street Mall, Reading.
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
Air pollution is quietly harming pollinators—while pests go largely unaffected.
Dr James Ryalls reveals how even pollution levels deemed “safe” are disruptive to bees and other beneficial insects, threatening biodiversity and global food security.
Doctoral researchers listening to a presentation at a training course
📣 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)
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Lady with a piece of cake on a fork offering it towards the camera
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
Vic Pickup
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
PhD researcher working in the lab
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
A study led by Professor Julie Lovegrove reveals that fibre intake across all UK age groups falls considerably short of dietary guidelines.
The authors call for systemic change to ensure sustainable availability of affordable, fibre-rich foods.
🔗 rdg.ac/46cVMO3
5 students taking a selfie together with the text 'Welcome - University of Reading'
🤩 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
Ancient Rome's legacy looms large in Italy's history, from colonising North Africa to Mussolini's fascist reign and modern anti-immigration movements
Historian @samagbamu.bsky.social explains the long, dark shadow cast by the imperial eagle.
🔗 rdg.ac/467hym7
#AncientSky
📢We're hiring! The second position with the #lemontree team at the University of Reading is a PDRA in EEO Carbon Allocation Modelling. Closing date 30th Sept. Details 👇
jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
🌊🛰️🌍 Congratulations Laura! 🥳🎉👏
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Abiola Oyeboade Ayodeji PhD researcher in the Department of International Development, is exploring how intrahousehold gender dynamics impact food security in rural households in Southwest Nigeria www.facebook.com/UniRdgAPD/po...
#FoodSecurity #GenderDynamics #InternationalDevelopment #Nigeria #PhD
Map showing below average August 2025 rainfall over UK
Map showing low river flows over UK in August 2025
Map showing low groundwater levels over much of the UK in August 2025
Map showing dry soils over parts of UK in August 2025
Dry, warm conditions persisted over UK in August 2025 with low river flows, groundwater, reservoir levels & soil moisture leading to #drought impacts; wetter September is alleviating surface water deficit but more sustained rainfall needed to replenish deeper supplies:
nrfa.ceh.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
Article by PhD researcher Sayantani Ghosh entitled: Facing up to deeply rooted bias
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
Professor Victor Mlambo
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...
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The UK govt. aims to build 1.5 million new homes in 5 years, but such rapid construction could gravely impact our countryside.
Urban-planning in 2025 and beyond must be nature-centric, argues ecologist and author @tom-oliver.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com
🔗 rdg.ac/4pewS87
We're welcoming reseach submissions (any article format) on stable isotope analysis of animals, especially linking present and past environments!
@frontiersin.bsky.social @icaz-news.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social #archaeology #archaeobirds #zooarchaeology #ecology #stableistopes
"My supportive supervisory team have enabled me to develop scientific skills while tackling the complex challenges involved in interdisciplinary research” - Luke Barnes Crop Science #PhD researcher exploring peat-free alternatives www.facebook.com/UniRdgAPD/po...
#CropScience #Agriculture #PeatFree
