University of Reading

the university of reading is one of the uk’s leading research intensive universities and ranked in the top 200 universities in the world by qs. we have a proud history. in 2016 we celebrated the 90th anniversary of being granted a royal charter. from our appointment of the uk’s first female professor, edith morley, to the social reform campaigner lord wolfenden being our vice-chancellor, we have 100,000 alumni and students at the top of their professions in academia, arts, broadcasting, business, government and sport. we have a global outlook, with 17,000 current students from 150 countries and our state-of-the-art university of reading malaysia campus opened in 2015. we offer 250 undergraduate and 150 postgraduate courses, with great research-led teaching, a top-class 24/7 library and 94% of our graduates in work or further study after six months. we have a 89% student satisfaction rate with a top 10-ranked student’s union, which runs 150 clubs and societies. we do world-leading research, across the sciences, arts and humanities, including tackling the planet’s biggest challenges – climate change; food security; poor nutrition; and disease. the national research excellence framework 2014 classed 78% of our research was classed as internationally excellent and 27% world-leading – ranking us 19th in the uk for research intensity and 27th for research power. we have invested more than £400m in excellent research, teaching and student facilities in the last decade. we have three uk campuses, including our award-winning 130-hectare main whiteknights campus and our london road campus, home to the institute of education and from september 2016, our new school of architecture. we are home to the triple-accredited henley business school – one of the leading business schools in the uk and europe.