University of Reading

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University of Reading
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founding 1926
Sponsorship state
place Reading , UK
Vice-Chancellor Robert Van de Noort
Students 17,500 (2009)
Employee 4,000 (2005)
Website www.reading.ac.uk

The University of Reading is a university in the English city of Reading with 17,500 students and 4,000 academic staff. The University of Reading is 1.6 km² in three locations, each ten minutes from the center of the city. The largest site, Whiteknights Campus , covers 130  acres , 4½ hectares of which is taken up by a lake called Whiteknights Lake . The university positions itself in the upper quarter of the national university rankings and is one of the most research-intensive universities in Great Britain.

history

The University of Reading goes back to two universities. The School of Art was founded in Reading in 1860 and the School of Science in 1870 . 1892 founded Christ Church College of Oxford University has a branch in Reading called University Extension College and incorporated an already existing universities. In 1901 the branch received its first government loan. In 1904, the Palmer family, who were involved in the confectionery giant Huntley & Palmers , donated a piece of land to the university on the local London Road, which then built its second campus. In 1926 the college received its Royal Charter , making it the only university to be established between the world wars. Its first vice chancellor was William M. Childs . The university acquired its main location, Whiteknights Campus , from the Marquis of Blandford in 1947.

coat of arms

Coat of arms Description : The split in gold and black coat shows up bar as three golden shells and bottom center a red rose with golden slugs in silver common scales cross .

research

The university has an annual research income of almost £ 24.5 million (2003/2004). About 10 percent of this money comes from sponsors and industry. Over £ 2 million of the endowment funds were raised in 2004 for the university's economic development and commercial activities. Reading University is known nationally and internationally in particular for the subjects of Agricultural Science & Development, History , International Relations , Real Estate Management , Italian , Meteorology and Psychology .

Sports

The university is successful in a number of sports including tennis , hockey, and squash . In 2007, the first men's hockey team won the prestigious UK university sports tournament, Dublin Fest. The rowing team, Reading University Boat Club , has won many awards and competitions and has several Olympic medalists including Anna Bebington , Elise Laverick , Debbie Flood and Richard Egington . This is in part due to their proximity to the River Thames and the good university sports facilities on campus that students enjoy.

Museums and botanical gardens

The university has four museums and a botanical garden . The largest and best known of these is the Museum of English Rural Life, which is located on the London Road Campus. The Ure Museum of Greek Archeology , the Cole Museum of Zoology , the University of Reading Herbarium, and Harris Gardens are on the University's Whiteknights campus.

Well-known graduates and lecturers

See also

Web links

Commons : Reading University  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/governance/key-people/professor-robert-van-de-noort.aspx
  2. ^ Campus life for students . Accessed March 22, 2009.
  3. ^ Campus flora and fauna . Accessed March 22, 2009.
  4. http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/gug/gooduniversityguide.php? ( Memento from August 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ^ The University's History Timeline . Accessed March 22, 2009.
  6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/education/rae/2001/uni/h_0157.stm

Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 31 ″  N , 0 ° 56 ′ 44 ″  W.