University of Reading
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
- Stanislav Andreski (born May 8, 1919, † September 26, 2007), Professor of Sociology at Reading University
- Malcolm Barber (born 1943), Professor Emeritus of History , Reading University
- Arthur Brown (born 1942), British rock singer
- Michael Cox , Professor of International Relations , London School of Economics
- Jamie Cullum (* 1979), British jazz pianist and singer
- Andrew Dobson (* 1957), Professor of Political Science , Keele University
- John H. Dunning (1927–2009), Professor of Economics
- Jane F. Gardner (* 1934), British ancient historian and professor emeritus of history at Reading University
- Robert Gillmor (* 1936), ornithologist , author
- Klajda Gjosha (* 1983), Albanian politician
- Colin S. Gray (* 1943), Professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies , Reading University
- Edward A. Guggenheim (1901-1970), British thermodynamicist
- Walter Haenisch (1906–1938), Marxist and victim of the great purge of Stalin (shot in 1938) studied and taught in Reading in 1930/1931
- Beatrice Heuser (* 1961), Professor of International Relations , Reading University
- Sean Holly , Professor of Economics , Cambridge University
- Sir Brian Hoskins (* 1945), Professor of Meteorology , Reading University and Director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change, Imperial College London
- Edison James (born 1943), Prime Minister of Dominica , 1995–2000
- Peter Kruschwitz (* 1973), professor of classical antiquity
- Frank R. Palmer (1922–2019), professor of linguistics
- Frauke Petry (* 1975), chemist and ex-AfD politician
- Richard Rado (1906–1989), German mathematician
- Julian Richards (* 1951), British archaeologist and author
- Ian Rutherford (* 1959), Professor of Ancient Greek
- Richard Sambrook , director of the BBC World Service
- Avi Shlaim (* 1945), Professor of International Relations , Oxford University
- Percy N. Ure (born May 10, 1879, † April 3, 1950), British ancient historian and professor of archeology at Reading University
- Claudia Wissmann (* 1964), German light artist
- Julian Wagstaff (* 1970), composer
- Kevin Warwick (* 1954), Professor of Cybernetics , Reading University
- Arthur Ernest Wilder-Smith (1915–1995), British creationist and chemist
See also
Web links
- Official website of the university
- Recounting of the history of the university (English)
- University annual report , 2007-08
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/governance/key-people/professor-robert-van-de-noort.aspx
- ^ Campus life for students . Accessed March 22, 2009.
- ^ Campus flora and fauna . Accessed March 22, 2009.
- ↑ http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/gug/gooduniversityguide.php? ( Memento from August 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ The University's History Timeline . Accessed March 22, 2009.
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/education/rae/2001/uni/h_0157.stm
Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 31 ″ N , 0 ° 56 ′ 44 ″ W.