University of Reading

This time next week campus will look like this...

We're getting ready to welcome thousands of people to the University of Reading next week for our June Open Days.

From accommodation tours, talks and sessions on everything from student finance to studying abroad, and the chance to meet with the academics who will be teaching your chosen subjects - open day is absolutely the best way to explore what life at Reading is really like.

University of Reading Open Days
📅Fri 19 & Sat 20 June
🕘09:00-16:00
📍University of Reading

Register your place now and start your story at Reading: https://rdg.ac/3RejrWW

Did you know the University of Reading manages a traditional floodplain meadow just south of Reading?

On Saturday 4 July, we're again inviting the local community to explore Langley Mead as part of National Meadows Day.

Join one of our free guided walks and discover how this beautiful landscape is being restored for wildlife, biodiversity and future generations. You'll also have the chance to learn more about the plants, insects and birds that call Langley Mead home.

🐞 Wildlife spotter sheets for children
🚶 Guided walks throughout the day
🌿 Free and open to all ages

Whether you're a keen naturalist or simply looking for a lovely way to spend a summer afternoon, we'd love to see you there.

Find out more: https://rdg.ac/4ggwuDV

🇲🇽 44 – 38 🇿🇦

The Real Scoreline predicts a close opening contest.

As the first fixture gets underway, Mexico edge South Africa in our climate comparison of all 48 competing nations.

Mexico scores slightly higher overall, performing better on emissions and projected rainfall change, while South Africa records a stronger score for heat stress.

Neither nation is troubling the tournament's climate frontrunners, but the result highlights how countries can arrive at similar scores through VERY different climate profiles.

🌍 The Real Scoreline compares nations across six climate indicators, from warming and rainfall change to emissions, fossil fuels and net zero commitments.

Explore the full rankings, download your climate cards and compare the nations yourself:

🔗 https://rdg.ac/49T27iW

Is this set to be the most dangerous tournament ever played?

Extreme heat, severe storms and increasingly volatile weather could affect players, fans and officials throughout the sporting summer, according to University of Reading climate scientist Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez OBE.

In a new expert analysis, Professor Charlton-Perez warns that climate change is already influencing the conditions in which elite sport is played, with dangerous temperatures and severe weather posing risks far beyond simple discomfort.

"We are not talking about discomfort. We are talking about a genuine risk to human life."

The article explores:
☀️ The impact of extreme heat on players
⚡ The increasing threat of severe thunderstorms
🌍 How climate change is making these conditions more likely
⚽ What this means for the future of major sporting events

Read the full analysis 🔗 https://rdg.ac/4uyhHYW

Five expert voices. One conversation about our climate future.

On Monday 15 June, Professor Hannah Cloke OBE, newly appointed Regius Professor in Meteorology and Climate Science, will deliver a keynote address before leading a panel discussion on how science can help us imagine a better, safer future.

Part of Reading Climate Festival 2026, The Climate Futures We Dare To Imagine brings together an exceptional panel spanning climate science, policy, public communication and adaptation:

✅ Professor Kathryn Brown OBE
✅ Dr Jolene Cook OBE
✅ Laura Tobin FRMS
✅ Professor Keith Shine FRMS

Together, they will explore the next chapter in public and political narratives around climate change and how imagination can help communities respond with confidence, not fear.

📅 Monday 15 June, 19:00-20:30
📍 Reading Concert Hall
🎟 Free to attend, booking essential

Book your place: https://rdg.ac/4nTh61Y

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Who comes out on top when climate is the score?

As the sporting summer gets underway, researchers at the University of Reading have created The Real Scoreline – a new way of comparing nations using climate data.

Every competing nation has been assessed across six climate indicators, including warming, rainfall change, emissions, heat stress, fossil fuel dependence and net-zero commitments, resulting in a single score out of 99.

The results contain some surprises.

🇵🇾 Paraguay top the rankings
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia finishes bottom
🇺🇸 The USA scores just 26

Throughout the summer, we'll be revealing the score behind the score - using climate data and expert analysis to explore what each nation's real scoreline tells us about our changing world.

Explore the full announcement 🔗 https://rdg.ac/4fwzjR3

Explore East Reading, one art studio at a time

The annual Whiteknights Studio Trail is a chance for local artists in the East Reading area to share their work and creative practice with the public.

The free trail will feature more than 20 venues, including the University’s Fine Art Department at Whiteknights, which will be showcasing the incredible work of our final year students, as well as The Museum of English Rural Life and our London Road campus.

Doors for each venue open at 11am. For full details and a map visit: https://rdg.ac/4eqQbYl