If you would like to speak with one of the following academics, please contact the University of Reading Press Office: pressoffice@reading.ac.uk, +44(0)118 378 5757.
Meteorology, Hydrology, Climate Change, Environment
Health and Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Nutrition
Agriculture, Policy, and Development
Law, Politics, Economics, International Relations
Architecture, Construction, Built Environment, Engineering
Languages, Linguistics, and Literature
| Professor Richard Allan | Climate change | Richard Allan webpage |
| Professor Nigel Arnell | Climate change, extreme weather, wildfires | Nigel Arnell webpage |
| Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez | Weather forecasting, storms, the stratosphere, climate effects on health, climate change education | Andrew Charlton-Perez webpage |
| Professor Hannah Cloke OBE | Rivers, flooding, heatwaves, climate change, droughts, extreme weather | Hannah Cloke webpage |
| Professor Bill Collins | Climate change, greenhouse gases, air quality, atmospheric chemistry | Bill Collins webpage |
| Professor Rosalind Cornforth | Climate policy, communities affected by climate change, COP events | Rosalind Cornforth webpage |
| Professor Suzanne Gray | Storms | Suzanne Gray webpage |
| Professor Ed Hawkins | Climate change, climate action, sustainability, science communication, sustainability | Ed Hawkins webpage |
| Professor Peter Innes | Weather, forecasting, storms, climate change impacts | Pete Inness webpage |
| Dr Jess Neumann | Flooding, environmental pollution, ecology, conservation, climate change, extreme weather | Jess Neumann webpage |
| Professor Tom Oliver | Ecology, environmental health crises, impacts of land use and climate change on biodiversity | Tom Oliver webpage |
| Professor Joy Singarayer | Impacts of climate change on food production and water resources, past and present climate change | Joy Singarayer webpage |
| Dr Liz Stephens | Climate risks and resilience, natural hazards, humanitarian preparedness | Liz Stephens webpage |
| Dr Rob Thompson | Meteorology, rainfall, forecasts, flooding, extreme weather, climate change | Robert Thompson webpage |
| Dr Laura Wilcox | Air quality, atmospheric science, climate change | Laura Wilcox webpage |
| Professor Paul Williams |
Aircraft turbulence, jet streams, climate change effects on aviation | Paul Williams webpage |
| Dr Simon Clarke | Microbiology, vaccines, public health | Simon Clarke webpage |
| Dr Mark Dallas |
Dementia, neuroscience | Mark Dallas webpage |
| Professor Ian Jones | Viruses, vaccines, viral disease | Ian Jones webpage |
| Professor Vimal Karani |
Nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics, personalised nutrition, cardiometabolic diseases | Vimal Karani webpage |
| Professor Gunter Kuhnle | Diet and nutrition, cancer risk, plant bioactive compounds; | Gunter Kuhnle webpage |
| Dr Charlotte Mills | Diet and nutrition, cardiometabolic diseases, plant bioactive compounds, coffee | Charlotte Mills webpage |
| Professor Carol Wagstaff | Fresh produce quality from farm to consumer, sustainable food systems, food poverty | Carol Wagstaff webpage |
| Dr Darius Widera |
Stem cells, regenerative biology, cancer | Darius Widera webpage |
| Professor Ian Givens | Food chain, human nutrition, vegetarian and vegan diets, milk and dairy products | Ian Givens webpage |
| Dr Deepa Senapathi | Impacts of changing climate and land use on biodiversity and ecosystems | Deepa Senapathi webpage |
| Professor Adrian Bell |
Football finance, historical finance and modern parallels, economic history, The Peasants Revolt, The Hundred Years War | Adrian Bell webpage |
| Dr Rose de Geus | Comparative politics, women in politics, voting behaviour | Rose de Geus webpage |
| Professor Rosa Freedman | United Nations, human rights, sexual abuse by peacekeepers and humanitarian workers, women's rights, minority rights | Rosa Freedman webpage |
| Professor Uma Kambhampati | Gender, female leadership, childhood inequalities, developing economies, Indian economy | Uma Kambhampati webpage |
| Dr Alexander Mihailov |
Macroeconomics and political economy, monetary policy and international economics, inflation, exchange rates, (in)equality, (de)globalisation, cryptocurrency/CBDCs, climate change mitigation, evolving beliefs and institutions | Alexander Mihailov webpage |
| Professor Marko Milanovic |
International law, human rights, law of armed conflict, international criminal tribunals, international law in cyberspace | Marko Milanovic webpage |
| Professor Jo Phoenix |
Sex, gender and justice, youth justice, prostitution, child sexual exploitation, academic freedom, gender critical feminist theory, women and prison, male violence, social science research ethics | Jo Phoenix webpage |
| Professor James Reade | Economic impacts on society and sport, macroeconomics, labour markets | James Reade webpage |
| Professor Michael Schmitt |
International law and the use of force, international humanitarian law, international law in cyberspace | Michael Schmitt webpage |
| Professor Helen Bilton | Outdoor learning, early years education | Helen Bilton webpage |
| Professor Emeritus Tim Dixon | Sustainable development, climate change adaptation in urban areas, urban regeneration, urban futures, social value | Tim Dixon website |
| Professor Lorraine Farrelly | Urban design, master planning, interior environments, sustainable development, community engagement | Lorraine Farrelly webpage |
| Professor Roger Matthews | Ancient societies of Iraq and Iran, early urbanism and bureaucracy in Mesopotamia and Iran | Roger Matthews webpage |
| Professor Stella Chan |
Adolescent depression, self-compassion, mental health and wellbeing, role of culture in mental health | Stella Chan webpage |
| Professor Ciara McCabe | Reward processing and the brain, neuroscience, dopamine, hobbies, youth depression, mental health, food reward, addiction, antidepressants, menopause, HRT | Ciara McCabe webpage |
| Dr Rachel McCloy | Behavioural science, economics, and change | Rachel McCloy webpage |
| Professor Patricia Riddell |
Applied neuroscience, neuroscience of leadership and coaching, behaviour change | Patricia Riddell webpage |
| Dr Netta Weinstein | Motivation in behaviour and wellbeing, mental health, listening, prejudice, stigma, relationships, emotion regulation and use of technology | Netta Weinstein webpage |
| Professor Jane Setter | Phonetics and phonology, pronunciation, speech, accents, language development, linguistic prejudice | Jane Setter webpage |
| Dr Yasmine Shamma |
Migration, refugee camps, resettlement schemes, refugee studies, contemporary poetry |
Yasmine Shamma webpage |
| Dr Holly Andrews | The Dark Triad (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) in the workplace, workplace bullying, toxic leadership, careers for those with Dark Triad traits, managing employees with Dark Triad traits | Holly Andrews webpage |
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Dr Melissa Carr |
EDI, Gen Z and generation divides in the workplace, workplace wellbeing, new age spirituality at work, work precarity, gig work, side hustles | Melissa Carr webpage |
| Dr Rita Fontinha | HR, outsourcing, side hustles, four-day week, flexible work | Rita Fontinha webpage |
| Professor Benjamin Laker |
Leadership, global crises, government strategy | Benjamin Laker webpage |
| Professor Kaiichi Nakata |
IT management, social media, knowledge management, human-computer interaction, (intelligent systems), AI, robotics |
Kaiichi Nakata webpage |
| Professor Brian Scott-Quinn |
Financing the Scale-Up of Clean Energy Assets - Innovation, New Technologies & Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Energy Transition: energy storage, synthetic fuels, direct air carbon capture, hydrogen |
Brian Scott-Quinn webpage |
| Professor James Walker |
Four-day week, flexible working |
James Walker webpage |
We are in the process of finalising our postgraduate taught courses for 2026/27 entry. In the meantime, you can view our 2025/26 courses.
