University of Reading

University of Reading
Coat of arms
Former name
University College, Reading
TypePublic
Established1892 – University College, Reading
1926 – university status
Endowment£101.9 million (2023)[1]
Budget£322 million (2022/23)[1]
ChancellorPaul Lindley[2]
Vice-ChancellorRobert Van de Noort[3]
Academic staff
1,610 (2022/23)[4]
Administrative staff
2,225 (2022/23)[4]
Students19,485 (2022/23)[5]
Undergraduates12,725 (2022/23)[5]
Postgraduates6,760 (2022/23)[5]
Location
Reading
,
Berkshire
,
England, UK

51°26′31″N 0°56′44″W / 51.44194°N 0.94556°W / 51.44194; -0.94556
ColoursBlack, white and purple[6]
                           
Affiliations
Websitereading.ac.uk

The University of Reading is a public research university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college.[7] The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 1926 by royal charter from King George V and was the only university to receive such a charter between the two world wars. The university is usually categorised as a red brick university, reflecting its original foundation in the 19th century.[8]

Reading has four major campuses. In the United Kingdom, the campuses on London Road and Whiteknights are based in the town of Reading itself, and Greenlands is based on the banks of the River Thames in Buckinghamshire. It also has a campus in Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia. The university has been arranged into 16 academic schools since 2016. The annual income of the institution for 2022–23 was £322 million of which £34 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £325.7 million.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022-2023" (PDF). University of Reading. p. 64. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ "University of Reading Key Staff". University of Reading. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Professor Robert Van de Noort". University of Reading. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Who's working in HE?". www.hesa.ac.uk. Higher Education Statistics Agency.
  5. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study? | HESA". hesa.ac.uk. Higher Education Statistics Agency.
  6. ^ "University of Reading Wool Scarf". Reading University Students' Union. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  7. ^ Reporters, Telegraph (31 July 2019). "University of Reading: a guide to the courses, rankings and student life". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Facts and figures". University of Reading. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.