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Research Excellence at Reading

Together with twenty top performing departments, the University is home to a number of international centres of research excellence including several based in our top Meteorology department. It also houses a number of centres offering state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, including the Centre for Brain and Behaviour, the Centre for Advanced Microscopy and the BioCentre, with the last two being cross University facilities. Research on human ageing is another cross University research strength.

In the most recent RAE exercise, fifteen departments were awarded an RAE rating of 5 and five departments achieved the top grade of 5*.  The University also has internationally excellent research in many of its other centres and departments (full list of all units which conduct research is available).

The following table lists the key areas of research excellence in each of these top-ranking departments:

Department 2001 RAE
Result		 Areas of Research Excellence
Archaeology
 		 5*
  1. Archaeological Science
  2. Prehistoric Archaeology
  3. History Archaeology
English 5*
  1. Writing, Printing and Publishing History
  2. Renaissance Texts
  3. Beckett International Foundation
Italian 5*
  1. Italian History
  2. Philological and Literary Work
  3. Italian Cinema
Meteorology 5*
  1. Physical Understanding of Climate, Climate Variability and Climate Change
  2. Theory and Modelling of Weather Systems
  3. Acquisition and Exploitation of Earth Observation Data
Psychology 5*
  1. Developmental (Childhood) Disorders
  2. Cognitive Function and Ageing
  3. Virtual Environment Simulation Systems
Town & Country Planning 5
  1. Real Estate, Finance and Investment
  2. Planning
  3. Housing Economics and Policy Issues
Philosophy 5
  1. Moral Philosophy
  2. Metaphysics and Philosophy of Language
  3. Philosophy of Mind and Science
Classics 5
  1. Reception of Classical Antiquity in Modern Times
  2. International of Jewish Culture with those of Greece and Rose
  3. The Study of Greek Ritual and Religion
A Agriculture 5
  1. Agricultural and Food Economics and Management
  2. Animal Science and Production
  3. Crop Science and Production
Food Science 5
  1. Nutrition, Diet and Health
  2. Food Microbiology and Food Safety
  3. Food Bioprocessing
B Art & Design (Typography & Graphic Communication)  5
  1. Printing, Publishing and Book Design
  2. Letterforms and Type Design
  3. Information Design
Drama, Dance etc 5
  1. Critical Studies of Films, Theatre Performances and Television Programmes
  2. Using Theatre Performance as a Research Method for Theatre Studies
  3. Historical and Archival Research on British Television Drama
Applied Mathematics 5
  1. Applied Analysis
  2. Fluid Dynamics
  3. Numerical Analysis
A Electrical Engineering (Cybernetics)  5
  1. Cybernetic Intelligence Research
  2. Interactive Systems Research
  3. Instrumentation and Signal Processing
Law 5
  1. Legal Theory
  2. International Human Rights
  3. Tort
Politics  5
  1. Strategic and Security Studies
  2. Representative Government
  3. Political Theory
Business & Management 5
  1. Entrepreneurship, Business Culture and Business Leadership
  2. Business History
  3. Economic Growth and Development and Environmental Implications
French 5
  1. Modern and Contemporary French History and Politics
  2. Medieval and Renaissance French Literature
  3. 19th and 20th Century French Literature
B Agriculture (Plant Sciences) 5
  1. Genes and Environment
  2. Biodiversity, Systematics and Biodiversity Informatics
  3. Horticulture
Built Environment (Construction Management & Engineering) 5
  1. Sustainable Urban Environments and Sustainable Technologies
  2. Inclusive Environments
  3. Innovative Construction Research



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