The University of Reading began life in the 19th century as an extension College of the University of Oxford. Its main campus is set in 320 acres of parkland on the outskirts of Reading, with a second campus in town. It offers a wide range of degree programmes but its Henley Business School is particularly renowned, holding triple-accredited status, and consistently ranked in the world's Top 50 by The Financial Times and The Economist.
The University of Reading acknowledges the Kings' Advanced Level Foundation as equivalent to A-levels, providing students with an alternative pathway to higher education. Students who meet the specified foundation grades are offered a place at the university, giving them the opportunity to pursue their academic goals and excel in their chosen field.
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- #34 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
- #44 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2024
- #34 in the Complete University Guide 2024
- #4 for Land and Property Management, #5 for Agriculture and Forestry, #6 for Building, #7 for Food Science, #9 for Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024)
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- Its wide range of degree span the pure and applied sciences, social sciences, languages, arts, humanities and business.
- The university has a business school located in Johannesburg, an overseas campus in Malaysia and a newly established joint Academy with Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology in China.
- A £40m upgrade of the main library was recently completed, as was a £55m health and life sciences building, housing one of the largest teaching labs in the UK.
