About us

Life Sciences at the University of Reading covers the breadth of the biological-chemical sciences and their application to the real world with which we all interact: from embryology and child development, through human behaviour (economics and psychology), to ageing.

Human well-being is supported directly by agriculture, horticulture, food and nutrition together with biomedicine and pharmacy. Moreover, our teaching and research seeks to understand biodiversity and its conservation in current and future climates worldwide in the context of human development and poverty alleviation. Our staff and students are cosmopolitan with high international reputations in our teaching and research, the impacts of our research regionally, nationally and globally, and in the achievements of our graduates.

The Faculty Office

The Faculty Office is managed jointly with the Faculty of Science and provides administrative support for each Faculty's Dean and Director of Teaching and Learning, for academic staff and for students (current and prospective). Its main functions are:

• Student recruitment
• Admissions
• Student enrolment
• Degree transfers
• Module records and module enrolment
• Support for the Foundation Year in Science and Life Sciences
• Co-ordination of the Graduate Skills Development Programme
• Management of the Faculty Quality Assurance Processes and Committees
• Dealing with general enquiries from students and staff

The Joint Faculty Office is based in the Geography building, Whiteknights campus.

The Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences is Professor Richard Ellis, the Faculty Director of Teaching and Learning is Dr Julian Park, and the Sub-Dean is Sally Adams.