Improving understanding of disease

Our Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering Research Division investigates a range of major diseases including cancer, diabetes, infection, cardio-vascular disease and neuronal engineering and rehabilitation. Its specialist areas include heart physiology, haemostasis and thrombosis.

Developing new treatments

The University of Reading's Pharmacy Research Division is furthering our understanding of the treatment of diseases, developing new medicines and ensuring the adoption of best clinical practice. 

Investigating emotion

Staff in the Psychopathology and Affective Neuroscience Research Division use psychological and neuroscientific approaches to investigate emotion-relevant processes in both patients and the healthy population. 

Understanding language

Our Language, Development and Ageing Research Division addresses key challenges faced by society relating to languages, and aims to inform policy making. Its research includes neurobiology, neuropsychology, developmental disorders and the role of memory in language comprehension. 

Studying the relationship between the brain and the environment

The Perception, Cognition and Nutrition Research Division investigates how the human brain gives rise to our perception of the world, as well as our cognition of it. Our researchers also examine how health and function of the brain can be affected by diet.

All postgraduate research students automatically become members of the University-wide Graduate School. The Graduate School provides training, professional development, study space, advice and administrative support in a dedicated building for the postgraduate research community at Reading.

The Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics (CINN) houses a 3T Siemens Trio MRI scanner and high-density EEG laboratory. These facilities are complemented by high resolution stimulus display systems with integrated high-speed eye tracking, MRI compatible EEG, TMS and NIRS systems.

The Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (ICMR) has purpose-built research laboratories that support the spectrum of cardiovascular and metabolic research – ranging from cell and molecular biology approaches, cell and organ culture, through to models of disease and human studies. These include access to in vitro and in vivo imaging technologies, advanced microscopy, and tissue culture suites.

Our Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) offers six state-of-the-art platforms of instrumentation: NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, x-ray diffraction and scattering, optical spectroscopy, thermal analysis, and electron microscopy laboratory.

The University's Charlie Waller Institute works to train clinicians in evidence-based psychological treatments, evaluate the effectiveness of this training, and undertake research to add to the evidence base for effective psychological treatments.

See our Facilities page for a full list of the University of Reading's research facilities.