Academic Promotions
Personal Titles
The School Personal Titles Committees and the University Personal Titles Committee will meet during the Spring and Summer Terms to consider proposals for the following promotions: Personal title of Professor and Associate Professor (and promotion to Research Grades 8 and 9).
Personal Titles Guidance 2020-2021
Personal Titles Application Form 2020-2021
Personal Circumstances Declaration Form
Personal Circumstances Agreed Statement
Contextual Statement Forms
- Contextual Statement Part A - Associate Professor
- Contextual Statement Part A - Professor
- Contextual Statement Part B
- Contextual Statement Part C
The timeline for the process is set out within the Guidance document. The final decision on promotions is taken by the University Personal Titles Committee to be held on 17 June 2021.
Promotions are effective from 1 August 2021.
For information on how starting salaries for successful promotion cases are decided upon, details can be found in Personal Titles - application of starting salaries.
For all enquiries regarding Academic Promotions please contact
Richard Messer
University Secretary
- Email: r.j.messer@reading.ac.uk
- Telephone:
+44(0)118 378 8531