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Abstract: Data assimilation (DA) is the process of state estimation given a model of a dynamical system and partial, noisy observations. Uncertainty quantification in the state estimates can be ...

Our PhD by Distance programme allows you to benefit from our world-class support and the expertise of a Reading-based supervisor, while conducting your research in a location that suits your ...

When you see an image online, can you tell if it was made by a human? In 2024, more likely than not, generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools have played some part in most forms of online content ...

The University of Reading has been named Sustainable University of the Year 2025 in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025. Reading has moved up to joint 24 in the UK overall in the ...

Nearly three quarters of the global population can expect strong and rapid changes in extreme temperatures and rainfall in the next 20 years unless greenhouse gas emissions are cut dramatically, ...

The Times and the Sunday Times name Reading Sustainable University of the Year 2025 and place us in the top 25 universities in the UK. This news is reported extensively by other media. Read our news ...

Talking truth: Church Times interviews Professor John Cottingham (Philosophy) in a podcast conversation with Andrew Brown. They discuss truth and morality, key themes in Cottingham's philosophical ...

Dazed Digital features Dr Ciara McCabe (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) in an article about dopamine and current trends on TikTok. Research Professional News features Parveen Yaqoob (Deputy ...

Researchers from Sorbonne Universite and the University of Reading found that for most flights that form contrails in the North Atlantic, the climate benefit of avoiding the contrail outweighs the ...

To reach net zero by 2050 we have to understand the impact of changing land use. £6.5 million in government funding will enable researchers to provide timely evidence across the broad issues, from ...

Found in the bones of 13 ancient humans between 10 and 20 years old is evidence of puberty stages. Co-led by University of Victoria (UVic) paleoanthropologist April Nowell, researchers found specific ...