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Related University initiatives

Discover multi-disciplinary research areas at Reading University focusing on food security, sustainable enterprise, and knowledge transfer partnerships. Engage with industry collaborations and cutting-edge initiatives for economic resilience and environmental sustainability.

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Related University initiatives

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  1. Related University initiatives

  2. Industrial Doctorate Centre • Collaborative Research • Multi-disciplinary approach • EngD Programme

  3. Areas of Research

  4. Food Security at Reading

  5. Our vision

  6. Cross Government Themes (RCUK) • Economic resilience • Food supply, trade and prices • Resource efficiency • GHG • Waste • Energy • Water • Nutrients • Sustainable ecosystems • Farming systems • Sustainable food production and supply • Crop production • Soil • Livestock production • Aquaculture • Sustainable, healthy, safe diets • Healthier food and nutrition • Sustainable consumption and healthy eating • Consumer attitudes and beahviours • Food safety

  7. Our strategy • Positioning ourselves to respond to significant calls; • Capacity building at the interface between existing research groups. • Building strategic collaboration; • Industry; • HE/research institutions.

  8. Centre for Food Security Building on our established strengths in agri-food science and its allied disciplines to address the challenges facing the international food system.

  9. The Henley Centre for Sustainable Enterprise HC4SE Objectives • A pre-eminent centre of applied research on organisational responses to social, environmental and ethical issues related to sustainability • Leadership, enterprise, cultural change, eco-efficient & eco-effective innovations in products, services & business models, environmental & social reporting throughout the supply chain, sustainable consumption & brands, impacts of new government legislation • A large and diverse organisational membership • A series of debates and dialogues • Action research projects and commissioned research • A large network of high calibre dialogue partners • PhD and DBA research

  10. Some of our Dialogue Partners • Dr Andy Wood, Chief Executive of Adnams • Guy Mercer, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Atkins • Geoff Mackey, Head of Sustainable Development BASF • Jan Buckingham, Director of Values, The Body Shop • Paul Dickinson, Founder and Chief Executive Carbon Disclosure Project • Karl Feilder, Founder and Chairman of Carbon Neutral Group • Mike Mason, Founder of Climate Care and Bijoule • Neil Morris, Chairman Digital Public • Louis Notley, Director, DHL Energy Performance Management • Dr David Strong, Chief Executive, Inbuilt • Rob Evans, Chief Executive, Cenex • Ramon Arratia, European Sustainability Director, InterfaceFLOR • Mike Barry, Head of Sustainable Business, Marks and Spencer • Drew Watson, Global Head of Executive Development, Standard Chartered Bank • Martin Blake, Head of Sustainability and Environment, Royal Mail Group • John Elkington, co founder of Sustainability and Volans • Richard Hames, The Hames Group & Asian Foresight Institute • Sir David Brown, Multiple Non Executive Directorships • Professor Derek Clements-Croom, Intelligent Buildings, University of Reading • Professor Raj Sisodia, Co founder Conscious Capitalism Group, Bentley University USA

  11. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Susan MatosHead of Knowledge Transfer ProgrammesKnowledge Transfer CentreUniversity of Reading

  12. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) • Government scheme running for over 35 years • Brings together academics and external partners working on commercial projects • Funding for significant proportion of the project costs • University of Reading hosts one of the largest and most successful KTP centres in the UK • Currently working with companies of all sizes, charities, Primary Health Care trusts • Wide range of subjects and disciplines

  13. About KTP • Typically 2-3 year projects • Commercially based, not research projects • Graduate employed to work on the project, and based at the host organisation • Academic team commit to ½ day a week • KTP team provides full service • Regular submission dates • High success rates

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