Reading was fifth in the UK for funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Researchers at the University of Reading won a record amount of research funding from the UK Research Councils in 2016/17, a new analysis has shown.
Funding for Reading-led research projects from the six main research councils increased to £14.5 million in 2016/17, up by more than 40% from 2015/16.
The success was highlighted by an analysis of Research Council success rates by Times Higher Education (THE).