Uni’s £16m funding for new maths centre
THE UNIVERSITY of Reading is set to create a new mathematics centre following a multi-million pound investment.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has awarded £16 million of funding to the university as part of a wider investment, constituting around £1 billion.
It will go towards the building of the Mathematics for our Future Climate Centre for Doctoral Training, through which the university seeks to address the mathematical challenged raised by climate issues.
Students will learn key skills in mathematical modelling, scientific computing, and data science with a view to addressing diverse and complicated problems posed by climate change.
They’ll also help ensure economic prosperity
Hours change
PLANS to convert a former Whitley pub into a food store have taken a step forward.
Turkish Halal Food Centre Express wants to open in The Wellington Arms on Whitley Street. It was previously a Greggs, but it close in February.
Building owner Sykes and fairness, optimising renewable energy methods, and developing more tools to enable transparent, accessible, and scalable data analysis.
It will be a joint venture between the university, Imperial College London, and the University of Southampton, as well as industrial partners and ocean, weather, and climate services.
Professor Jennifer Scott, of the University of Reading’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will lead Reading’s involvement in the CDT.
She said: “It will bring together people studying maths with those studying climate. Joining forces will enable us to find solutions and make progress in dealing with the biggest issue our planet is facing.
“The CDT will have a lasting effect on efforts related to climate change.”
Capital has applied to Reading Borough Council for a change in the operating hours.
This would see the site be able to trade from 6am to 11pm each day.
The application can be seen by logging on to Reading Borough Council’s planning website, searching for reference 240288.