The University of Reading's Department of Meteorology was founded in 1965. It is the only UK University which offers a full range of research and has close research and training links with the European Centre for Medium Range Forecasts, located close to the University, and with the UK Meteorological Office, whose Training School is also in Reading. These links provide excellent facilities for acquiring special data sets and other material useful in teaching and research.
In the latest research assesment exercise, the department was graded 5 (the highest grade) denoting world wide excellence in a broad range of subjects in Meteorology.
The Department is currently housed in a set of single storey buildings dating from the 1940's. However in Novemeber 1996 we will move into a purpose built new building.
