Met Dept at Reading awarded Prestigious Regius Professorship ...

The University of Reading's Department of Meteorology has been awarded a prestigious Regius Professorship by HM The Queen. Reading is one of just 12 institutions to receive a Regius Professorship which marks HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

A Regius Professorship is a rare privilege, with only two created in the past century. It is a reflection of the?exceptionally high?quality of teaching and research?at?an?institution. The award is a fitting recognition ?as the University of Reading's Department of Meteorology is recognised as one of the outstanding departments of its kind in the world.

Founded in 1965, the Department is internationally renowned for its training and research in weather, climate and physical oceanography and its work is playing a vital role in the improvement of weather forecasting and climate modelling. In 2004 the Department made the important discovery of the ?sting jet' which causes the most damaging winds in about one-third of the most intense North Atlantic storms, including the 1987 Great Storm. It has also been heavily involved in the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments.

The University will assign the title to an existing Professor at the chosen Department or appoint a new Professor to take the Chair and hold the title.?

This is the second time the University of Reading's Department of Meteorology has been recognised by HM The Queen. In 2006 the Department was awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.

RMetS Fellow, Professor Ellie Highwood, Head of the Department of Meteorology said: "We are delighted to receive this Regius Professorship in Meteorology and Climate Science in recognition of our excellence in research focussing on the fundamental science of weather and climate. We are approaching the 50th anniversary of the founding of our department and it is hard to imagine a greater honour than that which we have received today."

The Univesity of Reading ranks in the top 1% of the world's university (The WORLD university rankings 2012)

Source: http://www.rmets.org/met-dept-reading-awarded-prestigious-regius-professorship

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