The University of Reading has one of the UK's largest food and nutritional sciences departments, with extensive facilities that enable us to engage in diverse teaching and research.
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Food Processing Centre
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Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition
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The Flavour Centre
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Sensory Science Centre
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Flow Cytometry Suite
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Laboratory facilities
Our facilities include a chemical analysis facility with specialist equipment such as NMR spectrometers, mass spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction facilities, as well as extensive laboratories.
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Life on campus
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Read Ellie's story
Ellie Read, BSc Nutrition and Food Science with Professional Training
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Our research
Reading has a long-standing reputation for the quality of its research in food science. 95% of our research is of international standing (Research Excellence Framework 2021, combining 4*, 3* and 2* submissions – Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Sciences).