Our world-leading research makes important contributions to theory and practice across the education, language and learning spectrum.
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The quality of our research was recognised in the latest Research Excellence Framework (2021), the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions.
The University of Reading's Institute of Education is rated in the top quartile of education departments in the UK. 98% of our research is of international standing (REF 2021, combining 4*, 3* and 2* submissions – Education).
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