Research Agriculture Ecology and Environment

Study at one of the UK’s top universities for environmental and ethical performance. Choose MSc by Research in Agriculture, Ecology and Environment at the University of Reading to develop your critical appraisal skills of research literature and gain the skills to plan, manage and conduct an in-depth field and lab-based research project.

You’ll gain a multi-disciplinary appreciation of the underlying environmental, social and economic issues surrounding contemporary agricultural systems, and receive rigorous training in commonly used research methods and statistical analyses.

Key facts

You’ll also learn from researchers from the Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, a leading centre for agroecology research that’s highly respected by employers in the sector.

Choose MSc by Research Agriculture Ecology and Environment degree offered at the University of Reading

You will:

• join the highest ranking UK university, and one of the top 20 universities in the world, for Agriculture and Forestry (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023). We are the only UK university ranked in the top 50.
• develop your critical appraisal skills of research literature at the interface between agriculture, ecology and environmental science.
• gain the skills to plan, manage and conduct an in-depth field and/or lab-based independent research project.

Courses include:

• Agriculture in the Tropics
• Horticultural Crop Technology
• Integrated Pest Management
• Climate Smart Agriculture
• Ecosystem Services and Nature-based Solutions
• Research Methods in Economics and Marketing