In the academic hierarchy in the United Kingdom and some universities in Australia and New Zealand, Reader is the rank between senior lecturer (or principal lecturer in the New Universities) and professor. The title of Reader is given in recognition of research and scholarship. Academic organizations typically have a rather rigid set of ranks. ... Lecturer is the name given to university teachers in most of the English-speaking world (but not at most universities in the US or Canada) who do not hold a professorship. ... Lecturer is the name given to university teachers in most of the English-speaking world (but not at most universities in the U.S. or Canada) who do not hold a professorship. ... In the United Kingdom, the term New University has two meanings regarding British universities. ... A professor giving a lecture The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising facts. ...

In some systems Readers are parallel to senior lecturers (old universities) or principal lecturers (new universities): in these systems promotions to reader are made on the basis primarily of research merit while promotions to senior/principal lecturer are made on the basis of teaching ability. Readers can be primarily or totally research positions, with limited or no teaching responsibility. In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ...

In the UK, the salary range for a reader in most universities is the same as a senior lecturer. This is not the case in Australia and New Zealand where a reader's salary is in a higher category. However, some universities in the UK are following the trend to grant higher salaries for readers (e.g., Strathclyder University) after the the national Framework Agreement.

As of 2006, the University of Warwick has substituted the title "Associate Professor" instead of Reader. In the University of Nottingham, both senior lectureship and readership have been prefixed with associate professorship (e.g., Associate Professor (Reader) and Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer)). It is expected that this arrangement is temporary and in the end, it will follow the Warwick style. Whether this changing to North American naming conventions will spread to other institutions is uncertain as yet. The University of Warwick coat of arms The University of Warwick is one of the leading universities in the United Kingdom. ...