Emma Watson to return to Brown University to finish degree

The 22-year-old actress, famous for her role as Hermione Granger in the JK Rowling series, is re-enrolling after a two-year absence from her undergraduate studies.

Watson, who originally enrolled in September 2009 for a four-year degree, put her studies on hold at the Ivy League university in 2011 while she finished working on the final instalment of the Harry Potter films.

The actress has previously admitted finding studying at Brown Univerisity hard and said she her success makes it a struggle going out in public places.

"My first two years at Brown weren't easy, not because I was bullied or because anyone gave me a particularly hard time, but just because, you know, without the collegiate system ... and at Brown everyone does completely different things and very much chooses their own path, which is great, but it's also much more difficult, too. You're not with a group of people all the time at one time," she said.

Watson is believed to be reading English.