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Tiny Serendipitous Moments

Ahead of the University of Reading’s Children’s Winter Lecture, CONNECTED spoke to English poet, performer, children’s author, and alumnus, A.F. Harrold, about all the tiny serendipitous moments that built up his career. During the...

Alumni Supporting Alumni

CONNECTED spoke to three Reading alumna from different years, who have inspired and supported each other to achieve their career goals in some of the world’s biggest companies. The strength of our alumni community at Reading reaches far beyond...

A Journey Of Acceptance

Graduate, Jemima McKenzie, speaks to CONNECTED about what Black History Month means to her, the challenges she has faced and how she worked to overcome them at Reading. Jemima, an ethics, value and philosophy graduate, now works as an Employment...

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Tiny Serendipitous Moments

Ahead of the University of Reading’s Children’s Winter Lecture, CONNECTED spoke to English poet, performer, children’s author, and alumnus, A.F. Harrold, about all the tiny serendipitous moments that...

Alumni Supporting Alumni

CONNECTED spoke to three Reading alumna from different years, who have inspired and supported each other to achieve their career goals in some of the world’s biggest companies. The strength of our alumni community...

Leading The Charge

Reading graduate, Dr Marek Kubik, has become a key figure in the global drive for sustainable energy storage, as he uses his expertise to help the world meet its target of net zero emissions by 2050, as set by the Paris...

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From Reading to rocketry and beyond

CONNECTED spoke to 1959 graduate, Alan Taylor, as he shared some of his memorable life moments – from Arctic expeditions, to career highlights at NASA, to flying Spitfires at 86 years old. When Alan joined the...

Championing Sustainability Across the Globe

With COP29 taking place now, CONNECTED spoke to two alumni who are using their experiences from both Reading and COP to implement climate action in Malaysia. COP (Conference of Parties) is the annual series of formal...

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Overcoming Obstacles

CONNECTED speaks to Reading graduate, Jamie Gane, to learn about his journey to become an adaptive athlete and motivational speaker. When he was nine Jamie was diagnosed with a chronic pain condition which left him in a...

Breaking Into The Creative Sphere

Reading graduate, Connie Worthington, shared how it felt to break into the creative sphere as a designer for film and television – from working on shows like Bluey and The Diplomat to having her own IMDb page...

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