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From First-Generation Student to Lecturer

“I’m the only person in my family to have gone to university and now I’m lecturer.” Reading graduate, Dr Dan Skelson, reflected on his journey as a first-generation student from a working-class background to becoming an...

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Pioneering Nutrigenetics

“As scientists, we don’t always see the immediate effects of our work,” said Reading graduate Dr Israa Shatwan. “But every study, every student, every collaboration – it all adds up. And it started for me at Reading...

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Advocating For Accessibility

“Making small changes in the world to improve it for others is what motivates me,” shared Reading graduate Emma Deshields on why accessibility is important, and how her time at Reading set her up for her career. Emma, who studied...

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A Passion For Classics

Classics teacher and Reading alumna, Rachael Hopley, talks to CONNECTED about following your passions and the joy of not having life completely figured out. Rachael’s career has been characterised by trusting her...

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Mastering The Art Of Agriculture

Reading alumnus, Adam Stead, attributes the development of his artistic style to the local and international opportunities provided to him by Reading School of Art. Growing up in rural Devon, Adam has always been...

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Reading 2050: A Vision For The Town

How can we ensure the cities and towns where our children will live in 30 years’ time are fit for purpose? Professor Tim Dixon and Professor Lorraine Farrelly talk to CONNECTED about the University of Reading’s...

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Clubbing For Creative Grads

Reading alumnus, Ajay Pabial, celebrates the first birthday of Art Clubbers CIC, the non-profit interest community set up to empower budding creatives, local communities and graduates alike. Passionate about art...

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A Kino Eye

CONNECTED speaks to alumnus, Kristian Leven, about his award-winning career in photography and how he loves to capture the human condition through emotive images. Reading graduate, Kristian Leven, has a confession...

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Tapping into the Senses

Associate Professor, Dr Kate Allen, tells CONNECTED about a pioneering research project and start-up enterprise aimed at making museums more inclusive for people with learning disabilities. In today’s society, it is...

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Creative Communities

Reading’s School of Art Associate Professor, Tina O’Connell, sets up widening participation initiative, ArtLab, to engage students, staff and the local community in what it means to be creative. The initiative...

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Students Crowdfunding Success

Reading students take UPPERCUT, a new musical which tackles the social and political problems of today’s generation to the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival with the help of crowdfunding donations. Written by english...

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Challenging Contemporary Society

Reading alumna, Laura Nicholson, credits Reading School of Art for inspiring her to create art that challenges contemporary society in a meaningful way. After having spent most of her childhood moving around the world...

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Students Intern at Reading Festival

Reading students take the main stage at Reading Festival, being given a once in a lifetime opportunity to intern at the popular event. Reading Festival is an annual pilgrimage for tens of thousands of music fans...

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