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Watching The Skies

From the islands of the Seychelles to the lecture halls of the University of Reading, Vincent Amelie reflects on his journey and how his passion for the sky grew into a career. Growing up in the Seychelles, Vincent’s world was shaped by the movement...

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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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Today’s Research, Tomorrow’s Researchers

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) has been running at Reading for over a decade. It is a success story that we are particularly proud of, and one that, this year, has donors to thank for its...

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Reading FundSpace

Reading FundSpace is the University’s bespoke crowdfunding platform which has been developed for our students and staff to support them in the creation and delivery of their unique and engaging fundraising...

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Classics: Past And Future

The Classics Department at the University of Reading has been a resident of the Edith Morley building (previously HumSS) for decades. Today we look back at how the Department has changed over the years as we mark the...

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Love At First Lecture

The first day of lectures can be daunting for some but not for our alumni couple, Ed Church and Andrée Payne, who proved that arriving early for class can change your life. Ed shares with CONNECTED his memories of...

Gill & Liz at Wantage Hall in 2023 and on graduation day in 1981
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Halls In the 70s

Gill Griffin and Liz Vincent became firm friends when they met at Wantage Hall in 1978. They share their memories of what Wantage was like in the 1970s and the importance of friendship in adjusting to living at...

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Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants

Carl Asamoah studied a Business Economics master’s at Reading, and while here he also participated in the University of Reading Thrive Mentoring Scheme. He tells CONNECTED how impactful the scheme was on his life...

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The University Then And Now

The University of Reading has a rich history and has been at the forefront of UK Higher Education for nearly a century. CONNECTED takes a look at some of the University’s iconic buildings as they looked in the...

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Clearing The Way To Reading

After realising that the course she had signed up for wasn’t for her, Kori made the bold decision to drop out and move to another country to join a university where she would be happy – the University of...

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Friends For Life

Back in 1969 at the University of Reading, three friends met and began their journey together. 54 years later – all still steadfast friends, with two of them married – they caught up with us at the London...

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Supporting Refugee Healthcare Professionals

Academics from the International Study and Language Institute (ISLI) have been giving up their time to help refugees who are Medical Support Workers (MSWs) at the Royal Berkshire Hospital gain confidence with their...

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