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Rebel with a Cause

As a disability rights campaigner, television producer, author and sign language interpreter for the Grateful Dead – Reading alumnus and Honorary Graduate, Paddy Ladd has spent decades campaigning for the rights...

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Cheers to 100 Years! Highlights from 2006-2026

From Nobel Peace Prizes and Olympic medal designs, to Climate Stripes, Rubens discoveries and satellites in space, the final two decades of our centenary story are packed with moments that put the University of Reading...

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From Reading to the Emmys

Film, Theatre and Television graduate, James Ratee, has built a career telling stories that bring people’s experiences to life. Now a producer and director at Bloomberg – James shares the creative journey that led him...

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Cheers to 100 years! Highlights from 1986-2006

From pioneering research and environmental innovation to student journalism and emerging technologies, the two decades between 1986 and 2006 were a period of ambition, discovery and lasting impact at the University of...

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From Community Advocate To Number 10

“Everything I do today really flows from Reading,” Honorary graduate, Dr Nero Ughwujabo, reflects on how his time at the University of Reading shaped a career dedicated to social justice, public service and...

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Cheers to 100 Years! Highlights from 1966-1986

From groundbreaking design and literature, to punk rock and climate science, the two decades between 1966 and 1986 were a period of creativity, innovation and cultural change at the University of Reading. As part of our...

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Cheers to 100 Years! Highlights from 1946-1966

From 1946-1966, the University was in a period of growth – expanding its land, buildings and status. We look back at the key moments from these two decades and hear from alumni who studied at Reading at that time. As...

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Following a Calling

“You can’t be what you can’t see.” Bishop Rachel Treweek shares how her time at the University of Reading helped shape her journey to becoming the first female Diocesan Bishop in the Church of...

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Cheers To 100 Years! Highlights from 1926-1946

“Universities are living things: they feel, think and do. They are centres of intelligence; they are concerned with ideas; they have outposts upon the frontiers of knowledge; they sometimes do beautiful and remarkable...

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Be The Change You Want To See

“We have to be the change we seek,” honorary graduate, Dr Cecily Mwaniki, shares the mantra that keeps her energised and motivated.   With a dream of working with the United Nations, Dr Cecily Mwaniki has...