Whiteknights campus from the air: HumSS, Minghella, Whiteknights House, Henley Business School and Old Whiteknights House. Still image taken from 4K drone footage.

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Time Travelling

“It felt like time travel; where had the previous 50 years gone?” was how Richard Woodward felt on reuniting with his fellow Reading graduates half a century after leaving the University. It was in October 1968 when Richard began...

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Reuniting the Tribe

30 years on from stepping into Wantage Hall as students, Celeste Garib and eight friends huddled under its arched entrance on a rainy Saturday afternoon for a very special reunion. For English language and literature alumna Celeste, the University...

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Changing The Conversation

Reading graduate and Detective Chief Inspector, Laura Corscadden, shares her extraordinary career – from local community support, to counter-terrorism and leading major crime investigations. From UK terror attacks, to investigating historic...

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Books In A Modern Era

Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort, talks to CONNECTED and reflects on why the Library and its books are still so important for learning and our imagination. Modern universities are global institutions...

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Art That Makes Life Worth Living

Science is important. But art is vital. We are lucky at Reading to have such a wonderful mix of students and academics that cover both sciences and arts. We often talk about our world-class agricultural, environmental...

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Supporting Our Students

Throughout November, a team of 37 students took to the phones each evening and at the weekend to say, thank you, to our generous donors and supporters. We spoke to more than 600 graduates and for those we managed...

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Inspiring New Generations

Reading alumnus and talented actor, director and producer, Terry O’Donovan, helps the next set of theatre students to take centre stage. Ever since first treading the boards at Saturday drama school, acting has played a...

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From RAG to Riches

Alumna, Emma Banks, retells her experiences of Reading’s music scene which helped shaped her career today as a successful music agent and executive, working with artists from U2 to Katy Perry. Emma’s early...

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Influencing Education

Reading alumna, Lesley Franklin, was recently appointed as the first ever female principal of one of Scotland’s oldest and most distinguished independent schools, George Heriot’s. Last month, CONNECTED caught up with...

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Empowering Change

The Empowering Change Scholarship tackles the biggest issues facing our planet by supporting students to become the leaders of tomorrow. At Reading, we are addressing the big global issues of poverty, food security...

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The Pioneer Bursary

The Pioneer Bursary helps disadvantaged students take their place at Reading to overcome financial barriers and begin their academic journey. At Reading, we believe that family income should not be a barrier to capable...

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Studying Abroad

Studying abroad is a once in a lifetime experience for many students here at Reading, something which our Enabling Students campaign can sustain for years to come. At Reading, we encourage our students to study abroad...

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Striving For Justice

Reading alumna, Dr Rosalynd Roberts, shares what has motivated her to pursue a career in international criminal law. When a young Dr Rosalynd Roberts was deciding which A level subjects to study, her youthful desire to...