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Cheers to 100 Years! Highlights from 1947-1966

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 part of our year-long edition of...

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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 England – and why representation...

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Cheers To 100 Years!

“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 things; they dream and imagine...

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Exploring Frozen Frontiers

One of the world’s most pioneering polar explorers, Felicity Aston MBE, was awarded the Queen’s Polar Medal in 2015.  The University of Reading alumna spoke to CONNECTED in 2017 about breaking the mould in a male...

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The Ripple Effect

Researchers tell us what we can learn from the Second World War bombing raids that made their mark on the edge of space. Allied bombing raids during the Second World War may have caused devastation on the ground, but...

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Save Our Pollinators

Urgent action is needed to help the world’s bees. Driven by climate change, disease and intensive farming, many species are in decline and some are at the brink of extinction.  Pollinators, such as bees, help the...

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An Unexpected Storyteller

Since our ancestors painted on cave walls, humans have thrived on telling stories. They form a vital part of cultures and have long acted as a tool for sharing and remembering information. Though often considered the...

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Weather Warning

Military meteorologist-turned BBC forecaster Simon King shares his climate change concerns with CONNECTED. Ironically it was the forecast for the Great Storm of 1987 – when Michael Fish assured BBC viewers that rumours...

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Vision Of A University for the Future

I have been at Reading since 2014, and I have learned in the last five years that this is an institution that is built around the relationships between people, in an inspiring environment that encourages the discovery...

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Hello to a new CONNECTED

This summer, we are excited to launch CONNECTED – a new digital magazine for graduates of the University that will highlight some of the ways our global community is impacting the world’s most pressing issues...

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