Headline Stories

Headline Stories

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...

Headline Stories

Grand Theft Hamlet

Grand Theft Auto and Shakespeare are not two things you would normally put together. But Reading alumnus, Mark Oosterveen, did exactly that when he staged a production of Hamlet within the Grand Theft Auto video game...

Headline Stories

Rowing to romance

From training on the Thames to competing at the Olympics – Sam and Natasha Townsend share their story of going from teammates to soulmates.  Natasha and Sam’s love story began at the University of Reading, where...

Headline Stories

Journalists Are Never The Story

UPDATE Reading graduate, Phil Creighton, received an honorary degree from the University of Reading on 11 December 2025. Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading, said: “A...

Headline Stories

The Next Level

Have you ever attended a virtual boxing class, or watched a 3D movie on an aeroplane to block out your surroundings? Reading graduate Damian Collier is here to share his vision of a virtual future as it becomes the...

Headline Stories

Judging The Carnegies

“The Carnegie Awards are an integral part of introducing teachers to the best of new literature for children, and I’m so excited to be part of the judging team.” CONNECTED caught up with Reading...

Headline Stories

Bringing The Gold To Whiteknights

From balancing boats to books – Paralympic gold medallist and Reading student, Ed Fuller, shares how he juggles elite rowing with studying, with the support of Reading’s alumni community. At just 21 years...

Headline Stories

Tiny Serendipitous Moments

Ahead of the University of Reading’s Children’s Winter Lecture, CONNECTED spoke to English poet, performer, children’s author, and alumnus, A.F. Harrold, about all the tiny serendipitous moments that...

Headline Stories

Alumni Supporting Alumni

CONNECTED spoke to three Reading alumna from different years, who have inspired and supported each other to achieve their career goals in some of the world’s biggest companies. The strength of our alumni community...

Headline Stories

A Journey Of Acceptance

Graduate, Jemima McKenzie, speaks to CONNECTED about what Black History Month means to her, the challenges she has faced and how she worked to overcome them at Reading. Jemima, an ethics, value and philosophy graduate...