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A Momentous Milestone

17 March 2026 marks 100 years since the University of Reading was granted its Royal Charter and became a university. Since then we have had over 300,000 students graduate and become a part of our global alumni community.  This momentous milestone...

Breaking The Mould

Martin Kaufman was an influential figure in Reading’s gay liberation movement in the 1970s, and over 50 years later, he shares how he’s working with the University to ensure that the bravery of those people – who stood up for the rights of all those...

Your Story is Our Story

We have been overwhelmed by the contributions to our Centenary Memories Project. Thank you to everyone for sharing your memories and helping us mark a century of creating change together. The stories shared with us will now be curated into a...

Latest News

Managing COVID-19 On Campus

On 14 October, the University of Reading established a COVID-19 Case Management Team, to deliver a dedicated contact tracing system for the University community. CONNECTED takes a look at how colleagues from across the...

Planet Partners

With global partnerships more important than ever as the world seeks to ‘build back greener’ after the pandemic, CONNECTED highlights some of the University of Reading’s successful climate partnerships. The University...

Eat Your Greens

CONNECTED is excited to share the launch of new, free resources to help parents and carers encourage their young children to eat a greater variety of vegetables. The ‘See & Eat’ project has launched a new website...

Heroes Or Villains?

CONNECTED is excited to announce that the next virtual Alumni Lecture will feature BSc Food Science and Food Economics graduate and British Economist, Dr Lawrence Haddad. Taking place online on Wednesday 18 November at...

If Not Now, Then When?

Join the University of Reading for a discussion with Rob Neil OBE, as we explore our commitment to culture change, belonging and allyship, on Wednesday 28 October. As part of the University’s series of Black History...

COVID-19 Testing Facility

CONNECTED is pleased to share the news that a COVID-19 walk-through testing facility is now open at the University of Reading, to help the local community get easier access to testing. The new facility opened at the...

The Long Win

CONNECTED is delighted to announce that our virtual Alumni Lecture Series will kick-start with Reading graduate, Olympic medal-winning rower and respected diplomat, Dr Cath Bishop. Taking place online on Wednesday 21...

A Guide To University

The University of Reading has launched a new free online course to help parents and supporters learn about the UK’s university application process, and how to prepare their young person for university and the student...

Roadmap To Return

As the University of Reading begins to welcome more staff and students back to its campuses, CONNECTED finds out what university life will look like and what measures have been put in place to keep everyone safe. The...

Quality Time At Home

As home schooling draws to a close and children return to their schools, a collaboration between the University of Reading, Oxford and Southampton has found that lockdown did have benefits for young children. Young...

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