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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...

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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...

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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...

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Climate Science and Art

Reading’s Professor Ed Hawkins is awarded an MBE on the Queen’s New Year Honours list for his services to climate science and science communication. Professor Hawkins created his infamous climate stripes graphic in 2018...

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Helping Students THRIVE

Since 2014, THRIVE has helped hundreds of students to transition into graduate life through vital career mentoring partnerships.  THRIVE is a career mentoring scheme open to students in their penultimate year of...

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Taylor-Made Teaching

Piers Taylor, accomplished architect and current Reading PhD student, credits a single lecture for inspiring the blueprint to an award-winning career.  Whether as a scholar, guest speaker or tutor, Piers Taylor has used...

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Alumni Team Show Their Stripes

Laura Davis, Trust and Foundation Officer at Reading, rocked a custom-made climate stripes dress at the recent climate strike in Oxford.  Laura, who has worked in the Alumni and Supporter Engagement Office since 2015...

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Championing Gender Diversity

Reading alumna and THRIVE mentor, Charlie Leech, is celebrated in the 2019 HERoes Women Role Model List.  Reading graduate, Charlie Leech, was ranked 29th in the HERoes Top 50 Future Women Leaders 2019 announced on 11...

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Getting the Old Team Back Together

The captain of the 1969 University of Reading Football Team shares his experience of a very special reunion. Whether you graduated in 1948 or 2018, have a significant anniversary on the horizon, or just fancy a trip...

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Tackling Climate Change

As students, staff and alumni have all become increasingly aware of the need to tackle climate change, Reading has taken another big step in becoming a leading institution for the environment.  Reading has started the...

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Exploring Climate Change

This year’s Reading Thames Festival explored climate change through an outdoor art installation on campus. Reading’s annual cross-arts programme, Reading Thames Festival, presents work from across music, performance...

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Time For A Reunion?

It’s always fun to indulge in a bit of nostalgia about the studies and scrapes we all experienced during our time at University. Here in the Alumni and Supporter Engagement team, we are lucky enough to often get to...

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Summer Graduation 2019

Degree ceremonies for almost 4,000 graduates took place in July at the University of Reading’s historic London Road campus.  Vice-Chancellor, Robert Van de Noort, praised their achievements saying, “alongside your...

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