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Royal Recognition and Global Connections

From welcoming royalty into the Reading community in Malaysia, to thought-provoking discussions on AI and climate-resilience in Thailand – August proved to be a memorable month for our global community.  The University hosted two fantastic...

Summer Graduations 2026

Summer Graduations 2026 have come to a close and we are delighted to congratulate all of our new graduates and honorary doctorate recipients. We look back at some of the moments from this year’s ceremonies and introduce our honorary graduates...

Centenary Celebrations in May

From alumni lunches and afternoon teas, to getting back to the University sports field – discover all that went on during May as alumni returned to campus to mark our centenary year. May proved to be a vibrant and memorable month, as we marked...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Climate Stripes at Reading Festival

The stark reality of global warming was impossible to ignore at this year’s festival when the University of Reading’s climate stripes were displayed on the big screen of the main stage by Enter Shikari frontman, Rou...

just IMAGINE if…

Imagine having the opportunity to bring a business idea to life which has the potential to change the world for the better. That is exactly what the University of Reading, in partnership with Paul Lindley OBE, and with...

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