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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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Global Graduations

Summer 2025 has been filled with the joy of graduations, from here in the UK to Malaysia. As we welcome our newest graduates into our alumni community, we take a moment to look back on these well-deserved celebrations. Congratulations to our newest...

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Alumni Centenary Census

Your story is our story… As we approach 100 years of the University of Reading, we’re proud to launch the Alumni Centenary Census. We invite you to share your journey and help us celebrate our shared legacy. On 17 March 2026, it will be...

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Celebrating Our Volunteers

“Ordinary people, doing extraordinary things” – Dr Nancy Mudenyo Hunt’s words from the Celebration of Volunteering Awards remind us of the huge impact volunteering has. In celebration of...

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Students In Crisis

The cost of living crisis is hitting students especially hard. More than one in four students at Reading are from low-income households and those students are vulnerable. This year, requests for help are higher than...

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Bringing University And Town Together

Thousands of visitors attended the University of Reading’s first ever Community Festival, held on the Whiteknights campus on Saturday 13 May 2023. The day was a wonderful coming-together of the local community...

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We Want To Hear From You!

We have just launched a University of Reading Alumni Survey – with the chance for University of Reading graduates to win a £50 gift card*. The University of Reading loves our alumni community – we love to hear...

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Connecting The Community With Art

University of Reading art students have taken over Thames Tower in Reading town centre, with an exhibition that encourages the community to connect with one another through shared experiences, encounters and...

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TOB1’s Last Hurrah

Students from the Reading School of Art are holding the final ever Art Degree Show in the TOB1 building this spring. Titled ‘The Epilogue’ this last ever degree show to be held in TOB1 (the current Reading School of Art...

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Improving Reading’s Air Quality

Scientists from the University of Reading are to work with Reading Borough Council to deliver an interactive education programme in local primary and secondary schools to raise awareness about air quality. Over three...

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An Education Pioneer

Reading Art student, Leah Rashid, and a team of Reading academics, have uncovered the story of female outdoor education pioneer, Eliza Chattaway, whose work more than a century ago paved the way for modern-day teaching...

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Gender Equality in Higher Education

A national charter mark recognising work to address gender inequality has been retained by the School of Mathematical, Physical & Computational Sciences (SMPCS) at the University. The Athena Swan award scheme, run...

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Head Of The River Race

The University of Reading’s prestigious annual ‘Head of the River’ race is due to be held on the River Thames in Reading on Saturday 25 February 2023. The race has been run by the students of Reading...

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