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Graduates throwing mortarboards

Graduation Across The Ages

Once Reading, always Reading. No matter whether you graduated last year, or 50 years ago, you’re still a part of the University of Reading. To celebrate the 2023 Summer Graduations, we asked our alumni community...

Alumni gathered at reunion

Enduring Relationships

Back in 1969 at the University of Reading, three friends met and began their journey together. 54 years later – all still steadfast friends, with two of them married – they caught up with us at the London...

An empty school classroom in Ghana

A Voice For The Voiceless

To celebrate Volunteering Week, CONNECTED is sharing the inspirational stories of some of our alumni who volunteer. Today, we hear from Mabel Senaa Bonsuuri, who is helping change the lives of young girls in Ghana...

Equity, Equality and Respect

In celebration of LGBT+ History Month 2023, CONNECTED speaks to Reading graduate Sarah Hacker, who is an LGBT+ ally, Patron of Reading Pride, and Reading Borough Councillor representing the Battle ward. Sarah is an...

The Small Things Matter

Reading graduate turned academic, Professor Robbie Girling, shares how protecting biodiversity and making farming and food more sustainable go hand-in-hand. After studying zoology at Reading, Professor Girling embarked...

The Invisible Threat

Air pollution is an often invisible threat. We know it is damaging human health, but what about its impact on insects? Dr Robbie Girling – University of Reading graduate and now academic – tells CONNECTED how air...

Local Climate Action

Reading graduate, Ellie Ellwood, shares how you can get inspired by the low-carbon community success stories happening around the UK, and invites you to tell your own climate action story. Ellie studied environmental...

Reducing Methane Emissions

This week CONNECTED brings you the latest news from the University’s Connecting Research blog, where Dr David Humphries and Dr Zoe Barker from the Centre for Dairy Research write about how animal research is helping to...

Better Food For A Better World

“We should talk about climate change, and we should talk about natural disasters, but we should also talk about the opportunities and solutions.” Wise words from Reading graduate, Menghestab Haile, Regional Director for...

A Greener Future

The University of Reading have been promoting the internationally-recognised United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by showcasing how the work of our researchers, alumni and students are helping to address...