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2024 Community Festival Alumni Events

The University of Reading’s Community Festival is returning for its second year and we are pleased to invite you to our exclusive alumni events on the day, including Campus Tours and an Alumni Drinks Reception...

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The Tech Gender Gap

Join Reading graduate, Dr Rhian Taylor, for a conversation about her journey through gender equality in IT, from academia to industry, for the 2024 Edith Morley Lecture for Women’s History Month. Please note that...

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LGBTQIA+ History Month 2024

February is LGBTQIA+ History Month. Over the month, our students, staff, alumni and local community have the opportunity to come together to recognise and celebrate the contributions of LGBTQIA+ people throughout...

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Christmas Events

Ring in the festive season with the University of Reading – from carol singing to a Santa Run, Christmas shopping and the Giving Tree to get our local community feeling Christmassy. For those of you further...

Black History Month

Meaningful Change

Watch this year’s University of Reading Black History Month Flagship Event, In Conversation with Dr Deborah Husbands – who is a leading expert in Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Students’ sense of...

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Disability History Month

For Reading graduate, Jamie Gane, having a below-knee amputation changed his life and enabled him to walk again. Find out more about Jamie’s story, and discover the University of Reading’s Disability History...

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Black History Month Events

October is Black History Month – a time to celebrate the history, achievements and contributions of Black people across our communities. This year’s theme, Saluting our Sisters, highlights Black women who...

Alumni and the Vice-Chancellor at the Beijing Alumni Reception

Beijing Alumni Reception

On Wednesday 13 September, our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort, hosted an Alumni Drinks Reception in Beijing. With over 100 graduates attending, it was a wonderful opportunity to catch up with our alumni...

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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...

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Alumni Reunited

Three decades since they first met at the University of Reading, over 70 alumni reunited at Whiteknights Campus on Saturday 1 July 2023. We were lucky enough to get a sneak peek at their celebrations.  Dan Brown, who...