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Students Intern at Reading Festival

Reading students take the main stage at Reading Festival, being given a once in a lifetime opportunity to intern at the popular event.  Reading Festival is an annual pilgrimage for tens of thousands of music fans...

Concerts on Campus

Students and alumni reflect on the changing music scene at Reading over the past several decades, telling CONNECTED about their experiences and what music means to them.  Home to the world-famous Reading Festival...

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...

Turning Up The Heat On Our Health

We all know that climate change is damaging our planet, but what about us?   Air pollution created by the burning of fossil fuels harms our vital organs, while extreme heatwaves, like the one we saw in 2017, pose...

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...

A group of friends walking away with their arms around each other

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...

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...

Inspiring The Next Generation

Remember when you were at college or sixth form and you came to Reading for the first time for an Open Day? Remember how terrifying and exciting it was to be on the cusp of making that huge decision about where to go...

New Alumni Groups Launched

We were delighted to organise the launch celebrations for two new international alumni groups at the end of March, as senior staff from the University joined dozens of alumni to celebrate the formation of these...