Mentors have been supporting University of Reading students for over a decade through the Thrive Mentoring Programme, and we were delighted to celebrate their hard work at two recent events. The Thrive Mentoring...
The hard work and impact of University volunteers was celebrated in May 2025 as alumni, students, staff and community supporters gathered for the annual Celebration of Volunteering Awards. More than 90 people attended...
Reading graduate and Detective Chief Inspector, Laura Corscadden, shares her extraordinary career – from local community support, to counter-terrorism and leading major crime investigations. From UK terror...
Grand Theft Auto and Shakespeare are not two things you would normally put together. But Reading alumnus, Mark Oosterveen, did exactly that when he staged a production of Hamlet within the Grand Theft Auto video game...
From training on the Thames to competing at the Olympics – Sam and Natasha Townsend share their story of going from teammates to soulmates. Natasha and Sam’s love story began at the University of Reading, where...
“Well, except just this once,” said Reading alumnus Phil Creighton, as he wrote in his final column in June 2024, after nine years in the editor’s chair of Wokingham Today and Reading Today. Phil, who...
Have you ever attended a virtual boxing class, or watched a 3D movie on an aeroplane to block out your surroundings? Reading graduate Damian Collier is here to share his vision of a virtual future as it becomes the...
“The Carnegie Awards are an integral part of introducing teachers to the best of new literature for children, and I’m so excited to be part of the judging team.” CONNECTED caught up with Reading...
CONNECTED spoke to 1959 graduate, Alan Taylor, as he shared some of his memorable life moments – from Arctic expeditions, to career highlights at NASA, to flying Spitfires at 86 years old. When Alan joined the...
Reading graduate, Connie Worthington, shared how it felt to break into the creative sphere as a designer for film and television – from working on shows like Bluey and The Diplomat to having her own IMDb page...
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