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Phebe staring at the camera, sat outside

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...

Clive and Sheila Payne at the Celebration of Volunteering awards

Whiteknights In All Weathers

CONNECTED speak to the couple helping to keep our university green. Come rain or shine, Clive and Sheila Payne can be seen litter-picking around campus. What started three years ago as part of their daily permitted...

Final year art student getting ready for Art Degree Show

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...

Black & white photo of an old Head of the River event

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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UoR Celebration Of Volunteering is Back!

We are delighted to announce that the Celebration of Volunteering is back for 2025 and there’s still time to nominate someone who you think should be awarded for the great work they are doing. The Celebration of...

Celebrating Our Community’s Impact

The University of Reading is committed to being a university that supports, works with, and makes a difference in communities around the world; from our local community in Reading, to our alumni communities across the...

Update: Reading’s Community Fund

CONNECTED brings you an update on how the Community Fund is benefiting the local Reading community, and announces the next set of projects set to benefit from a funding boost. The Community Fund, which launched in 2021...

Update: Student Support Fund 2022

The cost of living crisis and conflict in Ukraine have caused turmoil, heartbreak and extreme difficulty for people all over the world. At Reading, students’ financial security has been disrupted, jeopardising their...

Businesses Giving Back

Since 2012 Santander Universities has been enabling a number of students to study at Reading who otherwise may not be able to through the Santander Scholarship Scheme. This week, we speak to Vicky – one of the Scheme’s...

Update: Digital Support Fund

The autumn term saw many of our students return to campus. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, teaching was delivered as a blend of face-to-face and online learning with students heavily reliant on access to a laptop...