Connecting with your halls community

Halls offer a great opportunity to connect with fellow students, with shared spaces for you to enjoy, and a weekly programme of Home at Halls events. 

Making friends and managing relationships

Getting to know your neighbours and making connections is a great way to feel settle into student life, check out UoR Student Blog and UoR Student Instagram for some top tips from fellow UoR students for making friends at University. 

When living in Halls its also important to respect people’s boundaries, and communicate with others, to ensure that Halls are a safe and inclusive space for everyone. Head to the UoR Student Instagram for some advice from a fellow student on maintaining healthy relationships at University. 

A key aspect of healthy relationships is communicating consent. Consent is important to everyone. We recommend that all University of Reading students complete the Consent Matters training to ensure you understand what consent is, how to respect boundaries, and how to positively intervene in a situation as an active bystander.

Making your Halls feel like home 

On the UoR Student Blog there’s lots of advice from fellow students on how to make your Uni room cosy, and how you can bring more ‘hygge’ (the Danish word for cosiness and comfort) into your daily life. 

A great way to make the most of your time in Halls is by coming along to the weekly Home at Halls events, with free food and drink, crafting and games these are a fun way to make new friends and take a break with your studies. These events take place weekly on Saturday afternoons, you can find the full schedule of upcoming events on the Home at Halls app. 

Our University Halls are also within walking distance of our beautiful green spaces on campus, and there are lots of local walks for you to enjoy too. You can also keep active with student memberships to the SportsPark, located on Whiteknights campus.

Free Saturday events

The Hall Mentor team run activities every Saturday between 2-4pm in halls, usually in the common rooms. Look out for their weekly emails for details of what’s on. Alongside free activities, you can also enjoy free soft drinks, crisps and pizza. It’s a great opportunity to meet new people, have fun, and pick up new skills.

For more information, check your weekly emails, contact the team at hallmentors@reading.ac.uk or call the Halls Hotline.