Is Reading a pleasant place to learn? Do the courses meet the expectations of students? These are questions which are as important to your application as our academic standing.

We would like to put the Department and the University into more human terms, and nobody can better express the appeal of Reading than the people who have been a part of our community. This section looks at the experiences of some of our alumni and academics.

inspiring Stories from students and alumni

Ellie's story: Reading student takes the biscuit

Louisa's story: taste for success

Pav and Natasha's story: from innovative idea to prize-winning product

Hannah's story: from a chance encounter to becoming a Food Technologist 

Ben's story: a journey through industry and academia  

Liwen's story: international study from undergraduate to master's

Faye's story: the positives of part-time master's study

Ewen's story: a healthy advantage

Ruth's story: PhD research into food poisoning and fresh produce

Luke's story: flavour researcher becomes vegetable taste-maker

Passionate academic staff

Jeremy's story: training a new generation of food scientists 

 Colette's story: at the heart of food processing