Full day schedule

Saturday afternoon schedule

Joint degrees schedule

London Road-based study schedule

Travel to the University

For more information on travelling to the University, please visit the travel guide for Open Days page.

The Whiteknights campus

Our main campus is set in 130 hectares of predominantly flat parkland. Paved paths run across the campus connecting all buildings and points of interest.

If you or a member of your party needs assistance moving around the campus, then try our Readibus service, the stop for which can be found in car park 10, opposite the Open Day Dome. Ask at the information point in the Dome for more information or simply approach the Readibus and tell the driver where you’d like to go or what you’d like to see.

The Open Day Dome

The Dome is a large inflatable meeting space which acts as the central information point for Open Days. Please be aware that as all our staff and students representing the University's schools, departments and services are represented in the Dome, this can create a noisy and bustling atmosphere. If necessary, we can organise an alternative space for you to meet academics (by prior arrangement only).

Disability Advisory Service

The Disabled Advisory Service (DAS) offers expert advice and guidance to prospective and current students. DAS run a series of visit days outside the public Open Days. For more information and guidance, please view our disability information pages.

Our Open Day is your chance to get a taste for the courses you might like to study at Reading. Our ‘Why Study…’ talks provide you with an introduction to studying your subject of interest. You can also enjoy a host of taster lectures, demonstrations and facility tours relevant to your subject.

Want to know more about student life? Interested in studying abroad? Questions about student finance? Our university life information sessions cover these topics and many more. 

Select the talks you would like to attend and fit them around your departmental activities; don't worry if you can’t fit everything in, the information provided in all of these talks will also be available from staff in the Dome.

A selection of catered and self-catered halls are open to visitors throughout our Open Days. 

Tours are available between 09:00 and 16:00 and start outside the Palmer building.

If you do not have time to visit our student accommodation, staff are available in the Dome to answer your questions. 

We also offer accommodation talks as part of our Open Day programme in the university life information sessions.

Campus tours are available every 15 minutes between 09:00 and 16:00 and start outside the Palmer building.

Guided by our current students, tours take in the main campus highlights.

If there is something you particularly want to see, chat to your guide who will be happy to help.

The Open Day isn't all about attending talks and tours. Take time to have a break and reflect on what you've seen and heard. 

There are plenty of places to eat and drink around the campus, from small coffee shops serving hot beverages, sandwiches and snacks to large eateries serving a wide range of hot food.