We celebrated the 90th anniversary of our Royal Charter on Thursday 17 March 2016.

Read more about the University of Reading and the last 90 years.

Home to 17,000 students, our award-winning campuses house contemporary study facilities, halls of residence, support services, cafés and bars.

We have a global presence – with our Whiteknights and London Road campuses in Reading, Henley Business School at our Greenlands campus in Henley-upon-Thames, Henley Business School (South Africa) in Johannesburg, and the University of Reading Malaysia in Iskandar.

After successfully educating international students for more than a century, the University of Reading has now established its first overseas campus in Malaysia. 

This is an important milestone in our ongoing expansion and is a natural extension of the particularly close ties we have enjoyed with Malaysia over the years.

Find out more about the University of Reading Malaysia.

Whiteknights Campus

Our main campus is set in 130 hectares of beautiful parkland, so you’ll find plenty of places to relax during the day. The campus has won seven consecutive Green Flag awards, recognising it as one of Britain’s top green spaces.

The campus is a thriving community and features the Students' Union, library, places to eat and one the UK’s best student clubs. You’ll have everything you need right on your doorstep.

London Road Campus
The London Road campus has recently undergone a £30 million transformation. This historic site, one of the University’s original campuses, is home to the Institute of Education. It also features the Great Hall, which is used for concerts and graduation ceremonies, and a bar/café that serves hot and cold food.

Greenlands Campus
Home to one of Europe’s top business schools, our stunning Greenlands campus is situated on the banks of the River Thames near Henley. It features a fully equipped fitness centre, business facilities, a conference centre, accommodation and dining room. Greenlands is used by the University's Henley Business School as the base for its MBA and corporate learning.

We were delighted to welcome Her Majesty the Queen to Greenlands' beautiful lawns during the summer of 2012, as the campus was chosen as a venue for one of the region's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.

Find out more about our campuses and facilities.

One of our key ambitions as a university is to continuously invest in providing first-class facilities for our students. By our centenary year, 2026, we want to significantly build on the successes we have already accomplished so far.

Many of the reasons behind these projects stem directly from student feedback, such as the need for more study space and better technical resources. Other key factors address sustainability, such as improving energy efficiency and reducing our carbon emissions.

While these projects focus on our long-term ambitions, we will be taking great care to minimise the risk of disruption for students currently studying at the University.

See full information about our capital investments and campus improvement programme.

CLOSURE DAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

• Friday 22 December 2017 – Closure Day
• Monday 25December 2017 – Public Holiday
• Tuesday 26 December 2017 – Public Holiday
• Wednesday 27 December 2017 – Closure Day
• Thursday 28 December 2017 – Closure Day
• Friday 29 December 2017 – Closure Day
• Monday 1 January 2018 – Public Holiday
• Thursday 29 March 2018 – Closure Day (not Greenlands)
• Friday 30 March 2018 – Public Holiday
• Monday 2 April 2018 – Public Holiday
• Tuesday 3 April 2018 – Closure Day (not Greenlands)
• Monday 7 May 2018 – Public Holiday
• Monday 28 May 2018 – Public Holiday
• Monday 27 August 2018 – Public Holiday 

Session 2018/19

Autumn Term

Monday 1 October (Monday 24 September for new students) - Friday 14 December 2018

Spring Term

Monday 14 January - Friday 29 March 2019

Summer Term

Monday 23 April - Friday 14 June 2019

Session 2019/20

Autumn Term

Monday 30 September (Monday 23 September for new students) - Friday 13 December 2019

Spring Term

Monday 13 January - Friday 27 March 2020

Summer Term

Monday 20 April - Friday 12 June 2020

 

 

There's great shopping at the Oracle, plenty of green spaces to relax in and a huge range of cuisine from around the world. 

Reading is packed with a range of pubs, bars and clubs, so you can have a drink with your friends, watch an open mic night or hit the dance floor.

Reading Festival is one of the best known music festivals in the UK, with over 87,000 fans flocking to see some of the biggest names in music.

You can also experience the thrill of a live football or rugby match at the Madejski Stadium​, which is close to the town centre. The venue, which seats over 24,000 people, is home to Reading FC and London Irish Rugby Club.

Travel links

As well as all the benefits of a beautiful campus location, Reading is also within easy reach of one of the world's most iconic capital cities. There are excellent transport links to London so getting there is easy and simple. 

Direct links by train:

London Paddington – 30 minutes
Oxford – 30 minutes
Bristol – 1 hour 15 minutes
Birmingham – 1 hour 40 minutes
Cardiff –1 hour 40 minutes

International airports are just a short journey away

It takes only 40 minutes by direct Railair bus service to get from Reading train station to London Heathrow, and London Gatwick is just over an hour away by train.