Callmy Alert emergency messaging app
Help us to keep you safe by downloading the CallMy Alert app.
Callmy Alert is an emergency messaging app that enables you to receive urgent messages from the UoR security team.
The Callmy Alert app is free to download and will enable us to alert our students and staff about any significant threats to safety on campus, such as a fire or terrorism related incident. Should such an incident occur, you will receive a simple message, in real time, informing you where the incident is and which areas or buildings to avoid.
Events such as these are unlikely to occur, however here at UoR we are dedicated to keeping you safe, so have introduced the Callmy Alert as another way of keeping our campuses safe places. The app ensures that if an emergency were to occur, a message can be sent out quickly and effectively.
The system updates continuously and covers all of the University estate so if you are in a classroom or on the move, it will help keep you safe.
Help us to keep you safe by downloading the app
You can install the CallMy app in three simple steps:
- Download the free CallMy app, the app is free to download in Apple, Android and Windows app stores
- Allow push notifications and critical alerts from the app
- Add the group name ‘UoRalert’
If you do receive any updates via the CallMy Alert app, make sure to follow the instructions and notify those you are with.
This app complements the recommended Police advice of Run, Hide, Tell. Please take a moment to familiarise yourself with the guidance.
You will receive termly test messages from the UoR security team to regularly check that everything is working correctly to keep our UoR community safe.
If you have any questions, please contact the Security team at security@reading.ac.uk or on 0118 378 7799.
MyWay app
The MyWay app has lots of safety features to help you feel safer walking home.
How MyWay helps you:
- Look ahead and see which streets are well-lit, how many people are on the streets, and whether anybody has reported any recent incidents
- Automatically send an SMS to anyone you choose to say you got home safely after a night out
- Look after each other by sharing your location on the map with friends. (You can easily turn location sharing off)
- Lost your way? Use the 'Take Me Home' button to show walking or bus directions back to your home, from wherever you are.
- Report a situation on the app so that others can see it and decide whether to avoid the area
Download the MyWay app for free on Google Play and Apple Store.