Placements and Study Abroad

Study Abroad

We are currently assessing travel abroad during the 2020/21 academic year on a country-by country basis, informed by guidance from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, our insurance provider, government and institutional policies in the host country.

Please get in touch with us as soon as possible to discuss any implications COVID-19 may have on your programme, or any concerns or questions you have. Please contact your Study Abroad Coordinator for further advice. If you do not know who this is, please visit our website. 

The Erasmus & Study Abroad Office can be contacted by email at studyabroad@reading.ac.uk and is also available for 1-2-1 phone calls or video calls.

Placements

We expect placement providers to allow students to continue or start placements in a format deemed appropriate by the provider and in line with government advice. We will be led by our placement providers’ decisions to avoid unnecessary disruption to curricular placement activities and training wherever possible.

Some of our placement providers may be unable to provide any mode of placement during this time and retract or delay their offers. If this is the case, your School or Department will be in touch as soon as possible about any alternative arrangements. 

For more detailed information for students undertaking a PPY ( Professional Placement Year) please see our FAQs page.

The Placements team are available to help you with any placement query you may have. Please email placements@reading.ac.uk or contact your Placement Coordinator directly.