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Discover our English Language, Literature and Creative Writing courses, and visit our beautiful parkland campus, 25 minutes from London.
The University of Reading has been named Sustainable University of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.
Come and meet us to hear how you can create a difference in the world with an English degree, and futureproof your skills for life, work, and social change.
Hear from our tutors and students to discover why we are ranked 9th for English in The Guardian University Guide 2025, and 8th for Creative Writing and 3rd for English Language in the Daily Mail University Guide 2025.
We’re proud to be playing a sector-leading role in addressing climate change and environmental sustainability.
As a student you will explore these issues in your studies, benefit from our work to make life on campus sustainable, and can apply for our undergraduate global sustainability leaders scholarship.
Find out more about our multi-award-winning work at our open days.
Become part of a diverse community of readers and writers learning from expert researchers and prize-winning authors. Enhance your critical analysis, communication, and literary creativity through creative writing.
Explore how language lies at the heart of human life and society and join a department with an established reputation in applied linguistics.