Our staff and students have incredible stories to tell.

Whether you are just beginning your studies or are an experienced researcher, we will help you to find the topics you really care about and give you the start you need to make stories of your own.

Inspirational students

We have exceptional students, whose work at the University has inspired them to follow their passions - they share their experiences of studying at Reading and explore what they've learned during their time here.

Ashleigh Embling: studying at a Grande Ecole 

Michael O'Hagan: fast-paced internship in Paris 

Alana Collins: French, Spanish and teaching 

Megan Johnson: a year in France and Argentina 

 Natasha Holland: a year abroad in Chile and Italy 

 Mollie Pye: a year in Austria and France 

Passionate staff

Discover what makes our staff passionate about their subject and the impact their research has had so far. Their research feeds into teaching and is embedded in many of the modules you will study.

 Dr Marjorie Gehrhardt: changing the direction of research 

Dr Parvathi Kumaraswami: driven by a desire to understand 

Dr Melani Schroeter: researching public discourse

Dr Federico Faloppa: Creating new realities with language