During term time we offer a campus tour and talk on selected Wednesday afternoons. The tour and talk gives you a general feel for the University and the main Whiteknights campus. Tours start at 14:00 and last about 2 hours.

On Monday 28 October, Wednesday 30 October and Friday 1 November, we will be running a campus tour and talk followed by the opportunity to meet with some of our academic departments. A full list of the departments available to meet on the selected dates can be found here.

Tours start at 12.30 with a welcome presentation by a member of staff, followed by a student life talk from one of our current students. After the presentations, our student ambassadors will take you on a tour of Whiteknights campus including the opportunity to see an example of our accommodation.

At the end of the tour, you will be accompanied to your subject area of interest (if available) to meet with a member of academic staff and find out more about the course you are interested in. If you are interested in a joint honours course, please contact us by emailing opendays@reading.ac.uk to see if we can accommodate meeting both departments during your visit, please note this is subject to staff availability.

Book a campus tour with a subject visit.

Our student-led campus tours are led by current students and take place throughout term time and regularly during the summer holidays.

These tours are scheduled for Tuesdays at 11:00 and Fridays at 14:00. Book your place here.

These small group tours give you a general overview of the University and campus and take around an hour and a half. As you are shown around the main facilities on Whiteknights campus, the student ambassador leading your tour will share their own experiences of life at the University. Points of interest on the tour include: the University library; Reading University Students' Union (RUSU); the Student Services building; and some of our teaching spaces. You will also have the chance to see an example of our student accommodation.

Please note, student-led campus tours are general tours and do not include visits to academic departments. If you have any questions specifically about your course, please get in touch with us at www.reading.ac.uk/question.

The Institute of Education (IoE) and our brand new School of Architecture are both situated at our London Road campus, which has recently undergone a £21 million transformation to provide superb purpose-built facilities.

See a map of London Road campus (PDF-1.69MB)

Although the London Road campus is not included in either of our campus tours if you would like to visit the campus, please speak to your student guide after the campus tour and they will be able to direct you to London Road. 

Our campus tours are quite undergraduate-focused but can still be beneficial if you wish to get a general feel for the University. For more information on general postgraduate events as well as department-specific events we recommend you visit our Postgraduate events page.

If you are a teacher or group leader and would like to book a campus tour, please contact Teachers and advisors.