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4.03.93.7556 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsThe best part of my uni experience is the care they are putting in supporting the students. The quality of study is also impeccable, the course is innovative, the teachers are heavily involved and the infrastructure we have at our disposable is very high tech. I'd say the worst aspect of my uni experience is maybe accommodation, my student's hall isn't that great. I don't mind though because the campus is so well equipped I end up spending most of my days on campus.
My voice is never heard.
Great uni in a great location, student life is good for those who enjoy going out/drinking etc, there are lots of bars and clubs in town and several bars on campus. However it does feel like there is less to do for those who aren't interested in drinking all of the time. It would be nice to see more activities that are enjoyable without a drink. Overall Reading is a lovely uni on a beautiful campus, there are lots of nice areas to walk around and lots of wildlife. The campus is safe and secure with lots of security around day and night. Overall its a lovely uni to be at.
Best aspects would be the social life Worst is the learning as in first year I’m finding all of it irrelevant
It has an amazing plethora of student support services that offer guidance and help with every possible issue that might arise at university. I feel really lucky to have so much free, robust support on hand and ensure that I make use of it because it feels a privilege to have it available to us students. I have found most lecturers to be engaging, helpful, and always ready to talk enthusiastically about their subjects and offer extra reading or interesting titbits. The campus is really green which I really appreciate. The library is fantastic and has some brilliant resources. I don't love the location as urban living isn't for me, but I appreciate this is a temporary measure whilst I study. I do enjoy the many options for societies as the uni has over 150! Something for everyone.
Pretty standard university, nothing too exceptional, a few of the older buildings are like Oxbridge but most are 1970s brutalist. Nice, open green campus with close proximity to both London and Oxford. Staff are brilliant but not enough full-timers most are part time. Societies are lively and a good range, most compete at a good/excellent level. Lots of Welsh students and southern Home Counties, plus Bristol/Bath overlap. Overall fairly decent reputation, outstanding Business, Agriculture and Meteorology departments. In summary, solid 2nd or 3rd choice for UCAS applications.
Fantastic campus and quality of teaching, nice town with good shopping and night life
Wouldn’t recommend
People steal your bike
Reading, in general is so underrated in how well it is located. The campus is gorgeous, especially the lake. The student's union is a great place to hang out in the day and the Wednesday and Saturday nights there are legendary. All the places like the library, URS building and agriculture are places that I study in and work so well in as they are welcoming, quiet and have all the facilities so that I can either chat with my friends there, do an online interview or simply have a coffee catch-up with my dissertation supervisor. I have had support from my placement tutor but I would definitely benefit in more help from my academic supervisors and lecturers. I don't have many contact hours so have a lot of free time that I use mainly to do work and play sport in 2 university societies; hockey and cricket whereby I am on committee for both so am kept very busy!
18-24 years
It is a good student experience and in a good location with lots of things to do but some of the student union events could be promoted slightly earlier in advance
Green areas are great, however buildings are dated with confusing interiors. Course teaching varies from great to downright useless.
18-24 years
First gen student
The University is on campus which is nice as well as the building not being too ugly. Some buildings on campus are VERY far from the center of campus
So close to town and London, good transport links, beautiful campus, good student support and good professors. Some buildings are very outdated.
The best aspect is the huge support network, the beautiful campus, the food on the meal plans, and the helpful professors. I'd recommend University of Reading to anyone looking for a good place to study.
Location is good as it has a city sort of feel without the cost and too many people. The subjects I do feel overwhelming because the departments do not communicate between one another. Some staff are very far from understanding that students have things going on in their personal life they have to deal with too.
Best- the grounds and the library and teachers Worst- timetabling
18-24 years
Open land, a lot of free space mix of nature and facilities. Could do with groceries stores near by.
Reading university, help's to support your future career through providing many opportunities and careers events. I have taken part in many which look amazing on my cv. The overall area is amazing, we have many places to work and hang out with friends. Whenever I study at university, I know I can go out for a walk on the lovely campus and go down to the river and even the flower garden during spring which looks amazing. Not only are the students always helpful the teachers and staff always want the best for you.
4.2
Pros: Free counselling, almost every lecture recorded and uploaded, lecture slides available in advance, bathrooms in every building, accessible lecture theatre seats, multiple food venues, nice campus, excellent library Cons: marking of assignmesnts isnt always fast and the music they play at wednesday union is overplayed
Love the HLS lab, Harry Nursten not so much as it isn't as modern. Molecular genetics has arguably too much content. Infectious diseases is my favourite, probably because one Professor is a great lecturer. I really enjoy doing lab work and I would say the number of practicals is ideal.
St.Patricks has a reputation of being a party hall and I would absolutely agree which actually makes it quite fun until its your third night without sleep and someone is using an office chair to skateboard down the hallway outside your door. The property management is kind of bad, one of my friends had black mould in her room but if you report an issue it usually is resolved fairly quickly. It was very close to campus which was convenient and has its own food hall which is actually a huge pro even though the food wasn't great it at least meant you didn't have to worry about dinner.