University of Reading

Diverse backgrounds



"Yes, there is a huge international community. There is also a huge range of people from diverse backgrounds."
"I think there is good support at the uni and it is always available on campus. It's easy to contact through email and telephone or you can easily drop in and make an appointment. We are teamed up with the Malaysia university, so there is a nice amount of diversity from all countries and cultures."
"The union receives a lot of feedback from current students in order to improve student life on campus. Union committee members are elected democratically by a voting system with fresh faces year after year. Some students may come from a non-drinking background so there is a society on campus to facilitate that circumstance. Students may love weekly quiz nights and the union provides a quiz night every Thursday too. There are also religious societies such as the Christian, Muslim, Sikh and Hindu societies."
"There are many students from different backgrounds. However, I feel like the university should create more interactive events that involve students from different courses interacting together."
"The university holds elections every year with positions for a diversity officer and a welfare officer, who represent those from a range of backgrounds."
"I know outreach programmes in the local community organise visits to the university to give those who may not typically go to university the chance to look around one. There is the student outreach programme where first years are offered the chance to go back to their secondary schools to talk about their experience at university so far. This helps reach out to those who may not have been considering university so they can see it through the eyes of a current student. On top of this there are all the usual open days, tour days and departmental days run throughout the year to attract as many people as possible to the university."
"I believe they do because they organise various events such as one world week where different country's foods and cultures are celebrated at the university."
"I think Reading enjoys a wonderful range of students in all kinds of ways. There's a feeling of inclusiveness in the union and throughout the faculties. There seems to be a lot of support for whoever needs it, whenever they need it. I think it's a really good place to be."



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