Lost and found property

• Lost items
• Found items
• What we do with lost property

Lost items

The Palmer Building reception is open between 10am - 2pm.

Lost property at the University is looked after by Reception in the Palmer Building, with the exception of Campus Cards. Lost Campus Cards are handed to the Security Office at Whiteknights House. The Security Office is open 24hrs a day, which gives students and staff the ability to collect their card at a more convenient time. Any Campus Cards handed into security will be kept for two weeks. After two weeks if the Campus Card is not collected it will be destroyed.

Please see our Lost Property Policy for more information.

If you have lost an item, you can contact reception on +44 (0)118 378 7150, by emailing reception@reading.ac.uk, or by completing the form here:

Found items

If you find an item, please take it to the reception desk in Palmer Building between 10.00 and 14.00 Monday to Friday. We will then log the item in our database and try to return it to its owner. When Palmer Reception is closed, please take any items to the Security Office in Whiteknights House.

What we do with lost property

Lost property will be held for four weeks. Where an item has identifying marks we will attempt to find the owner. After this time, any unclaimed items are sent to charity, recycled or disposed of (if they can't be re-used).