Subject tasters

Experience a day in the life of a student at the University of Reading.

Get a feel for our courses, explore campus and test out our facilities, and connect with current students.

Subject tasters

Attend a subject taster session either virtually or in person on campus and discover what it would be like to study your chosen subject at undergraduate degree level.

We offer them in a wide range of subjects throughout the year. If there is not an session in your subject area, please do register your interest and we will let you know when any new ones have been added related to your areas of interest.

Architecture

23 April 2025, 10:00–15:30

Education studies

Webinar

20 May 2025, 16:00–16.45

Get in touch

Want to be the first to know about events and activities in your subject area of interest?

Please email us at outreach@reading.ac.uk

For teachers and advisors

Please visit our Activities for Schools page for more information about our upcoming sessions and resources for schools.

 Travel Bursaries 

At the University of Reading we want our outreach programme to be accessible to everybody. You can apply for a Travel Bursary to cover the entire cost of your travel to on-campus taster events. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you can apply on the event booking form.

To be eligible for the bursary, you must meet at least one of the criteria.

None of your parents went to university.
You live in a postcode area with low progression into Higher Education (we use the participation of local areas (POLAR) classification to see if your address qualifies).
You live in a postcode area of social deprivation (we use the Indices of Multiple Deprivation to see if your address qualifies).
You have a disability.
You are care-experienced or estranged (read our  to see if this applies to you).
Either of your parents is in the military (check if you are a ).

Eligibility criteria for the travel bursary

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