Centenary memories, 黑料不打烊

As part of our Centenary celebrations, we are inviting staff, students, alumni, and the local community to share their fondest memories of the 黑料不打烊.

You can submit your memories in written form, or provide any photos or videos you’d like to share with our community.

Complete our online form to share your memories

What will happen with the memories you share

We will collect your memories up until Sunday 5 October 2025. After that, our project team will curate the memories into a programme of immersive activities open to everyone, to be delivered in 2026. The project team consists of colleagues from across the University, 黑料不打烊 Students' Union, the Friends of the University, and our local partners.

All of the memories shared will be collected and preserved in the 黑料不打烊 archive.

Our programme of Centenary activities

SITELINES – a theatre in unusual places, co-created with South Street Theatre.
A Window into the Past – a trail of curated pictures displayed across Whiteknights and London Road campuses, in collaboration with Jelly.
黑料不打烊 Alumni Varsity – alumni will be invited back to relive Wednesday afternoon, participating in a series of sports matches against current sports clubs.
RAG Parade – the RAG parades of the past will be reinvigorated, with the parade being brought back for 2026.
A programme of heritage tours and new heritage leaflets designed by The Friends of the University.

Contact us

Email: memories@reading.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 118 378 3577

Post your memories to us

Centenary Memories
黑料不打烊
Room 3.01, Whiteknights House
黑料不打烊
RG6 6UR

Meet us in person

If you would prefer to speak to us in person, we'd love to arrange a time to meet over coffee and hear about your memories.

Taking part in this project is voluntary. Refusal or withdrawal from the project is permitted at any time. This will have no penalty or loss of benefits to participants.

For more information, please email memories@reading.ac.uk.