The University of Reading’s 2026 Centenary Giving Day

Together, 174 donors have given £37,848.

An anonymous donor

gave £25.00

Vassilis Manouras

gave £100.00

Alimos Athens
Greece
Roger Brown
Steyning, Horsham
United Kingdom
An anonymous donor

gave £100.00

 Donation on behalf of u3a Thames Valley Network  

Sara Fincham-Majumdar
Reading
United Kingdom

 Sounds like a fabulous project to encourage hands on learning for young people to inspire love of our world; something the University of Reading celebrates and encourages in us all. 

Khin Khin Wai

gave £400.00


Myanmar
An anonymous donor

gave £100.00

Ravi Batta

gave £23.00

Reading
United Kingdom

 kudos for services to local community :) 

An anonymous donor

gave £100.00

Ananya Sengupta
Reading
United Kingdom
John Grainger
Reading
United Kingdom
Emma Hawkins
Aylesbury
United Kingdom

 What a fantastic resource this will be! One of my favourite things during my time at UoR was studying the ecology around the campus and having access to the greenhouses for my thesis project. Opening this up as a resource for the community is amazing.  

Christopher Hodge
Bude
United Kingdom
An anonymous donor

gave £200.00

An anonymous donor

gave £29.00

 Memories of Happy Days. I feel sad that young people face a greater financial hurdle to attend university than In my day. 

john hall

gave £100.00

Shipley
United Kingdom
john hall

gave £100.00

Shipley
United Kingdom
An anonymous donor

gave £30.00

Daniela La Penna
Reading
United Kingdom
LI WANG
beijing
China

 Honor the Past, Empower the Future! 

colin scrimgeour

gave £100.00

Gartmore, Stirling
United Kingdom
Denise Webber
South Petherton
United Kingdom
150 Donor Challenge

gave £2000.00

An anonymous donor

gave £100.00

 University of Reading connects who you are today with the person who can make a difference tomorrow.  

Gyambo Tshering

gave £100.00

Thimphu
Bhutan

 Compliment and be Emotionally available  

An anonymous donor

gave £1000.00

 everything happens for a better reason 

Pauline Illingworth

gave £25.00

Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Jenny Atkinson
Woodstock
United Kingdom

 I spent 3 very happy and rewarding years at Reading Uni. and now my grand-daughter is studying there too so I 'm delighted to be able to make a donation today. 

Power Hour

gave £4000.00

Vicky Baldwin
Sandhurst
United Kingdom

 I think the learning garden is going to be an amazing resource for schools, our staff and students. I love how projects like this bring learning to life.  

Ben Hockley

gave £25.00

Charvil
United Kingdom
An anonymous donor

gave £20.00

 Thanks from an agriculture alumni 

Janice Galvin
Caversham
United Kingdom
Kat Hatton

gave £10.00

Reading
United Kingdom

 In memory of my aunt who studied at Reading 

Mat Lown
Kingston
United Kingdom
Usha Kowlessur
Berkshire
United Kingdom
An anonymous donor

gave £10.00

Nick Spicer

gave £100.00

London
United Kingdom

 From Nick Spicer and Poppy Organ 

Andrew Blair
Farnham
United Kingdom
Jane Bradbeer
Wokingham
United Kingdom

 As an alumnus (BSc Hons Horticulture, 1990) and current member of staff, it is a privilege to support the Centenary Celebrations to keep the dream alive for future generations to come.  

Rose Wareham
Andover
United Kingdom
Andrew Charlton-Perez

gave £50.00

Reading
United Kingdom
An anonymous donor

gave £25.00

 I hope the outdoor learning garden can inspire young people to have a passion for nature and our planet, and to do all they can to care for it 

Hilary-Anne Spicer
Hambleden, Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom

 Such a great project  

Dylan Parkes
Wokingham
United Kingdom
Fiona Blair
Farnham
United Kingdom

 I feel extremely proud and privileged to be part of this fantastic University!  

Gui-Ying Yang
Reading, UK
United Kingdom
An anonymous donor

gave £10.00