Whiteknights Campus Tour For IFP Students This is the title slide, PowerPoint will automatically format the first slide with the title master, although this can be changed in the design palette. 15 November 201815 November 2018

About the Campus The Whiteknights site has been described as one of the most beautiful campus sites in the UK. It is a peaceful green space not far from Reading's city centre and offers a safe and friendly environment in which to study.

Old and New There are both modern and traditional buildings on the campus

Campus Tour Let’s visit some of these buildings. To get started, look at the map on the next page. Our tour will highlight some of the key places on campus.

Campus Map

The International Foundation Programme The main office for the IFP is located in Blandford Lodge on the Whiteknights campus of the University. We also have classrooms here.

Whiteknights Library The Library is in the centre of campus, and is only two minutes away from the IFP. In addition to finding books here, you can study, use the computer labs, or visit the café.

Palmer Building The Palmer Building is close to the Library. It is one of the main buildings on campus and contains lecture theatres, seminar rooms, IT labs and even a coffee bar.

ICMA Centre International Capital Market Association. This is a unique facility in Europe, offering training in stocks and shares in its dedicated share-dealing rooms. The ICMA coffee bar is a nice place to stop between classes.

University SportsPark If you like sports or fitness you should take a look at the University’s newly refurbished sports facility right on campus: http://www.sport.reading.ac.uk/index.asp

Halls of Residence The Halls for 2009-10 are Childs, Wantage, St Patricks, Reading Student Village and St George’s. They are all a short walk away from classroom buildings.

Whiteknights Lake It is a short walk from Childs Hall to the lake. This is a view across the lake to the AMS building.

Students’ Union The Student’s Union has something for everyone.

Students’ Union There are a number of important facilities: Shops Travel Agent Membership Services (Advice Shop) Clubs and Societies Radio Station Café, Pub and Nightclub To find out more, visit: http://www.reading.ac.uk/life/life-union.asp

Carrington Building The new student services centre (next to the Students’ Union) houses a variety of essential services, such as the IT Helpdesk, Careers Advisory Service, and Study Advisers.

URS Building The URS building is right next to the IFP. This is where you will come for the Welcome Week events.

Good-bye! We hope you enjoyed the tour.