Reading Arts Competitors

The University of Reading is one of the UK’s leading research intensive universities, ranked in the top 30 UK universities by QS. Our industry-leading sustainability initiatives place us amongst the world’s greenest universities, ranked 1st in the UK by People & Planet for environmental and ethical performance. We have a history of helping the world, from our pioneering climate research to our appointment of the UK’s first female professor and, over 97 years, we have built an engaged community of 100,000+ alumni and students at the top of their professions in academia, arts, broadcasting, business, government and sport. We employ 4,000+ staff in Reading (12,000+ across our worldwide operations), offering roles in academia, professional services, management, administration, customer service and grounds maintenance, and 91% of reviews on Glassdoor would recommend the University as a place to work. Follow us to learn more about how we’re making a difference.

Cutting edge technology, stadium seating, 90 central locations & over 850 screens. Vue #Conferencing & #Events is the best & only choice for #bigscreenevents Vue offers 90 state of the art cinemas throughout the UK and Ireland, with over 850 screens. This includes over 265 3D screens, 11 Extreme Screens, 7 Gold Class screens, 6 Scene Screens and 3 IMAX screens where Vue project every film in Sony Digital Cinema 4K for ultra high definition pictures with four times more detail. Vue Cinemas offer a range of content, in addition to highly anticipated blockbusters, with event cinema titles including opera, ballet, musicals, national theatre, live streaming of sporting events and concerts through to hosting Gaming championships and dedicating multiple screens to eGaming arenas. Vue was founded in the UK following the acquisition of the Warner Village Cinemas in 2003 and is part of the largest cinema group in Europe, Vue International.

Reading Borough Council - providing services for residents of Reading Borough. One of the fastest growing towns in the UK, Reading’s forward momentum is remarkable. Transport connections are excellent with exceptional access to Heathrow, central London and beyond. Around an already thriving retail heart, our new Abbey business quarter has opened up a hidden heritage gem in the middle of Reading, and we’re committed to enhancing our cultural infrastructure. We’ve the 7th highest employment rate in the UK, the working population is the 6th most well-educated, and the average weekly salary is 18% above the national average. Extensive new housing of all tenures (including through our own housing company), and a flourishing university complete the picture for inward investors. We’re proud that the Council, through our Team Reading approach, is driving much of this transformation. We are determined to ensure that our growth is good growth: low carbon, sustainable and - most important of all - to the benefit of local people.