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Congratulations on your A level results!

From everyone at the ICMA Centre we would like to welcome you to the University of Reading!

Before you arrive If you are starting a programme at Reading in September or October you are bound to have plenty of questions, some concerns and maybe even anxieties about your forthcoming experience. Find the answer to these questions and prepare yourself for the start of your course at this link.

Find out what's going on during Welcome Week There is a whole programme of events and activities scheduled for Welcome Week. These have been arranged by the University and Reading University Students' Union (RUSU). There are events and activities specific to the Henley Business School as well as University-wide events, such as Careers talks, sessions on Managing your money and Finding your way in the Library workshops.

Get one step ahead Meet fellow students and stay up to date with ICMA Centre events and activities and discuss social and academic topics by joining the ICMA Centre Facebook group 2013 and following us on Twitter and Instagram.

Published 21 August 2013

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