In line with government guidance for everyone in England to take regular asymptomatic tests, we have set up collection points for students and staff to make testing as easy and straightforward as possible.

You can collect a pack of seven test kits from Park Eat or the Library Café, Mondays to Fridays between 10:00 and 16:00.

When you pick up a pack of test kits and scan your Campus Card, you will also be automatically entered into a weekly free prize draw to win a £10 voucher to spend at Park Eat, the Dairy, or Library Café! Terms and conditions apply, as outlined on our webpage. Fifteen winners will be chosen each week between Monday 24 May and Friday 18 June.

Why am I being asked to take a test?

Research shows that 1 in 3 people with COVID-19 display no symptoms, so it is important that you keep regularly testing to ensure that you are not unknowingly carrying the virus, and potentially passing it on to others.

Regular testing – twice a week, three days apart – is strongly encouraged for all students on campus, even if you have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

If you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID- 19, you should take a PCR test as soon as possible, rather than a lateral flow test.

For more information, go to reading.ac.uk/covid-testing.