Staff Room Bookings

Staff can make bookings online using the self-service room booking tools on CMISGo. Alternatively, they may email the Room Booking Officer at rooms@reading.ac.uk.

Please note that School controlled rooms are only bookable online using CMISGo.

For information on how to request a booking via email, please see here.

For information on how to make a booking using CMISGo, please see here.

Improving Your Space: Faster Room Bookings with CMISGo

As our University community grows, we are focused on providing a sustainable, efficient service. To ensure we can support your needs effectively, we are encouraging a "Self-Service First" approach for straightforward bookings.

Last year, our Room Booking Officer processed over 6,000 ad-hoc requests. Nearly half of these were "FAST" bookings—requests that could have been completed instantly by the user via CMISGo.

As such, if you email a request to rooms@reading.ac.uk that may reasonably be completed using CMISGo, you may be directed to do so. For more complex bookings, or if you can't locate a space after checking the system, our team is always here to help.

Standard guidelines 

Please take a moment to read the following standard guidelines regarding the use of central rooms. These are in addition to the Room Booking rules, posted on the right of this page. 

  • All rooms should be vacated 10 minutes before the end of the booking to allow for the changeover period.
  • Weekend/evening/vacation bookings will be subject to the booking being approved by the relevant parties in Estates.
  • Catering can be ordered on ext. 8427 or by contacting eat.bookings@reading.ac.uk. Food is not allowed in any lecture theatres, PC rooms or the Library. You should check that it is appropriate to do so before ordering catering for another room.
  • Additional AV equipment, including equipment to enable hybrid meetings in rooms without that technology, may be hired from dts@reading.ac.uk.
  • Commercial bookings must be made via Venue Reading.
  • Some bookings may require additional permissions or authorisation from the Events Team or Estates. The Timetabling & Room Booking Team are not responsible for making these checks on your behalf.
Latest Update – 19 August 2026

 

2026/7 early-starting programme timetables now available

  • Staff and students can now view confirmed timetables in CMISGo by switching academic year.
  • The remainder of the 2026/7 timetable is available as a staff-only draft.
  • Please note: Online room bookings remain subject to restrictions.
Things to do now

Please note the following:

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