Reading in the news - Fri 15 Dec

Reading is number one for sustainability:

Greatest Hits Radio and BBC Berkshire report that the University of Reading has been ranked number one in a list of sustainable institutions by the People and Planet University League. BBC Berkshire spoke to Professor Andrew Charlton Perez (Meteorology). News coverage is provided by Public Sector Catering and Reading Today, who quoted Vice Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort. Read our news story.

Covid inquiry: Dr Simon Clarke spoke to LBC Radio about what a successful inquiry would tell us.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Hong Yang (Geography and Environmental Science) co-writes for Nature (in print), emphasizing that World Wetland Day in February will be on the importance of urban wetland areas for boosting cities’ resilience against climate change.
• Pharmaceutical Technology quotes Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) on the need to mitigate climate change, but also to adapt to its inevitable effect.

Business and society:

• Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) is set to speak at an online seminar about factors which affect the online share of retail demand and kerbside capacity, and changes in urban logistics, Focus Magazine (in print) reports.
• Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) is quoted in Personnel Today and Portugal.gov, reflecting on results that showed a four-day week could be a potential solution for issues like recruitment and retention, stress and burnout, and difficulties in managing hybrid working.
• Professor James Walker (Henley Business School) is quoted by Times Higher Education (in print) stating that there are already signs that international academics are more open to leaving the UK than they were in the pre-Brexit era.

Other Coverage:

• Tribune Online, The Citizen and Nigerian Tribune mention that the continued success of the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) initiative is rooted in partnership with prestigious organisations like Henley Business School.

Alumni:

• Focus Magazine (in print) mentions that Chief Executive Officer of CILT (UK), Paul Adams, holds a BSC from the University of Reading.