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Reading in the news - Mon 6 Mar

06 March 2023

University of Reading appearing in news media including TV and radio

Fishy origins: Dr Chris Organ's (Biological Sciences) article in The Conversation on how humans evolved from fish is republished by Yuba Net, IFL Science, The Week, andRaw Story. 

#PlanetPartners:working with global partners to protect the environment

  • Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by The Washington Post, New Delhi Times, SF Gate, KEDM Public Radio, Hawai'i Public Radio, GPB News, WKMS, NPR, Wisconsin Public Radio, WAMU, Delaware Public Media, and others on how extreme flight turbulence may increase due to climate change, after a flight from the US to Germany had to make an emergency landing due to turbulence. PhD Student, MarkProsser (Meteorology) was interviewed by Boston 25 News on the link.
  • Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes, which were implemented in Reading FC's football kit, are mentioned by Euro News Green and Yahoo!.
  • Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) is quoted by The Week on possible hosepipe bans this summer due to dry weather in December and January. LBC Radio mentions the driest February on record for almost 90 years. Read our expert comment.
  • Professor MatthewOwens (Meteorology) is quoted by The Mary Sue on the power of solar storms to cause power cuts.
  • Professor Chukwumerije Okereke (Geography and Environmental Science) is quoted by Alpha Galileo on his concerns about normalising research on solar geoengineering. 
  • Euro Weekly News mention the University's research on the psychological impact of the sight of neglected plants in the home.

 

Society and business:

  • The Independent (and in print) – also in News Break, and MSN – report on Henley Business School’s role in providing senior leader apprenticeships. 
  • Dr Ruvi Ziegler (School of Law) is quoted by The Guardian, Yahoo!,Arab News,News Deal, Jewish News (in print), and The Observer (in print) on recent protests outside Israel's London Embassy against the Israeli government's planned legal reforms.
  • Dr Alexander Mihailov's (Economics) collaborative research on how Putin's invasion has brought Europeans together published by UK in a Changing Europe.
  • This Day Live mentions Henley Business School partnered with These Young Minds, a leadership development and management consultancy firm.
  • Law Society's Gazette (in print) lists Judge ElizabethCooke, who previously lectured at the University, as an inspirational figure.
  • Wokingham Today reports on the upcoming Fairbrother Lecture, on how public spaces are monitored by AI. 
  • Professor Nada Kakabadse is quoted in a story on organisation resilience, in ILM’s Edge magazine.

Food and farming:

  • Dr Daniel Lamport's (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) research on the benefits of orange juice and berry-based drinks is mentioned byThe Times (and in print).
  • Farms.commention research from the University that suggests farming donkeys for their hides is not a viable business model.
  • BBC Radio Berkshire reports that Mondelez, which has its research labs on the University campus at Whiteknights, is recruitingchocolatetasters.

 

COVID-19:expert comment on the pandemic

  • Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by Talk Radio and Talk TV on the effectiveness of the government's response to the pandemic.

 

Other Coverage:

  • Henley Standard (in print) reports that University student, Jodie Harrison, will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of the Meningitis Research Foundation.
  • Wokingham Today reports that Professor Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy (Pharmacy) has received a fellowship to fund his research on adhesive substances in pharmaceutical preparations. 
  • Heart Radio Berkshire reports on the research that PhD candidate, SummerCourts and Professor Amy Smith (Classics), are conducting on Anglo-Saxon remains discovered in Lowbury Hill. 
  • BBC Radio Berkshire reports on the Chaplaincy's annual lecture, on forgiveness. 
  • i News reports on upcoming industrial strike action at institutions including the University.
  • The Pie News and Buila mention the University's partnership with the China Scholarship Council to deliver PhD scholarships.
  • BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed The MEZZ, a band that played at the University. 

 

Alumni:

  • The Daily Mail (and in print), Express Digest, This is Money, and MSN interview Reading alumnus and businessman, Clive Watson on his career after being on Made In Chelsea.
  • The Daily Mail, What's New 2 Day, Olt News reports again that Henley Business School alumna, Mark O'Connor, is having a baby with his partner and former Love Islander, Montana Brown.
  • Berkshire Live reports that comedian, Ricky Gervais, worked as a gardener at the University in the past. 
  • Racing Post (in print) interviews Reading alumnus and racing trainer, Philip Hobbs on his career. 
  • Nine O'Clock mentions that CEO and businesswoman, Andreea Pipernea became a certified independent director at Henley Business School.

 

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