Reading in the news - Tue 30 Apr

Fairbrother lecture: Doctoral researcher Reyk Boerner (Mathematics) speaks to BBC Radio Berkshire about the presentation he is set to give at the University of Reading’s Fairbrother Lecture (Tuesday, 30 April). The presentation will focus on the prediction of climate tipping points.

CBE award: ITV 1 Meridian Thames Valley reports that Vice Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort, has received a CBE for his contributions to science, flood risk management and sustainability. Read our news story.

Food and farming:

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Science) reports that eating too much liver can lead to Vitamin A toxicity for the Daily Mail. Republished by Mogaznews En. 

Business and society:

• Management Today quotes Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) on the difficulties in companies applying ESG principles.
• WIRED-GOV mentions that Dr Min Zou (Henley Business School) provided worked on a study looking at the impact of job quality on well-being.
• FMDQ Group’s chairman of the board, Muhammad Sani Abdullahi, is completing ongoing doctoral research at Henley Business School, Business Day, Punch and Nairametrics reports.

Heritage and culture:

• Professor Roberta Gilchrist (Archaeology) and Dr Robert Webley (Archaeology) are set to speak at The Society for Medieval Archaeology Conference 2024, Eventbrite mentions.

Alumni:

• Activist Teresa Vicente, who enrolled in a fellowship at the University of Reading’s The Reading Centre for Climate and Justice, is interviewed about legally recognising ecosystems as people. Coverage from CNN.
• Louder Sound reports that songwriter/bassist for Big Big Train, Gregory Spawton, studied at the University of Reading.