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Reading in the news - Mon 17 Jun

17 June 2024

University of Reading appearing in news media including TV and radio

Congratulations to Professor awarded OBE in King’s birthday honours

  • Emerita Professor Rhona Stainthorp (Institute of Education) has been awarded the OBE for her services to education, Reading Today, Wokingham Today, Mirror, Manchester Evening News and Express reports. Republished by VNExplorer and MSN.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

  • Dr Matt Patterson (Meteorology) is quoted by The Guardian discussing why, so far, summer has felt cold, compared to last year’s heatwaves. Republished by VNExplorer, Birmingham Live, MSN, Watts Up With That?.
  • The Independent, the Daily Mail and the Mirror quotes Dr Robert Thompson (Meteorology) on the colder, but not uncommon, conditions of the UK during June. Republished by VNExplorer, Yahoo! News.
  • PhD student, Rosie Mammatt (Meteorology) is quoted by The Telegraph and the Daily Mail on the predicted ‘record breaking’ temperatures across Europe this summer. Republished by Yahoo! Life, MSN and This is Money.
  • BNN Bloomberg provides a quote by Professor Helen Hooker (Meteorology) stating that the UK will be hit particularly hard by climate threats. Republished by Yahoo! News and Business Mirror.

Health and wellbeing

  • A three-year collaborative project called JuSTage will feature a team of researchers from the University of Reading, Nuffield Department of Population Health reports.

Food and farming:

  • FAO shares that Dr Chubbamenla Jamir (Walker Institute) conducted an online session with children in India, discussing how to ensure good hygiene in restaurants and street food stalls.

Business and society:

  • Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) is quoted by Reuters, responding to an investigation by the ICC about the alleged Russian cyberattack in Ukraine to say that it likely meets the criteria of a war crime. Republished by the Daily Mail, Yahoo! News, MarketScreener, The Star, U.S. News, Aol., Euractiv, and many other outlets like 95 KQDS, Duke FM, KFGO, WTVB and Devdiscourse.
  • BBC Radio Berkshire mentions that as a way to tackle underrepresentation of women in finance careers, Henley Business School is showing girls from 5 different state schools in Reading what a career in finance looks like. Dr Miriam Marra (Henley Business School) is quoted.
  • Professor Stuart Green (Construction Management and Engineering)  is quoted by Construction News on The Victoria Tower case.
  • Greatest Hits Radio and Reading Today reports on the four new globe shapes sculptures at the University of Reading’s Whiteknights campus to mark the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade. Dr Hannah Lyons (Museums & Collections) is quoted. Read our story.
  • Professor Brad Hooker (Philosophy) is quoted by El País regarding AI’s potential to enhance induvial well-being and interaction.

Other Coverage:

  • Professor Wing Lam from the University of Reading Malaysia writes for The Star on a recent report by the Nature regarding scientific fraud within research papers. 
  • The Reading Chronicle quotes Vice Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort, on the impactful nature of storytelling through theatre productions like Glitch – The True Story of the Post Office Scandal. Read our story.

Alumni:

  • Solomon Star shares that Dr Samson Viulu holds a master’s degree from the University of Reading.
  • Head of Eton End School, Rachael Cox, completed her PGCE at the University of Reading, Bishop’s Stortford Independent reports.

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