Reading in the news - Fri 15 Mar

Sewage problems: Sky News quotes Aidan Taylor (Biomedical Sciences) on sewage conditions in England being reminiscent of those last seen in Victorian London. Republished by Manx Radio, Black Country Radio, This is the Coast, Sunshine Radio and other outlets like Original 106FM and Isle of Wight Radio. 

Natural History Museum building: The Natural History Museum will open a collections, research and digitisation centre at the University of Reading’s Thames Valley Science Park after Wokingham Borough Council granted planning permission, The Reading Chronicle, BBC News, Specification Online, The Architects’ Journal, Construction Enquirer and PBC Today report. Read our news story.

Haiti unrest: The Telegraph quotes Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) on how international interventions have failed Haiti amid ongoing violence in the Caribbean country. Republished by Yahoo! News and VNExplorer.

Editing exhibition: The Times Literary Supplement reviews ‘Write, Cut, Rewrite’, an exhibition curated by Professor Mark Nixon (English) about the editing processes of revered authors, playwrights and novelists. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Daily Mail reports King Charles has had the wettest reign of all UK monarchs since 1836. Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted. 
• Research from 2016 carried out by Professor Suzanne Gray (Meteorology) and Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) is mentioned in a Slash Gear about an upcoming total solar eclipse visible in North America.
• Imperial College London reports that Dr Laura Wilcox (Meteorology) will deliver a seminar on the role of anthropogenic aerosols in near-term climate change at Imperial College London.

Business and society:

• Dr Stuart Black (Geography and Environmental Sciences) writes about the three stages where business projects fail for Comms Business.
• Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa, Jon Foster-Pedley, believes certain trends need to be reversed to turn the South African economy around, for Skills Portal.
• Dr Filipe Morais (Henley Business School) co-wrote an article for Business Live regarding South Africa’s corporate sector and its issues when it comes to environmental, social and governance investment.

Other Coverage:

• Style Acre, which helps people with learning disabilities improve their cooking skills and healthy eating, worked with the University of Reading, BBC Radio Berkshire reports.
• A new musical event in Reading, Raze the Roof, is working with the University of Reading and other establishments, The Reading Chronicle mentions. Republished by MSN and Yahoo! News.
• The Friends of Redlands have spoken to the University of Reading and Charlotte Dormer (Academic Liaison Librarian) to help with planning library space and the designing of murals for library walls, Reading Today reports.