Reading in the news - Fri 22 Nov

ICC warrants: CNN Europe and France 24 interviewed Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) discussing the international legal aspects after arrest warrants were issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.  

Business and society:

• RDG Today reports that Professor Rhona Stainthorp (Education) received an honour for her contribution to literacy research. From our story: Education expert receives OBE from HRH Princess Anne. 
• PsyPost and MSN report on a study by Dr Thomas Nyman (Psychology) on the accuracy of eyewitness identifications in a high-stress crime situation. 
• Daily Mail and WhatsNew2Day highlight research by Dr Holly Andrews (Henley Business School), explaining that corporate environments may favour psychopaths. From our public lecture: All toxic individuals are not created equal. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment  

• BusinessWorld features Dr Xiangbo Feng (Meteorology) commenting on the rarity of four tropical cyclones simultaneously in the western North Pacific.  
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) was a keynote speaker at an aviation event in Dubai reports Media Office, WAM, Big News Network, and Nigeria Sun. 
• Professor Nicolas Bellouin (Meteorology) tell Illvid that factory emissions can help make snow. From our story: Factories trigger local snowfall by freezing clouds. 
• Phys.org quotes Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) on the speeding up of global warming in the past 60 years. 
• Green Economy Wales highlighted Reading’s role in the UKRI-funded CROCUS initiative to train environmental science leaders. From our story: New PhD centres support environmental sustainability studies 

Other Coverage:

• Dr Tony Capstick (English Language and Applied Linguistics) was a speaker at a British Council conference on language assessment, New Directions East Asia 2024 reports Laotian Times, Media Outreach, European Business Magazine, Manila Times, Malay Mail, AsiaOne, and ETNet. 
• The University Reclaim the Night march against gender-based violence starts at Reading Town Hall on 29 November Reading Chronicle. 
• In Your Area highlighted the Celebrate a Life Thames Valley remembrance event at the University Great Hall on 4 December. 
• Apollo Magazine features former Reading archaeology academic Dr Ittai Gradel, who helped discover thefts from collections at the British Museum. 

Alumni:

• Energy Focus Report reported that Agriculture graduate Beatrice Eyong, a Country Representative for UN WOMEN Nigeria, was inducted into the Realnews Hall of Fame. 
• BBC Good Food reports that food science graduate Sofia Antona was a finalist in its Rising Stars cooking competition.