Reading in the news - Fri 8 Nov

Heritage and culture:

• Dr Rob Batchelor (Archaeology) comments on the re-dating of King Arthur's Hall on Bodmin Moor in Ancient Origins.

Health and wellbeing:

• The University is an industry leader in using AI and data to track brain health, CloudTweaks.

Business and society:

• Henley Business School’s Global Executive MBA welcomed its first South African cohort in October, MBA.co.za reports.
• The University won the EMA Energy Management Award 2024 for its Business Travel Carbon Budgets. Reported by theema.
• Dr Derek Bolton (International Law) spoke to BBC Radio Oxford and BBC Radio Berkshire that about Donald Trump's victory in the US elections.
• Dr Camila González Ortiz (Languages and Cultures) is a keynote speaker at the Second Annual Arconexiones Graduate Student Conference at Idaho State University.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) comments on future climate trends following a report from Copernicus suggesting 2024 will be the warmest year on record. Reports in Ratopati, AKIpress, Business Today and Anews.
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) suggests that President-elect Donald Trump may surprise the world in his approach to tackling climate change. Quoted in The Reading Chronicle (in print), Bracknell News Series, Gadgets 360, Sky News (live blog expired), Renewable Energy Magazine and c&en.

Alumni:

• Centuri Holdings, Inc. has appointed Christian Brown, an MBA graduate as President and CEO. Reported by ETF Daily News.
• Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi (International Law) is seen as a strong candidate for the role of vice-chancellor at the University of Abuja. Reported by AllAfrica.
• Derby Anglican announces the death of The Revd Canon Peter Jenner, who served as the Chaplain at the University.
• Poultry news reports Elliot Cole has joined his family's business, Cole Farming, as a poultry manager.