Reading in the news - Tue 12 Nov

Flood preparation: Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/ Meteorology) appeared on BBC South Today (skip to 13.30) and BBC Radio Berkshire (10.00 – 13.00) to discuss preparing for floods. Also quoted by BBC News Berkshire.

Food and farming:

• The University is promoting nutritious, sustainable food choices through its Raising the Pulse campaign. Reported by Greatest Hits Radio. From our story: Raise the pulse together - Join the campus food revolution. 

#UniForReading: Our role as a civic University

• The University is collaborating with Stantec and Design Nature to deliver air quality education sessions to schools in Reading. Reported by Reading Chronicle and Reading Borough Council.

Business and society:

• Supermarkets are losing £13.5 million weekly due to autistic customers avoiding sensory-overloaded environments, according to University research reported by Two Birds.
• MIT Sloan Review and Tribune Content Agency features an article by Professor Benjamin Laker (Law) on effectively managing employees who pursue entrepreneurial hobbies or side jobs.
• Times Higher Education highlights a partnership between Henley Business School and Alibaba Cloud.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Benoit Mayer (Law) highlighted on Heart Radio Berkshire concerns that the US may pull out of climate agreements under President-elect Donald Trump.
• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) is quoted in El Mundo discussing the impact of climate change on the floods in Valencia, Spain.

Other coverage:

• Dr Alejandra Perotti (Ecology) is featured on BBC One in an episode of ‘Expert Witness’ on BBC iPlayer, which documents the final movements of a teenager murdered in 2018.
• The Sun reports that a content warning previously provided as part of course materials for students studying biology at Reading has led to fear and fury.

Alumni:

• Gudani Mukatuni, CIO at Glacier, has been nominated for the 2024 IITPSA President's Awards reported by ITWeb.