Reading in the news - Wed 2 Oct

Wet September: Reading recorded its wettest September since records began in 1908. Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC News and BBC Radio Berkshire, republished by Yahoo! News and ExBulletin. Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) is quoted in Slough Observer, Reading Chronicle, Bracknell News, ITV London News.  Also in the Sun (in print), Greatest Hits Radio and Heart Radio. Read our news story.

League tables: The Tab lists the University of Reading among the top universities for some courses, including Land and Property Management, following publication of the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide. Bamni highlights Reading as Sustainable University of the Year. Read our news story.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

• Reading.co.uk reports on the University’s support for the Creative Connection, part of Reading Black History Month 2024.
• Thames Valley Chamber reports that over 1,000 online participants and 200 attendees in person joined the University of Reading’s first NASA Observe the Moon Night. Read our news story.

Food and farming:

• Farming Monthly National (in print) reports on a funding boost for sustainable pulse crops through a collaboration including Reading known as The Network.
• Factory and Handling Solutions reports that the Reading is part of a £6.25m UKRI-funded project to revolutionise UK supply chains. Read our news story.

Heritage and culture:

• Digging For Britain (repeated) on BBC Two highlights the excavation of a long barrow near Stonehenge by Reading archaeologists.

Business and society:

• Professor Niaz Asadullah (Economics) is quoted by BenarNews on Google’s recent investments to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia’s digital economy.
• Helen de Felice, Programme Director in Accounting and Business, is featured by PQ Magazine (in print) for her role as a lecturer in accounting and auditing.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is featured in Aeronautical Journal, outlining five key impacts of climate change to which the aviation industry must adapt.
• Daily Kos features Professor Valerio Lucarini (Mathematics) discussing the physics of climate variability.

Alumni:

• BBC Radio Berkshire featured Brian Devoil drummer and alumni of the prog rock band 12th Night, which formed at the University of Reading.
• Farm Contractor Magazine reports that Navjot Gill, a sustainability consultant at Promar International, has been awarded a Breaking Barriers bursary by the Oxford Farming Conference.