Reading in the news - Mon 4 Aug

Cookham Abbey: ITV News at Ten, ITV News (online), BBC News, Maidenhead Advertiser (in print), Windsor Express, Slough Express, ITV Meridian, and Greatest Hits Radio report on excavations of skeletal remains from Cookham Abbey. Featuring Professor Gabor Thomas, Professor Mary Lewis, Thomas Hayes (Archaeology) and students. From our story: Tumours and trauma treated at Anglo-Saxon 'hospice’.

Further north, The Scotsman and MSN report that Professor Steve Mithen (Archaeology) and his team are returning to an island off Islay, Scotland, to search for evidence of Viking settlement.

Business and society:

• Times Radio (from 1:42) interviewed Professor Jo Phoenix (Law) about the new Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, which became law on 1 August.
• Construction News quotes Professor Stuart Green (Built Environment) on “unrealistic” Construction 2025 goals due to economic downturns.
• Visiting fellow Ben Chester Cheong (University of Reading Malaysia) writes for Business Times on Singapore’s SG60 voucher scheme.
• Capital.gr reports that Henley Business School is among institutions offering board-level training for Greek executives seeking international advisory roles.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• The Daily Mail and Mirror quote Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) on increasing turbulence due to climate change. Republished by WINK News, SRN News, MyKXLG, The Free Press, KIMT, La Crosse Tribune, The Week, VIN News, News 8000, WRAL, Cebu Daily News, Stuff, Lifestyle.Bisnis, Tech Xplore, Stuff NZ, CCN Prima, BBC Pidgin, MSN Norway, Yahoo News UK, AOL, Kare 11, The Salt Lake Tribune, KSL, MSN Czech, England Times, Aviación Digital, Arca Max, Mahoning Matters, DNYUZ, Star Tribune, Yahoo News and AOL. PhD student Mohamed Foudad (Meteorology) quoted in Bring Me The News, Spokesman and Yahoo News. From our story: Aviation turbulence strengthened as the world warmed — study.
• Germanic News features Kew Gardens’ climate stripes-inspired planting.
• LBC Radio spoke to Visiting Professor Liz Bentley (Meteorology) on extreme July temperatures in Norway.
• Republika quotes Professor Hong Yang (Geography and Environmental Science) on sinkholes.

Health and food:

• Folha (Brazil) highlights research by the University on blueberries and brain function.
• The Independent quotes Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Nutrition and Food Science) on how matcha tea may inhibit iron absorption. Also in 20min, Yahoo News Australia, INKL, MSN, and AOL.
• 20 Minuten mentions Reading research on sleep patterns of  parents and their children.

Other coverage:

• The Tenterfield Star, Moree Champion, The Northern Daily and Armidale Express report on dinosaur track discoveries by Dr Brian Pickles (Ecology. From our story: Dinosaur tracks show first evidence of multispecies herding.
• Reading Today reports that Foxhill House on Whiteknights will be open for tours during Heritage Open Days this September, while ianVisits focuses on the opening of the Great Hall.
• Newsday reports that Shawn Melville, from Trinidad and Tobago, has won a Chevening Scholarship to study a Reading master’s degree in climate and sustainable business.

Alumni:

• Maidenhead Advertiser, Slough Express, and Windsor Express remember Margaret Inniss, a Reading graduate and leading volunteer for Slough in Bloom.
• Il Corriere della Sicurezza and Digital Voice reports that David Crozier has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Appian. He holds an MBA from Henley Business School.
• CIO South Africa highlights the nomination of Mary Mahuma for the 2025 CIO Awards. She has completed a leadership development programme at Henley Business School.
• Gov.uk, Mirage News, and London Reviews report that Andrew Rumsey, a Reading history graduate, has been appointed to the Churches Conservation Trust.