Reading in the news - Thu 21 Aug

Business and society:

• The Reading Chronicle report that Reading has been labelled best in the UK for two subjects: Business and Architecture. From our story: Best for Business and Architecture in Daily Mail uni guide
• Behind The Numbers podcast spoke to Dr Tony Moore (Henley Business School) on changes to currency in the past and future.
• BusinessBecause mention Henley Business School and its AI-focused courses.
• Dr Kenton White (Politics and International Relations) is quoted by The Daily Mail (republished by MSN, ExpressDigest, and This Is Money) on a potential Russian threat to NATO.

Health and wellbeing:

• Arab Times and Greatest Hits Radio Berkshire (and online) report on the opening a new pharmaceutical research site in Kuwait. BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Dr Mamoon Al Deyab (Pharmacy). From our story: Kuwait research partnership targets healthcare impact
• Greatest Hits Radio Berkshire mention research from Professor Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy (Pharmacy) on how flatworms react to drugs treating schizophrenia. From our story: Flatworms can replace rats for breakthrough brain studies
• Medscape and The Pinnacle Gazette feature comments from Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) in response to a study that examined how ultra-processed foods influence weight gain.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• EurekAlert, phys.org, ACP and Mirage News report on a new study led by Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) on the unexpected warming impact of ozone. From our story: Ozone will warm planet more than first thought
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted by The Pioneer and Governance Now on how climate change has driven recent intense rainfall in Mumbai.
• Discover quoted Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) about increases in air turbulence due to climate change.
• BBC News (republished by Yahoo!News) quoted Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) on how climate change causes droughts, heatwaves, and wildfires.

Other coverage:

• Amateur Photographer features a photo taken in the Harris Garden.
• The Tab names Reading in The 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities.
• Peterborough Telegraph, Somerset Country Gazette, and Hertfordshire Mercury (all print) mention students who will be joining Reading in September.
• The Reading Chronicle (print) detail a local rugby match, mentioning player and student George Tomlinson.

Alumni:

• Gravita features Ian Newcombe, who studied LLB Law at Reading, as a speaker at a legal talk on inheritance tax.
• BizCommunity (republished by Zawya and MSN) highlight that Waldi Wepener, new Managing Executive of Vodacom Western Cape, has an MBA from Henley Business School.
• BusinessGhana highlight that Alhassan Iddrisu Danaa, the new executive head of GCB Bank, has an MBA from Henley Business School.
• Insider Media report that the new Savills Head of Residential Sales, Ed Boden, studied Building Construction and Management.
• BBC Radio Oxford shared the educational story of a caller who studied Italian at Reading.