Reading in the news - Thu 31 Jul
31 July 2025
Digging Cookham: ITV News Meridian, Greatest Hits Radio (and online), That’s Thames Valley TV and BBC Radio Berkshire provide coverage of archaeological excavations of an 8th-century monastery in Cookham. Project leader Dr Gabor Thomas, lecturer Thom Hayes and student Eleanor Rawlings (all Archaeology) are interviewed. From our story: Tumours and trauma treated at Anglo-Saxon 'hospice’
Food and farming:
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Crop Production Magazine features research by Dr Amelia Hood (Agriculture) on cover cropping as a regenerative farming approach.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
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Comments on the Pacific tsunami and earthquake by Dr Alison McLeod, Dr Jonathan Dale and Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) are featured in Manchester Evening News, EuroZprávy
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A BBC News article about turbulence featuring comment and findings from Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) explaining what turbulence is and how it occurs. Republished by Yahoo News, Inside Business, Daily Sun, T-Online, Scottish Daily Express, Yahoo News Singapore, Euro Weekly News, People. From our story: Aviation turbulence strengthened as the world warmed — study.
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Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences) writes about how schools can embrace climate action, in NEU magazine Lead.
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Bomega (Poland) reports on a Professor Laura Wilcox (Meteorology) study on air quality and climate change. From our story: Air pollution cuts in East Asia likely accelerated warming
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Coach Tours UK highlights Kew Gardens’ new Carbon Garden with climate stripes.
Other Coverage:
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Chip.de reports on dinosaur track discoveries, featuring Dr Brian Pickles (Ecology).
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The Guardian and AOL highlight Reading research on the decreasing size of private living space in the UK.
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Visit Reading highlights the upcoming Heritage Open Days programme, including tours of Foxhill House on Whiteknights campus.
Alumni:
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Ejecutivos.es reports the appointment of Henley MBA David Crozier as Chief Marketing Officer at Appian.
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Profit.ro, Financial Intelligence, News.ro, NewMoney.ro, StiriPeSurse, Antena3, Business Review, Startup cafe, HotNews.ro and ZF.ro article reports that Ioana Necula, founder of Genesis College, completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Board Practice and Directorship at Henley Business School.
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