Reading in the news - Tue 25 Mar

Chimp’s life story revealed: The Conversation publishes an article co-authored by Professor Stuart Black (Geography) and Dr Juliette Waterman (Archaeology) on a new study that analysed the bones of Choppers, the chimpanzee that starred in PG Tips adverts in the 1970s. From our story: PG Tips chimp had troubled childhood, bones study shows

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) is quoted by ENDS Report on the new Scottish Environment Bill.
• RDG.Today quotes Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) on data from the Reading University Atmospheric Observatory that showed Thursday, 20 March was the warmest March day in 35 years.
• Wokingham.Today and Reading.Today highlights the University’s tree-planting event at Swallows Meadow in Lower Earley.

Business and society:

• Moneycontrol quotes Dr Kerry Goettlich (Henley Business School) on Trump's shift from the USA's historical "informal empire" strategy. Republished by MSN.
• BusinessLive publishes an article by Professor Rajneesh Narula (International Business Regulation) discussing Africa’s geopolitical challenges.
• RDG.Today reports that University Chancellor Paul Lindley OBE has been appointed to the UK Government’s Board of Trade and Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Expert Advisory Group to the National Youth Strategy.
• Dr Roman Moiseev (Pharmacy) is mentioned as a member of the Active Learning Network in an article on Times Higher Education about strategies for integrating AI into active learning.

Alumni:

• SeedQuest highlights Tom Yewbre’s appointment at NPZ UK who holds a BSc in Rural Environmental Science from 2007.