Reading in the news - Tue 20 May

World Bee Day: A report for Bee:Wild by Professor Simon Potts, Dr Deepa Senapathi and Dr Charlotte Howard (Agriculture) on new threats to pollinators is covered in the Guardian, The Independent, MSN, Yahoo! News, AOL, Daily Star, Times Radio, Reading Today and Greatest Hits Radio (and on Greatest Hits news bulletins). Global coverage included International Tribune, Mirage News, Environment and Development (Lebanon), Watson.de (Germany), Fruchthandel (Germany), ORF (Austria), Epirus online and Lifo (Greece), and SBS News (Australia).

From our story: Bees facing new threats, putting our survival and theirs at risk

Business and society:

• Workplace Insight, AOL, HR Portal (Hungary)  report on Henley Business School research on AI in the workplace. From our story: Workers feeling optimistic but overwhelmed when it comes to AI
• Mortgage Solutions quotes Melissa Carr (Henley Business School) speaking on how equality, diversity and inclusion supports innovation at work.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• MSN Ireland reports that Reading researchers found a dinosaur fossil with preserved skin in Canada.
• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Marta O'Brien (Geography and Environmental Science) on how air pollution disproportionately affects lower-income families.
• Buzz Bin quotes Dr Robert Lee (Meteorology) in a feature on AI weather forecasts.

#UniforReading: how we support our region

• BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Kent and BBC Radio Dorset highlight the University of Reading's “lovely” community festival, with live performances from university bands and local performers.

Other Coverage:

• Times Higher Education quotes Professor James Walker (Henley Business School) on how the UK government’s immigration plans might affect early career researchers coming to the UK.
• BBC Radio Leeds mentions Reading research on how eating walnuts can help your memory.
• ArabTimesToday highlights Reading’s involvement in Bahrain’s first university fair.
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentions the Sex Pistols played at Reading University in May 1976 to an audience of 20 people.

Alumni:

• Forbes Online profiles Vivien Wong, who studied Economics at Reading before working at Barclays and founding Little Moons, now a $66 million mochi empire.
• Asaase Radio (Ghana) reports that Paul Bugingo, who studied Law, has joined the board of Africa Prosperity Network.