Reading in the news - Fri 14 Nov

Waiting for Keanu: Actors Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves spoke to US radio station WNYC about their trip to the University’s Samuel Beckett Collection, meeting Emeritus Professor James Knowlson, to prepare for their roles in the new Broadway production of Waiting for Godot.

Storm Claudia: Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) spoke to Heart Radio about local flood warnings due to incoming Storm Claudia. Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire and Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) spoke to LBC News. From our expert comment on Storm Claudia.

Health and wellbeing:

• Lifeboat included comments from Professor Christos Pliatsikas (Centre for Literacy & Multilingualism) on a study which found learning a language benefits cognitive ageing.
• Nifty, Hindustan Times, Times Applaud, and Hackster (republished by DailyHunt) mentioned a study from Dr Katie Gray (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) into detecting AI-generated faces. From our story: Five minutes of training could help you spot fake AI faces

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Channel 4 News interviewed Dr Jess Neumann on the impacts of extreme rainfall and flooding.
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC South Today about how Envision Racing’s climate stripes car is starting conversations about climate change. From our story: Formula E accelerates climate conversations on campus
• New Civil Engineer quoted Professor Jacopo Torriti (Built Environment) on using small nuclear reactors for the British electricity grid.

Business and society:

• Leader featured a book by Dr Chris Dalton (Henley Business School) on the role of connectivity in leadership.
• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was quoted by The Tab on antisemitism on UK campuses.

Heritage and culture:

• TVOverMind featured a collection from The Museum of English Rural Life, which includes 200-year-old drawings of a chicken in trousers.
• Yahoo! News (Hong Kong) features exhibits from The MERL in an article on Jane Austen.

Other coverage:

• MBA (South Africa) reported on the ranking of Henley Business School Africa in the Financial Times Executive MBA list.
• Profit and StirilePro quoted Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) on the benefits of Board Education at the Envisia Future of Boards Awards 2025.
• NewsWise reported on the winners of the University-led PETS 2025 competition.

Alumni:

• MBA interviewed two Henley Business School Africa graduates: airline pilot Vuyo Wakaba and business strategist Phumzile Njoko.