Reading in the news - Wed 5 Nov

Curriculum changes: Expert commentary on the government’s plans for changes to the English curriculum from Professor Suzanne Graham (Education), who spoke to LBC about government plans to scrap the English Baccalaureate, and Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology), whose comments on climate education are featured in Insider Media and UK Times.

Loddon Garden Village: BBC News, BBC Radio Berkshire, UK Property Forums, Reading Chronicle, Greatest Hits Radio (and broadcast) and Bracknell News (republished by Yahoo!News and World News) report on the submission of the University’s Loddon Garden Village planning application.

Royal Society report: Regius Professor Keith Shine (Meteorology) and Professor Laura Wilcox (Meteorology) co-authored a Royal Society report into the potential impacts of solar radiation modification. The study was reported on by The Guardian, The Telegraph,and The Times (republished by AOL and ArchyNewsy).

Food and farming:

Handel Extra reported on a 0-100 scale developed by Professor Richard Bennett (Agriculture), measuring the price of food with better animal welfare. From our story: UK shoppers would pay billions more for high-welfare meat

Footprint mentioned the University’s partnership with Waitrose to help farmers tackle climate change with regenerative farming techniques.

News.de mentioned research into walnuts.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

Times of India quoted Professor Andrew Turner (Meteorology) on how changes to air quality impact India’s rainfall.

Business and society:

Robin Brooker (Law) was quoted by Forschung & Lehre about using AI in scientific research. 

Financial Intelligence and Romania Insider reported on the Gala Future of Boards 2025, highlighting the work of Directorship graduates at Henley Business School.

Sandton, SA Lifestyle, Byteseu, and Gauteng highlighted the All Africa Business Leaders Awards 2025 held in partnership with Henley Business School Africa.

Heritage and culture:

Dr Alanna Skuse (English Literature) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about her new book on medicine in Renaissance England. From our story: Book reveals Renaissance England’s medical revolution

Dr Richard Blakemore was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire about the 1688 Battle of Reading.

Sciences et Avenir, News Directory, and Interesting Engineering provided further coverage of research from Dr Brian Pickles (Ecology) which describes a new method of discovering dinosaur fossils. From our story: Lichens and drones reveal dinosaur bones

Good News Indonesia quoted Professor Gerry Leonidas (Typography and Graphic Communication) on the history of the @ symbol.

Professor Matthew Worley (History) wrote for The New World about the UK’s political rock concerts in the 1970s.

Other coverage:

Greatest Hits Radio featured a domestic abuse conference taking place on campus, which is opening with a play written by Professor Amanda Millmore (Law). From our story: Domestic abuse drama to open campus law conference

Brand Times and Punch mentioned that Visiting Fellow Steve Babaeko (Henley Business School) is the new Vice President and Area Director of IAA, with quotes featured by Brandcom in response to Trump’s comments on Nigeria.

Reading Today highlighted the upcoming Candlelight Concert taking place at the University’s Great Hall.

Alumni:

Phaedros Pantelides, Business and Economics graduate, wrote for FXStreet about the value of gold.