Reading in the news - Mon 20 Oct

The Sunday Times reviews Dr Alanna Skuse’s (English Literature) “fun if gory” book The Surgeon, The Midwife, The Quack: How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England. From our story: Book reveals Renaissance England’s medical revolution

Heritage and culture:

• Professor Kate Williams (History) was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live about Prince Andrew renouncing his royal titles.
• Indian Defence Review quoted Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology) on an ancient wooden structure found in Zambia.
• BBC Radio Wiltshire mentioned a collaboration between the University and a theatre company on the importance of youth theatre in civic life.
• Corriere quoted Professor Andrew Mangham (English Literature) from a poetry reading held at the University.
• Radio X mentioned that The Museum of English Rural Life has a pair of wellies from Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis.

Business and society:

• Dr Velomahanina Razakamaharavo (Politics and International Relations was quoted by The Guardian (republished by Yahoo!News) about political protests in Madagascar.
• Poets and Quants quoted Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Business School Africa) about Henley Business School Africa joining the Future of Management Education Alliance.
• People Management quoted Dr Rebecca Yusuf (Henley Business School) on discrimination in the Metropolitan Police.
• Opinio Juris and International Law Observer report that Dr Saeed Bagheri (Law) will speak at the SLS International Law conference.
• Cyrfrowa and MSN highlighted comments from Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) on the benefits of four-day working weeks.
• Bangkok Business and Today Line featured research from Dr Linghe Lei (Henley Business School) on adapting leadership styles.
• Specification featured quotes from Victor Nicholls (Henley Business School) about The Housing Forum’s report for future town developments.
• Wonkhe mentioned Reading’s collaborations with the British Army by offering degrees in Leadership and Strategy.

Food and farming:

• Seed World and Ground News featured research into developing high-fibre white bread.
• 24Sata quoted Professor Parveen Yaqoob (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the history of Omega-3 research.
• Daisy Wood (Sustainable Land Management) wrote for Farmers Weekly about inclusion in farming.
• CocoaRadar featured Dr Fiona Lahive (Crop Science) on how climate change is affecting cocoa production.
• IAlimentar mentioned a study by Dr Stella Lignou (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on recycling labels. From our story: Consumer confusion still hindering recycling

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Techbriefs featured research from Professors Giles Harrison and Maarten Ambaum (both Meteorology) on an atmospheric ‘electrical heartbeat’ which affects cloud formation.
• Sustainable Switzerland included comments from Dr Paul-Arthur Monerie (Meteorology) about increasing rainfall in Africa.
• Polityka and Onet quoted Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on increased monsoon activity in the Himalayas.
• Daily Kos, RawStory, Tucson Sentinel, and others follow up on a CNN story on theories about weather now being looked at by the US government, quoting Professor Maarten Ambaum (Meteorology).

Other coverage:

• MSN featured research by Dr Chris Venditti (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) which found an evolutionary link between thumb and brain size. From our story: Primate thumbs and brains evolved hand-in-hand
• Yenicag featured Reading in a list of universities popular with Turkish international students.
• BBC Radio Berkshire highlighted the University’s Loddon Garden Village project as one of several proposed housing developments in Berkshire.

Alumni:

• Bermana Banking and Finance, New Straits Times, MalayMail, Newswav and several other outlets feature University of Reading Malaysia graduate S. Maheshwara, now manager of the Hindu ‘Glass Temple’ in Johor Bahru.
• EcommerceNews mentioned that Mona Akiki, New CPO for UNiDAYS, has a Coaching Certification from Henley Business School.
• Opera News featured lawyer and entrepreneur Layal Tinubu, who studied Law at Reading.
• Headtopics reported on an interview in the Liverpool Echo with Michael Murray, CEO of Frasers Group, which has opened two new stores in Liverpool.
• Cidade Verde profiled researcher Agenor de Sousa Martins, who studied Artificial Intelligence.
• Entrepreneur Ann Kaplan Mulholland, who studied at Henley Business School, has declared her home a micro-nation, reports The Telegraph (republished by Yahoo!News, AOL, and MSN).