Reading in the news - Mon 6 Oct

Storm Amy: Newsflash provided further quotes from Dr Oscar Martinez-Alvarado (Meteorology) and Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) about the incoming Storm Amy. Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) was quoted by The Daily Mail about how household water is being affected. From our experts: Storm Amy could become a ‘weather bomb’

Providing sanctuary: Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice Chancellor, wrote for Wokingham Today about the stories of three Ukrainian students.

#SpaceStars: celebrating Reading’s stellar space science

• Forbes featured quotes from Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology) on the International Observe the Moon Night event which took place at Reading, with BBC Radio Berkshire providing a review of the event.

Health and wellbeing:

• Dr Atta Naqvi (Pharmacy) was quoted in The I Paper (republished by MSN) about how menopause can affect sleep.
• The Telegraph (republished by Yahoo! News) mentioned a 2015 University study into how people are affected by uncertainty.
• News24 highlighted Reading research which found impacts of parental anxiety on children.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Windsor Express and Slough Express included comments from Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice Chancellor, about how riverside communities are affected by increasingly extreme weather.
• Ethical Marketing News reported on research involving the University into how climate change could reduce the UK’s GDP.
• The Times quoted Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) about the history of people recording rainfall in the UK.
• IDR highlighted research from PhD student Joana Medeiros and Professor Paul Williams (both Meteorology), finding increased air turbulence due to climate change. From our story: Turbulent flights to continue as warming world shakes skies
• Cumhuriyet, MyLondon and The Daily Star (print) mentioned research from Dr Jonny Williams and Professor Paul Williams (both Meteorology) into climate change worsening airport noise pollution. From our story: Airports will get noisier as Earth gets warmer

Business and society:

• The Philadelphia Inquirer featured comments from Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre and Television) about AI actor Tilly Norwood.
• Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) co-wrote an article for Board Agenda about gender equality in leadership roles.
• Association of MBAs reported that Henley Business School Africa has joined the Future of Management Education Alliance.

Heritage and culture:

• Hiru News featured the Threaded Heritage exhibition, showcasing Sri Lankan crafts, which visited the University.
• Greek Reporter highlighted Reading research into the dating of The Iliad.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

• InsiderMedia highlighted the University in an article discussing Reading’s growth.

Other coverage:

• The Reading Chronicle mentioned increased police patrols during Reading freshers’ week.
• UKPropertyForums featured the Henley Business School students who were shortlisted for The BerksProp Awards 2025.

Alumni:

• TrikkiPress highlighted Politics graduate and journalist Nikos Vatopoulos.
• SA Flyer profiled MBA candidate and pilot Philile Mdletshe.
• Outlook mentioned that the CEO of Fortune Institute of International Business, Professor Radhika Shrivastava, is a doctoral candidate at Henley Business School.
• The Sun, Wales Online, The Daily Record, Birmingham Mail, Gloucestershire Live (republished by MSN) and several global outlets reported on the death of Georgia Taylor, who studied Business and Marketing at Reading.
• The Guardian (republished by Tigers Media and Inkl) provided an obituary for tennis player Ivan Ronaldson, who studied Economics and Accounting.
• Borsen profiled CEO of Pura Futura, and Henley Business School MBA graduate, Jorn Rosenlund.
• Kristin Darby, CIO for the State of Tennessee and Henley Business School graduate was listed by Women We Admire for the Top 50 Women Leaders of Tennessee.