Reading in the news - Tue 7 Oct

Storm (in a teacup): Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) was quoted by The Sun about Storm Amy, with further comments featured in The Daily Mail, which also quotes Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) about how the very low air pressure affected the boiling point of water – and hence the quality of tea. From our story: Weather experts discover new effect of storm - in a teacup 

Heritage and culture:

• The National Archives and Reading Today reported on research from Professor Adrian Bell (Henley Business School), which is making public a 490-year-old survey commissioned by Henry VIII. From our story: Henry VIII’s ‘Tudor Domesday Book’ to open to the public 

Business and society:

• VegNews and Newz9 quoted Professor Chris Hilson (Law) on the 2025 EAT-Lancet report. From our expert comment: ‘Fair food vital for tackling health and climate change’ 
• Dr Alexander Gilder (Law) was interviewed by Deutsche Welle TV on the legality of Israeli forces intercepting an aid flotilla headed for Gaza.  
• Prospects mentioned a paper from Henley Business School which looked at the number of UK adults who have ‘side hustles’. 
• PhD student Lisa Barclay (Henley Business School) was quoted by Benefits Expert about neurodiversity in the workplace. 
• MyScience mentioned mentoring sessions from Professor Uma Kambhampati (Economics), as part of the Generation Delta programme.  

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Henley Standard mentioned local weather recordings from the University. 
• Talker News (republished by The Mercury and Indiana Statesman) quoted Professor Paul Williams and Dr Jonny Williams (both Meteorology) about their research into climate change’s impact on airport noise. From our story: Airports will get noisier as Earth gets warmer 
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) was quoted by India Today (republished by Daily Hunt) about the causes of India’s unusual October weather. 

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

• The Reading Chronicle and Wokingham Today (republished by Yahoo!News) reported on the University’s scheme to improve Reading’s green space accessibility. From our story: Work begins on £1m biodiversity project in Shinfield 
• Wokingham Today highlighted newly built sports facilities funded by the University in Shinfield.  

Other coverage:

• CPG quoted Dr Alan Buckle (Biomedical Sciences) about growing poison resistance in rats. 
• Professor Billy Wong (Education) was quoted by Prospects about how extra-curricular activities boosts academic performance. 

Alumni:

• NewsDay listed Reading alumni as attendees for the Art Writing Workshop from ARAK Collection in Zimbabwe. 
• Nomvula Zeldah Mabuza, MBA candidate at Henley Business School Africa, wrote for Personal Finance (republished by MSN and African News Agency) about the development of a gas plant in South Africa. 
• Fred Conijn, Henley Business School graduate, wrote for Accountant Week about data-driven companies. 
• Typeface designers Kaja Słojewska and Paul Hanslow both have a Masters in Type Design from Reading, reports Communication Arts.