Reading in the news - Fri 14 Aug

Confirmation and Clearing:

ITV News Meridian spoke to Steve Minney (Director of Future Students, pictured) at Reading’s Confirmation and Clearing centre, as students picked up their A-levels results. BBC South interviewed Kathryn Whittington (Head of Admissions). Sussex World, Educate, Wokingham Today, Southwark News, Evesham Observer, Torbay Weekly, Devon Daily, Cambridge Independent, Basingstoke Gazette, Birkenhead News, and more than 50 other media outlets highlighted the successes of new students joining the University in September.

• To find our more about Clearing and degree courses available at the University of Reading, visit the University of Reading Clearing web pages.

British chocolate:

Master’s student Maha Khan (Agriculture, Policy and Development) spoke to BBC News, about her chocolate bar made from 100% British ingredients. Channel 5, The Independent, Particle News, Daily Mail, BBC Radio Suffolk , BBC Radio Jersey, Newswav, Head Topics, Europe Says, Inkl, and MSN, plus more than 100 online and 150 broadcast media provided further coverage. Professor Carol Wagstaff (Agrifood Futures) is quoted and spoke to Times Radio about climate change and the cocoa industry. From our story: First 100% British chocolate bar made since 1932

Heritage and culture:

• Professor Anne Lawrence-Mathers (History) was quoted by The i Paper (print) about the development of medieval beliefs about solar eclipses.
• Dr Apurba Chatterjee (History) wrote for The Conversation (republished by Tolerance) about 18^th century British paintings of Indian landscapes.
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentioned an upcoming concert at the University’s Great Hall.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) spoke to BBC News TV about Europe’s water resources as the heatwave and drought continues. BBC Radio Berkshire mentioned heatwave temperature recordings on campus. From our story: Reading records second hottest day in 118 years
• The Independent republished a Conversation article written by Dr Alastair Culham (Ecology) on taking care of plants during hosepipe bans.
• Custom Map Poster, Ekriti, In, Epikairo, Topontiki, and others republished an article from Euro News, quoting Dr Simone Varotto (Henley Business School) on the economic cost of the UK’s wildfires.
• 1019, BusinessWorld, Nestia, Phile News, Head Topics, Socialist Worker and others republished an article from Reuters, quoting Dr Xiangbo Feng (Meteorology) about Typhoon Dolphin.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was quoted by Detik, MediaKompeten, and Pelukis about Europe’s ongoing water level issues.
• Research finding that warmer temperatures affect how many passengers airplanes can carry was featured by AccuWeather. 
• BBC 1 reported on the recent solar eclipse event organised by Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology). From our expert comment: Solar eclipse: expert explains rarity and how to view it

Business and society:

• Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) wrote for Effective Governance Forum about Kent County Council’s efficiency strategy.
• Dr Naeema Pasha (Henley Business School) wrote for Insurance Edge about how businesses use AI.
• Research into problems returning to work after parental leave was mentioned by Business Reporter.

Alumni:

• ABR, EJN, Truck and Freight, and African Petrochemicals and Energy profiled Lerato Ntuli, Manager of Lanlaagte Terminal and Henley Business School graduate.
• Willem Strydom, who studied at Henley Business School, has been appointed Chief Technology Officer of LGT Wealth Management, reports Adviser Voice