Reading in the news - Thu 5 Feb

IPCC: The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort, wrote a column for Reading Today (print) about the upcoming IPCC workshops being held on campus next week. More info in our story: Major IPCC workshops bring diverse climate voices to Reading

Business and society:

• Emeritus Professor Timothy Dixon (Built Environment) wrote an article for The Conversation (republished by Evening Report, Sight Magazine, Informed Comment and Tolerance) about plans to rebuild Gaza.
• Professor Niaz Asadullah (Economics) was quoted by Daily Prothom, The Financial Express, BDNews24, RTV News, Daily Observer and other outlets about voter opinions of upcoming Bangladeshi elections.
• Digital Information World republished an article written in The Conversation by Dr Katie Gray (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) on police use of facial recognition technology.
• Coole Suggesties mentioned Reading research into how comfortable silence benefits relationships.
• The Country Today provided further coverage of a meeting between Reading and BRAC University in Bangladesh to explore collaboration opportunities.
• The Examiner mentioned Henley Business School research into the benefits of four-day working weeks.
• Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Business School Africa) wrote for Currency on what India’s traffic can teach us about management.

Heritage and culture:

• The Sun, World of Software, The Reading Chronicle (print), and Ekhbary quoted Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology) on her research into prehistoric wooden tools. From our story: Earliest evidence of wooden tools used by humans
• Professor Rachel Mairs (Classics) was quoted by Smithsonian Magazine on the 19^th century colonisation of Central Asia.
• The Past mentioned an exhibition at The Museum of English Rural Life on landscape architect Brenda Colvin.

Health and wellbeing:

• Medscape quoted Professor Ciara McCabe (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) in response to a study on HRT and depression.
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) was quoted by Travel Tomorrow about bacteria in reusable bottles.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• ClimateKIC listed Reading as a partner institution for their climate change education programme.
• Reflections quoted Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on India’s extreme floods last summer.

Alumni:

• Cyprus Business News reported that Accounting and Finance graduate Thelma Papadopoulou has been appointed Head of Accounting at the Mall of Cyprus and Engomi.
• Lorraine Audsley, who studied Finance, has been appointed President and CEO of Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation, reports TMX Newsfile and Wallstreet Online (republished by Yahoo News, Finanz Nachrichten, Central Charts, Bizwire Express and various outlets).