Reading in the news - Wed 13 May

Business and society:

• Dr Tahir Mahmood Azad (Politics and International Relations) was quoted by Tribune about changes to global military spending.  
• Dr Anna Jackman (Geography) co-wrote an article for The Conversation (republished by Tolerance) about the first Amazon drone delivery. 
• Financial Intelligence provided further coverage of a recent talk from Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) at the Future of Governance International Conference. 
• Comments from Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) about the benefits of four-day working weeks were highlighted by People Management. 
• A talk from Mads Weddell-Wedellsborg (Henley Business School) on relocation from conflict in the Middle East was featured by Health and Protection (republished by Europe Says). 
• GBM mentioned a study about detecting AI-generated essays. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Professor Bernd Vogel (Henley Business School) about Labour MPs calling for Keir Starmer’s resignation. 

Health and wellbeing:

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about how lifestyle impacts aging, with other quotes in Rumah. 

Food and farming:

• Dr Tom Staton (Agri-Food Economics) featured in an episode of FarmGate Podcast (republished by 8 Point 9) discussing the ongoing agricultural Pathways Project. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Climate stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) were mentioned by Uparty Popular. 
• Science Daily reported on research from Dr Jamie Thompson (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) into the rapid evolution of cacti. From our story: The cactus on your desk is an evolution speed machine 
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about how choosing more carbon-neutral travel options. 

Heritage and culture:

• Surrey World and 50 Plus reported on an upcoming talk from Professor Kate Williams (History) at Kew Gardens’ Live Podcasts and Picnics. 
• A discovery made by Dr Thomas Clements (Biological Sciences) about a 300-million-year-old fossil was featured by Indian Defence Review.  

Other coverage: 

• New Milton Advertiser reported on the inquest into the death of Reading student Cian Everett. 
• A report by Savills highlighted how the evolution of the University’s estate, quoting Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice-Chancellor. 

Alumni:

• Reading graduate Sofia Vasiliou has been listed by Politis as a parliamentary candidate for Volt.