Reading in the news - Thu 20 Jul
20 July 2023

Ancient hunters: A 300,000-year-old wooden stick is evidence that early humans were creating more sophisticated hunting tools than previously thought, a Reading team has found. Reports in the Daily Mirror (in print), , , The Times (in print), , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology) says the find shows a link to sophisticated woodworking skills that are still used today. Read our news story.
Culture and heritage:
- Juliette Waterman (Archaeology) spoke to BBC Berkshire on archaeological developments at Pompeii and Cookham, highlighting the upcoming open days at Cookham.
- , , report how Reading’s Armoured Heart sculpture got an international audience recently as Commonwealth nations head to Reading for a youth conference.
- report on a sold-out talk hosted by Professor Duncan Garrow (Archaeology).
- report that the new Natural History Museum’s logo has been designed to unite three sites, one including the new scientific facility at the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé's Thames Valley Science Park.
Business and society:
- Dr Ruvi Ziegler (Law) spoke to on the new UK law on illegal migration.
- Professor Rosa Freedman spoke to Singapore’s about cuts to UN food aid in Haiti.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology/Geography) is quoted in , , , , and on recent extreme weather, and was interviewed on BBC 5 Live, CNN, CBC News, and NBC News. She is quoted in the on naming heatwaves, and in , , , and Daily Record (in print) on the record breaking global heatwaves across three continents.
- BBC Radio 4, BBC Foyle, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Radio 2 quote Dr Deepa Senapathi (Agriculture) on the rate at which climate change and extreme heat is affecting nature.
- Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted in on how El Nino has weakened the Indian monsoon in July.
Other Coverage:
- reports how scientists from the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé found prebiotics may reduce the duration of respiratory symptoms and support gut health in athletes.
- Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Visiting Research Fellow, Vincenzo Raimo, is mentioned in as an editor for the book Student Recruitment Agents in International Higher Education.