Reading in the news - Thu 6 Jul
06 July 2023

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted in, , , and , reporting that future climate change will increase turbulence in clear skies. Read our news story.
- mentions the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé is part of an international project to improve community preparedness for tropical cyclone in Madagascar and Southern Africa. Professor Liz Stephens (Meteorology) is quoted. Read our news story.
- Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) is quoted in and other international outlets on the vast size of sunspots, which can be visible to the naked eye.
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- In his monthly column for y and , University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort, writes about the University being recognised as a University of Sanctuary. Read our news story.
- and report on the recent National Meadows Day celebration at Langley Mead, which included guided walks of the site’s 18 hectares. Nigel Frankland, from the University Estates team, is quoted.
- report that with the closure of St. Crispin’s Leisure Centre, members of Wokingham Squash Club have been advised to attend alternate sites, which includes the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé.
Food and farming:
- Professor Simon Potts, Dr Michael Garratt and Dr Tom Breeze (all Agriculture) co-wrote an article for on why there are fewer insects found on farms today, and what can be done to restore them.
- Professor Gunter Kuhnle’s (Food and Nutritional Sciences) article on the risks of aspartame is republished by and .
- Irish News (in print – request copy) quote Professor Glenn Gibson (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the potential benefits of postbiotics for our gut health.
- Professor Geoff Dixon (Agriculture, Policy and Development) writes for Hort Week, (in print – request copy) calling for a new policy on food inequality and the complications that arise from home production as well as industry production.
Business and society:
- mentions a report by Henley Business School, emphasising that businesses need to enhance the skills of their workforce, amidst post-pandemic challenges.
- features an article written by Dr Chris Dalton (Henley Business School) looking at resilience in management and leadership.
- Professor Lucy Newton and Professor Peter Scott (both Henley Business School) co-write a piece for on why banking giants are leaving Canary Wharf and heading back to the City.
- Professor David Pendleton (Henley Business School and co-chair of the Henley Business School NHS Symposium) co-wrote a letter to The Times (in print – request copy) on the future of the NHS. also features comments from Professor Pendleton.
- features comments from Professor Carmel Houston-Price (Psychology) on a new report looking into child nutrition.
Other Coverage:
- reports that letters and papers of writer Dorothy Edwards are held at the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé.
- Emeritus professor Richard Bradley (Archaeology) spoke to BBC Radio 4 about neolithic landscapes and their alignment with the sun.
- Comedian, author and broadcaster, Steve Allen, has written an article, published in Barking and Dagenham Post (print – request copy) and Mansfield Chad (print – request copy), on ley line energy at Glastonbury, mentioning research by Professor Roberta Gilchrist.
- XFM London mentioned an experiment involving the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé, which studied Clem Burke’s (drummer from Blondie) drumming and how this might help teenagers with autism.
- An article in references Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé research on a potential link between parabens and breast cancer.
Alumni:
- Rebecca Hull, who studied French and management at the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé, writes in for a profile piece on the beauty director at Harvey Nichols.
- Reading graduate, Timothy Parker, wrote and researched an article for about the environmental impact of the UK’s spaceport ventures, as part of an internship.
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