Reading in the news - Thu 14 Sep
14 September 2023

Storm Daniel: Various global news outlets, including (00:03:55), BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC 2 England, (Republished by , ), , , and feature Professor Liz Stephens (Meteorology) on Storm Daniel, which has hit Libya. Professor Suzanne Gray (Meteorology) is also quoted in , , and in many other new outlets on the storm. Read our news story.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) will be a judge for ESA’s latest competition to showcase climate data visualisation talent, reports.
- BBC Berkshire reports that experts from the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé found that Saturday the 9th of September was the latest date of the year to have become the hottest day of the year. Also reported on by . Read our news story.
- mention a recent paper in iScience by Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology), which measured the electric charge of swarms of bees.
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- The Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé have provided a modular sports pavilion, in partnership with Shinfield Parish Council, Public Sector Building (in print) mentions.
Food and farming:
- British Dairying (in print) mention results from the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé show that a ReguSmart 27 (A high dry matter liquid feed) could reduce crude protein.
Business and society:
- BBC Oxford spoke to Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) on the survival of smaller businesses on the high street.
- Dr Nadeem Khan (Governance, policy and leadership) believes that multi-level engagement is becoming vital for CEO’s, mentions.
Other Coverage:
- Heart Thames Valley reported that the Vice Chancellor at the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé is calling for maintenance loans to increase, in line with inflation.
- Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald (in print) reports on the recent archaeological excavation of a Neolithic monument. Dr Darko Maricevic is quoted on the excavation.
Alumni:
- Authors, Adam Pope and Clare Barkworth, who earned their MPhil and MSc from the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé and are set to publish a book named ‘Trees of Zambia’, reports.
- Tomas Jones was interviewed on BBC Wales, detailing how to identify and prevent the spread of potentially invasive plant species.
- Steve Babaeko was conferred with ‘Visiting Fellow’ honours at Henley Business School, reports.
- Farming Monthly National (in print) writes that Malla Hovi, alumni student at the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé, found for farmers who were trying to reduce antibiotic usage, homeopathy was effective.