Reading in the news - Wed 6 Mar
06 March 2024

Children’s mental health: reports on a new project led by childhood mental health researchers from the University. The ‘Resilience Rucksack’ project will see more than 1,000 Year 6 and 7 pupils in Berkshire and Oxfordshire receive a rucksack they will fill with specially designed wellbeing tools and resources. Professor Stella Chan (Psychology), who is leading the project, is quoted. Republished by , and . Read our news story.
Haiti crisis: Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) spoke to and on Haiti declaring a state of emergency. Read our news story.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) spoke to BBC 2’s Politics Live on the impact of the wettest winter in 130 years.
Health and wellbeing
- quotes Professor Netta Weinstein (Psychology) on her study about the benefits of solitude for a piece about solo holidays. Republished by and .
Food and farming:
- Professor Tom Oliver (Ecology) has joined the Science Council for the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), reports.
Other Coverage:
- mentions that the University of Bath’s Skin Biosciences group is collaborating with specialists, including Professor Adrian Williams (Pharmacy), to study topical formulation transformations using vitro data. Republished by , , , and many others.
- reports on a trip to the National Museum of Computing, and mentions an article spotted there about the ‘chaos machine’, a collaboration between the University and the Elektor Electronics lab team.
Alumni:
- Henriette Dræbye Rosenquist earned an MBA at Henley Business School, reports.
- Chief Executive Officer of MCCI, Daisy Kambalame, studied at the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé, reports.