Reading in the news - Fri 22 Nov
22 November 2024

ICC warrants: and interviewed Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) discussing the international legal aspects after arrest warrants were issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.
Business and society:
- reports that Professor Rhona Stainthorp (Education) received an honour for her contribution to literacy research. From our story: Education expert receives OBE from HRH Princess Anne.
- and report on a study by Dr Thomas Nyman (Psychology) on the accuracy of eyewitness identifications in a high-stress crime situation.
- and highlight research by Dr Holly Andrews (Henley Business School), explaining that corporate environments may favour psychopaths. From our public lecture: All toxic individuals are not created equal.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- features Dr Xiangbo Feng (Meteorology) commenting on the rarity of four tropical cyclones simultaneously in the western North Pacific.
- Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) was a keynote speaker at an aviation event in Dubai reports , , , and .
- Professor Nicolas Bellouin (Meteorology) tell that factory emissions can help make snow. From our story: Factories trigger local snowfall by freezing clouds.
- quotes Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) on the speeding up of global warming in the past 60 years.
- highlighted Reading’s role in the UKRI-funded CROCUS initiative to train environmental science leaders. From our story: New PhD centres support environmental sustainability studies
Other Coverage:
- Dr Tony Capstick (English Language and Applied Linguistics) was a speaker at a British Council conference on language assessment, New Directions East Asia 2024 reports , , , , , , and .
- The University Reclaim the Night march against gender-based violence starts at Reading Town Hall on 29 November .
- highlighted the Celebrate a Life Thames Valley remembrance event at the University Great Hall on 4 December.
- features former Reading archaeology academic Dr Ittai Gradel, who helped discover thefts from collections at the British Museum.
Alumni:
- reported that Agriculture graduate Beatrice Eyong, a Country Representative for UN WOMEN Nigeria, was inducted into the Realnews Hall of Fame.
- reports that food science graduate Sofia Antona was a finalist in its Rising Stars cooking competition.