Reading in the news - Mon 2 Sep
02 September 2024

Four day work week: cites a 2021 Henley Business School study, which estimates that UK businesses could save a combined £104 billion a year by adopting a four-day working week. Republished , .
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- features a column from Wokingham Borough Council leader Cllr Stephen Conway, who discusses the council’s Community Vision, which involves collaboration with the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- mentions a study by Professor Paul Williams and Mark Prosser (both Meteorology) about the increase in clear-turbulence due to climate change after a United Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing at a different destination following a bumpy flight. Republished by , , , , , , and more.
Health and wellbeing:
- quotes Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) who advises on the health implications of eating too many cucumbers.
Heritage and culture:
- Greatest Hits Radio and Heart Radio Berkshire reports that archaeologists have uncovered 20 intact Anglo-Saxon burials at an 8th-century monastery in Cookham. Read our news story. BBC Radio 4 interviews undergraduate student Jonathan Charmley about the excavations.
Business and society:
- reports that Henley Business School Africa partnered with the 2024 Huawei Women in Tech Digital Skills Training Programme. Republished by
Other coverage:
- quotes Professor Julia Waters (Modern Languages and Cultures) from the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé, discussing the impact that an 'inadequate' Ofsted rating had on her sister Ruth Perry, headteacher of Caversham Primary School.
- Dr Vincent Strong (Biomedical Sciences) is quoted by discussing a new study in which he trained a hydrogel to play the 1970s game Pong. Read our news story.
- reports that a recent article details how authors submitted AI-generated answers as part of entrance exams for a psychology degree at the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé, with the exam markers unaware of the AI involvement. Read our news story.
- highlights that Monty, who achieved the required grades on ‘A Level’ results day, will attend the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé to study agriculture with business.
- provides coverage of the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé website.
- The Henley Standard (in print) reports that over 50 members of the Men's Probus Club of Henley celebrated their 500th monthly meeting at Greenlands, the home of Henley Business School.
- reports that the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé is among the top universities inviting nominations for honorary doctorate awards.
Alumni:
reports that Robin, one of the founders of B&M, who studied business at the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé, is listed among the richest entrepreneurs under 42 in the Northwest.