Reading in the news - Wed 4 Sep
04 September 2024

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- reports that the University will host an event for International Observe the Moon Night on 14 September, offering the public access to its telescopes and a series of talks celebrating the moon. Read our news story.
Heritage and culture:
- , and report on the University’s excavation at Cookham, which has uncovered additional Anglo-Saxon burials at the medieval monastery site. Read our news story.
- Dr Anna De Amicis and Dr Yi Wu (both Henley Business School) have co-written an article for about communities can protect their heritage in areas that are becoming gentrified.
- features the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé's Great Hall in the Heritage Open Days event programme.
Business and society:
- (Henley Business School) is quoted in an article about business schools encouraging women in the start-up scene.
- An about new tools to prevent AI being used for cheating, mentions research by the University which found that 94% of ChatGPT exam answers were not spotted by the people grading the exams.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- Dr Kieran Hunt (Meteorology) explains to the likely cause of heavy June rainfall in Delhi, which claimed 14 lives.
- features research by Dr James Ryalls and Visiting Professor Robbie Girling (Agriculture) on how air pollution reduces bee visits to flowers.
- features Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) discussing why June and July were cooler than average amidst overall global warming trends.
- reports on Forest Green Rovers’ new kit, which features the Climate Stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology). Republished by .
- highlights that the Climate Stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) feature in Leonardo Di Caprio’s new film ‘Ozi: Voice of the Forest’. Read our news story.
Health and wellbeing:
- highlights Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) discussing Harvard's study on ultra-processed foods and heart attack risk. Republished by and .
Other coverage:
- A profile piece on BusinessGreen with the COO of brewer Toast Ale mentions that the company partnered with the University through the Knowledge Transfer Centre.
- runs a story from this day in 1957, when the Wolfenden Report was first published. The report, produced by a committee chaired by Sir John Wolfenden, Vice-Chancellor of the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé, paved the way for the legalisation of homosexuality in the UK.
- covers the news that the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé's Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences has been awarded accreditation by the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG). Read our news story.
Alumni:
- features Shafiul Syed, the newly appointed Chief Executive of RoyalJet, who studied Business Administration at Henley Business School. Republished by , .
- Russell Shackleton, a risk management and corporate governance expert with an Executive MBA from Henley Business School, was featured in . Republished by .
- highlights Nesil Çalışkan, a Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé alumna, as the first Turkish MP of Northern Cypriot origin elected to the UK House of Commons.
- reports that Marc Jardine, who has an Executive MBA from Henley Business School, has been appointed Managing Director of RBC Royal Bank.
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