Reading in the news - Thu 27 Jan
27 January 2023
#PlanetPartners:working with global partners to protect the environment
- Professor BillCollins (Meteorology) appears in and on the impact of wood burners on urban air pollution.
- Professor AndyTurner (Meteorology) is quoted by on the forecasting models that are predicting what El Nino conditions to expect from summer this year.
- PhD student Diana Giraldo Mendez, is quoted by on how El Nino conditions will continue to affect Latin America this year.
- Professor Martin Lukac (Agriculture) is quoted by on how Brexit may affect the Welsh countryside and future conservation efforts.
- An article co-authored by visiting research fellow, Angie Elwin, on on the tiger farming industry in South Africa is republished by
- Continued coverage of the University's findings that slower economic development and improved quality of life in Europe has led to rebounding grey wolf populations by . Dr Thomas Frederick Johnson, who led the study whilst based at Reading, is quoted. Read our news story.
Food and farming:
- mentions University research that suggests drinking champagne can aid in preventing dementia and Alzheimer's and improve heart health.
- r eports on the University's historical partnership with The Royal Agricultural College to offer an honours degree in Rural Land Management.
- mentions the University will be hosting the upcoming Maize Growers Association conference.
COVID-19:expert comment on the pandemic
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by LBC News Radio on whether the pandemic is officially over, following a World Health Organisation meeting.
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- Woodley and Earley Chronicle (in print) and report on a new community sport and leisure facilities consultation jointly hosted by the University and Shinfield Parish Council. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort is quoted on the University's part in shaping the future of Wokingham. Read our news story.
- mentions the University will take part in an upcoming meeting hosted by Wokingham Council on future plans for the borough.
Other Coverage:
- Professor Jo Phoenix (School of Law) was interviewed by Jeremy Kyle on Breakfast on Talk TV, which aired over Talk Radio, about the debate of arrangements for trans prisoners.
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by , , , , , , , and on how to reduce your risk of catching norovirus, as the UK experiences a sudden increase in winter cases.
- Emeritus Professor KenDark's discovery of the remains of a home under the Sisters of Nazareth Convent that could have belonged to Jesus Christ is mentioned by .
- Further coverage by Daily Gazette (in print) of University research on the effect that a teacher's tone of voice has on students' willingness to learn, connect, and cooperate. Read our news story.
- report that Professor Chris Bones, (Dean Emeritus at Henley Business School), will serve as a speaker during a conference on estate planning.
- and report that a team from the University competed in Brunel University's Badger Team Racing competition.
- lists the University among others to announce upcoming industrial strike action between February and March.
- reports Milpark Education won an award for digital learning, mentioning they were up against 'formidable' contenders, including Henley Business School.
- reports the University accredited the British Management University Foundation Programme.
- Talk Sport Radio includes a University professor in their Birthday Spread segment.
- BBC Wales mentions many anti-apartheid demonstrators from Reading University took part in the fight against racial injustice during a rugby match at Swansea University in 1969.
Alumni:
- The , , , , and mention that a Reading alumnus, Sean Howson, was issued during the pandemic for not wearing a face mask.
- , , and publish an obituary for Reading alumnus, historian, and painter, Anthony Day, who died at the age of 100.
- reports on the appointment of Henley Business School alumnus, Jon Hogan as the non-executive director of Together Personal Finance Limited.
- Lancaster Guardian (in print) publishes a segment written by a University graduate of the 90s about what it was like to live and study in Reading.
- reports on the appointment of Henley Business School alumnus, David Attenborough, as the non-executive director of the SkyCity board.
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