Reading in the news - Mon 20 Mar
20 March 2023
Business and society:
- Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) wrote for on how to work on your business, and he is quoted by on the positive effects ofmeeting-free days in the workplace.
- Professor LucyNewton's (Henley Business School) article on on how Silicon Valley Bank's failure shows how regulators can help to repair the economy is republished by .
- Dr Miriam Marra (Henley Business School) wrote for on what comes next after the successful trial for the four-day working week.
#PlanetPartners:working with global partners to protect the environment
- The 's simple guide to climate change includes Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes. reposts.
- Professor HannahCloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by on how the 'mega-drought' that US southwestern states have experienced the past two decades can be broken.
- lists the University as a project partner of the UK's Pollinator Monitoring Scheme which aims to understand why insect populations are changing.
Food and farming:
- Shropshire Star (in print), South West Farmer (in print), Bridgnorth Journal (in print), Market Drayton Advertiser (in print), The Scottish Farmer (in print), and others mention a University study on how long milking heifers remained in their herds.
- Dr Andreas Karatzas (Food) is quoted by on how storing nuts in the fridgecan keep them fresh for longer.
Ukraine:
- Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) is quoted by on US military action collecting data for Ukraine.
Other Coverage:
- Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was interviewed by Times Radio on the legality of the UK's recent changes in migration and deportation law.
- Dr Dayn Sellayah (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the on the role that brown fat reserves play in keeping children warm in the cold. , , and repost.
- Professor Bhismadev Chakrabarti (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) is quoted by The Guardian (in ) on the difference between human and animal gut microbiomes.
- Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) is quoted by on the possibility of continued price rises despite a recent fall in inflation. reposts.
- Dr Manuela Gonzalez-Suarez's (Biological Sciences) research on the link between community size and brain size in various species was mentioned by various stations in the US including , , and .
- , The Observer (in print), and mention that the University's Students' Union hosts BBC Introducing events and names it as among the best free events to go to this spring.
- (and in print) writes an obituary for Professor Emeritus Jane Gardner (Classics) who was a pioneer of the study of women's lives and place in ancient society.
- mentions a University study on the annual number of small animals killed by cats.
- , Greatest Hits Radio, and BBC Radio Berkshire report on upcoming university industrial strike action.
- Professor MarkPagel (Biological Sciences) is quoted by on theories about why humans don't have fur.
- Professor GlennGibson (Food) is quoted by on the links between gut health and brain function.
- quotes Professor Parveen Yaqoob on attending a Loyal Address to King Charles III.
- BBC Radio Berkshire mentions the opportunities that Shinfield Studios will offer budding film makers.
- reports on the high quality of education delivered at the University's branch in Malaysia.
- reports on the University's endorsement of Reading College's new Creative Industries Skill Centre.
- Henley Standard (in print) reports that a choral concert will be hosted at the University's Great Hall to celebrate Easter.
- BBC Radio Berkshire aired music from an artist who performed at the University's Students' Union.
Alumni:
- reports on the appointment of Henley Business alumna, Helen Westby, as the Managing Director at BMW Group Ireland.
- Bury Free Press (in ) interview Reading alumnus, Hugh Crabtree, on his experience leading the musical ensemble, FeastofFiddles.
- Henley Standard (in ) publishes an obituary for University alumnus, Paul Davis,
- Pianist (in ) mentions that Nils Franke, an expert in pianist-composers, worked at the University.
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