Reading in the news - Wed 17 May
17 May 2023
Film skills: A new initiative between the University, Shinfield Studios, and Slough-based Resource Productions to develop a local pool of production crew talent has won funding from the BFI. Dr Shweta Ghosh (Film, Theatre, and Television) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire. and also report, with further coverage expected. Read our news story.
#PlanetPartners:working with global partners to protect the environment
- Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology/Geography) wrote an article for on UK drought and flooding, also published in .
- Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted by and on the "huge increase" in hate comments and climate-denier tweets that he, and many other climate scientists, have received on Twitter.
- PhD student IsabelSmith (Meteorology) is quoted by and on how air turbulence will increase due to global warming.
- continued coverage of the University's upcoming research with Dr James O’Donoghue, currently of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, to find out why Saturn’srings are eroding.Read our news story.
- A grant secured by the University which will fund the decarbonisation of Whitenight Campus's heating system is reported by . Read our news story.
Business and society:
- Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) wrote an opinion piece for on the UK civil service.
- Professor Keiichi Nakata (Henley Business School) is quoted by on how to determine if work has been done by AI.
- reports on the Semicolon Techpreneurship programme, mentioning teaching from Henley Business School Africa is included in the course.
- mentions previous Henley Business School research on productivity in the workplace.
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- and report on the grand opening of Manor Ground pavilion and pitch, and mention it was developed by the University alongside the council. The opening will be commemorated with a friendly game between the University and Shinfield Cricket Club.
- Continued coverage of the unveiling of The Armoured Heart by , commissioned through a partnership with the University, to mark knife crime awareness week.
- mentions a communitymeeting between the University, local residents, and council to improve Wokingham's infrastructure for sustainable travel.
Food and farming:
- and report on the launch of the University's See and Eat book collection, based on Professor CarmelHouston-Price's (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) findings that picture books encourage children to eat more vegetables.
Other Coverage:
- BBC Radio Guernsey mention the University's findings that the words "I", "we", "who" and the numbers one through three are amongst the oldest words in all Indo-European languages.
- Dr Mark Shanahan (formerly Politics), whose son Rory died by suicide while studying at Sheffield, was quoted by the , and before speaking in Parliament, calling for universities to have a legal duty of care for student welfare.
- and report on an upcoming chaplaincy talk to be given in collaboration with the University.
- and list the University as a customer of Pareto.
- and mention that comedian, Ricky Gervais, worked as a gardener at the University in the past.
Alumni:
- , , and over one-hundred , write a review for a book by Reading alumna, Sophie Scenic-Daniels.
- , , , , , , , , , and others report on the appointment of Henley Business School alumnus, Eliot Forster as chairperson of Ochre Bio's board of directors.
- and reports that Henley Business School alumna, has been selected as top leadership coach of the year by the International Association of Top Professionals.
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