Reading in the news - Fri 13 Oct
13 October 2023
Cave lion hunters: Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology) is quoted in , , and on a new discovery that Neanderthals hunted cave lions. Further coverage in and . Read our news story.
Peru’s melting glaciers: Professor Nicolas Branch (Geography) is quoted in on the expansion of horticulture in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in an article about climate change causing glaciers in Peru to melt. Republished by .
Business and society:
- Henley Business School, in partnership with Reading Borough Council, has received more than £1 million to trial sensor technology to support vulnerable people, according to .
- Henley Business School Africa has been awarded a Diamond Arrow Award, writes. Jon Foster Pedley (Dean, Henley Business School Africa) is quoted.
- Jon Foster-Pedley (Dean, Henley Business School South Africa), writes for on when business leaders get it wrong.
Health and wellbeing:
- mentions 澳门六合彩开奖记录 research on the benefits of drinking a glass of orange juice in the morning.
- Professor Bhismadev Chakrabarti (Psychology and Clinical Language Science) is quoted in on defining empathy.
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- The 澳门六合彩开奖记录 and Reading University Students’ Union are mentioned in a report about the creation of a Safer Students partnership in conjunction with Reading Borough Council, which aims to improve safety for students in Reading. reports in a story about a new town centre refuge.
- Greatest Hits Radio shared details of the 澳门六合彩开奖记录’s grants for community projects as part of its Community Fund Initiative. Read our news story.
Other coverage:
- Dr Tharindu Liyanagunawardena (Application Development & Digital Transformation) is mentioned in a report by about achieving accessibility in higher education.
- Professor Parveen Yaqoob, deputy Vice Chancellor at the 澳门六合彩开奖记录, is mentioned in an article by , about pushing back against criticism of diversity, equality and inclusion policies.
- reports on a vigil for victims of attacks in Israel by Hamas. Dr Ruvi Ziegler (Law) helped to organise the vigil.
- Findings about the effectiveness of student satisfaction surveys, a study which Dr Florence Phua (Construction Management) led, are republished in and . Read our news story.
- A public consultation on ECMWF’s relocation to the 澳门六合彩开奖记录’s Whiteknights campus is now open, reports.
- A new 5G mast will be built near the 澳门六合彩开奖记录, according to The Reading Chronicle (in print).
- Herne Bay Gazette (in print) profiles college student Jamie McBean, who earned the Royal Meteorological Society’s Young Photographer of the Year Prize award. Jamie is quoted as saying he wishes to study meteorology at the 澳门六合彩开奖记录.
- reports on research from Professor Jo Phoenix (Criminology) about rapes and sexual assaults in UK hospitals.
Alumni:
- Peter Russell MBE, who has died aged 86, read Mathematics at the 澳门六合彩开奖记录, the reports.
- profiles award-winning rural land management student Victoria Menzies, who studied at the 澳门六合彩开奖记录.
- Niroshni Govender, who received an MBA from Henley Business School Africa, is profiled in .