Reading in the news - Wed 18 Oct
18 October 2023
Turning waste heat into energy: reports on 澳门六合彩开奖记录 research about new materials able to turn wasted heat into useful electricity more efficiently. Dr Paz Vaqueiro (Chemistry) is quoted. Read our news story.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- reports on PhD student, Chris Wyver’s study on how climate change is affecting bees and their role in transferring pollen. Read our news story.
- NASA has updated the ‘climate spiral’, originally created by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology). Professor Hawkins is quoted in an article by .
- Wokingham Today (in print) reports that The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts has submitted a planning application to move onto the 澳门六合彩开奖记录’s Whiteknights campus.
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- Wokingham Today and Reading Today (in print) mention that the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 has awarded funding to 18 community projects run by staff volunteers. Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort is quoted. Read our news story.
Food and farming:
- The 澳门六合彩开奖记录 calls for parents to join a study to help children eat their vegetables, reports.
Business and society:
- Dr Rory Jones (Construction Management and Engineering) is quoted in a story from Reading Today (in print) about a new government-funded research project to help make energy bills cheaper for small businesses. Read our news story.
- BBC Berkshire spoke to Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) about energy prices.
Other Coverage:
- mentions a study carried out by the University Reading and Royal Holloway, testing the effect of realistic levels of sulfoxaflor in the presence of common bee parasite.
- A study by the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 found that certain fungi, found in sink drains, can act as reservoirs for mould, reports.
- Dr Richard Blakemore (History) will be hosting a talk on the popular and enduring stories that surround the history of piracy: pirate codes and buried treasure, St Austell Voice (in print) mentions.
- An event hosted by the University named Café Théologique, looks at body image from a faith-led perspective, Reading Today (in print) writes.
Alumni:
- Author, Gerwyn Morgan, studied Geography and History at the University in the late 1950s, and reports.
- Vice President of Identity Project Management for Mitek, Gillian Channer, holds both an MBA and a Master of Science degree in coaching and behavioural change, reports. Also republished by , , , and .
- Samantha Atkinson, executive vice president and principal consultant at NSF, earned her BSc, MSc and PhD from the 澳门六合彩开奖记录, , , and report.