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Reading in the news - Wed 12 April

12 April 2023

University of Reading appearing in news media including TV and radio

Evidence that the rich are over-consuming water hints at wealth inequality as a significant source of urban water crises. Professor Hannah Cloke’s team carried out research, which is reported widely, including in The Guardian (and in print), Daily Mail (via Press Association), msn, Shropshire Star (in print), Express and Star (in print), Morning Star (and in print), TIME, Yahoo!, Firstpost, Inside Climate News, My Droll, Globe Echo, News Deal, AFED, MDR, Euronews, IDW, and many more. Read our news story.

Health and wellbeing:

Business and society:

  • University of Reading archaeology work on Glastonbury Abbey (Professor Roberta Gilchrist) is mentioned in articles from the Mail on Sunday (and in print), Mail+, Express Informer, Express Digest, Public News Time,Big World Tale, on whether Jesus ever visited the Westcountry. Read our news story. The app that Professor Gilchrist was involved in developing was mentioned in the Wells Journal (in print) and on BBC Radio Somerset.
  • Professor Kate Williams (History) has been named as a patron of the 25th Fowey Festival of Arts. Western Morning News (in print).
  • An article co-authored by Professor Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) about excavations in Lyminge, Kent, appears in British Archaeology (in print).
  • Current Archaeology (in print) reviews a book by Professor Michael Fulford (Archaeology), about the University’s excavations at Little London, a site near Silchester.
  • Also in Current Archaeology (in print), reproduced by The Past, discussion of the latest findings from Lowbury Hill (mentions Summer Courts and Professor Amy Smith, who have worked on this investigation). Read our news story.
  • Dr Christopher Burke will be speaking at a conference on Jan Tschichold’s typography. Ndion.
  • Archynewsy and Teller Report quote Professor Anne Lawrence-Mathers on the link between volcanic eruptions and lunar eclipses, in the Middle Ages.
  • Berkshire Live discusses Montem Mound in Slough, which University of Reading archeaologists identified as an Anglo Saxon monument.
  • Spiked mention attacks against Professor Rosa Freedman (Law), following her comments about gender self-identification.
  • Time.News, Bull Frag, and The Science Times mention Professor Jane Setter’s article on why accents change, for The Conversation.
  • Pro-Vice Chancellor, Professor Peter Miskell is quoted in a Times (and in print) article about hedging risks in the film industry.
  • The Cantarell typeface family was created as a project for the University of Reading’s MA Typeface Design degree, reports Design Your Way.
  • Research from Henley Business School supports the move many organisations are making towards more flexible working. Firstpost reports.
  • Wokingham Today (in print) reports that a group of apprentices from Nokia will join Henley Business School leadership programmes.
  • Reuters: In an article about newly proposed anti-LGBT legislation in Uganda, A 2014 study by researchers at the University of Reading found former British colonies were “overwhelmingly more likely to have laws that criminalise homosexuality” is mentioned.
  • Henley Business School is shortlisted for ‘Student Body of the Year’ in the 2023 PQ Magazine Awards.
  • MBA.co.za reports on the new John Madejski Centre for Reputation Africa, which recently launched in Cape Town. They also report on the new Henley Centre for Leadership Africa.
  • A book, co-authored by Professor Michael Biddis (History), is reviewed by a user on Medium.com.
  • The University of Reading is mentioned in a Screen Daily article about the UK’s film sector training landscape.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

  • Professor Hannah Cloke is interviewed on a new BBC Radio 4 series called ‘Troubled Water’.
  • Dr Jon Robson is quoted on changes to the the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which is a factor in the melting of arctic ice. Investor Ideas. Read our news story.
  • The Sun, Archynewsy, Mahalsa, and the Oman Observer quote Professor Paul Williams on the increase in turbulence during air travel, which is down to climate change. KMUW, Baltimore Business Journal, Alaska Public Media, LAist, and others also report. Read our expert comment from Isabel Smith.
  • Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography and Environmental Science) was on a panel that heard climate pledges from teams of local school children. Reported on Alok Sharma MP’s website.
  • Dagens Nyheter reports on the risk of flooding when it rains after a drought, citing Dr Rob Thompson’s video that went viral on Twitter, last summer.
  • Reading today quotes Dr Stephen Burt on recordings that show Reading has had an extremely dry February, followed by an unusually wet March.

Food and farming:

  • Matt Tebbit (Head of Bars and Dining) is quoted by The Universities Catering Organisation (in print) on the latest developments in catering at the University. Dr Sam Mudie (Energy Officer) is also interviewed (in print) about sustainability in our catering services. And there is mention (in print) of a new electric food service vehicle being produced by Sysco in Great Britain, which will bear Ed Hawkins’ climate stripes design.
  • A new composite sorghum flour is an outcome of collaboration between ICRISAT and the University of Reading. This aims to improve the nutritional quality and sustainability of products traditionally made with all wheat flour. Daily Trust, African News Agency, report.
  • The Cyprus Mail reproduces an article for The Conversation by Professors Gunter Kuhnle and Keshavan Niranjin. Tinned and frozen foods can be very nutritious and a good option compared to fresh, where we are seeing shortages.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

  • The local community has come out in support of developing new sports facilities, community gardens, and green spaces in Shinfield Parish. Wokingham Today (in print).
  • Vice Chancellor, Professor Robert Van der Noort, promotes the University’s community festival in his regular column for Wokingham Today (and in print).
  • A community history group heard from visiting Professor Richard Hoyle speak about the history of Windsor Forest in the 17th century. The event was promoted in Reading Today (in print).
  • Professor Gianluca Marcarto is mentioned as one of the judges in a commercial property awards, reported on by the Basingstoke Gazette (in print).
  • Wokingham Choral Society had their spring concert in the University’s Great Hall, reports Wokingham Today.
  • BBC Radio Berkshire mention live music at the University on 18 April, as well as a new band called ‘The Stretch’. They also feature University of Reading student musician, Eva Thompson.
  • A Reading half marathon runner says he loves running through the University and that’s where his family stand to cheer him on. BBC Radio Berkshire. The history of the half marathon is discussed in the Reading Chronicle, including mention that the first ever race started and finished at the University, in 1983.
  • The South Chiltern Choral Society concert in the University’s Great Hall is reviewed by the Henley Standard and Newbury Weekly News (in print).
  • A new cycle route along Shinfield Road, between Christchurch Green and Shinfield Rise will link south Reading and the Royal Berkshire Hospital, the University of Reading and Reading town centre. Reading Chronicle and Knowledia report criticisms of the new route from local residents.
  • Councillor Stephen Conway writes in Wokingham Today about recent public consultations that included the University.
  • Seed Talks are bringing their neuroscience of ADHD talk to the University, reports Wokingham Today.

Other coverage:

Alumni

  • An interviewee on BBC Radio 4 mentions that they studied agriculture at the University.
  • Sarah Markham, who holds a coaching qualification from Henley Business School, is on a mission to tackle workplace stress. News by wire (press release), Business Mondays.
  • Alumnus, Richard Mattison writes for Financial Planning Today, on new pension limits.
  • Property consultancy, Allsop announce Reading alumna, Alice Keogh, to their team. Property Magazine.
  • Mendix has appointed Finbar James Brown, who holds qualifications from the University of Reading and Henley Business School, to the newly-created role of country lead for Australia and New Zealand and head of enterprise sales for ANZ, India, and SEA. IT Wire.
  • Henley Business School MBA graduate Frank Larsen is promoted to Chief Commercial Officer at Signagelive. Rave Pubs, Invidis.
  • Royal Gazette discusses the future of Bermuda’s oldest funeral home, which is owned and run by a Reading alumna
  • Renaldo Santosa was appointed as a Director at Annona Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Japfa Ltd, in 2022, reports Archynewsy, Head Topics.
  • A former University of Reading student sadly died while swimming in the sea. West Briton (in print).
  • Lifo speaks to journalist and Reading alumnus, Nikos Vatopoulos, about the Athens area with its special street layout, neoclassical buildings and Pikionis Park.
  • GMB Weather presenter, Laura Tobin, met her husband while studying at the University, according to The Sun.
  • Jonathan Oates, who holds a PhD from the University, apologises for leaving anonymous one-star reviews on an author’s books, The Sunday Times (in print), msn, UK Daily News, LADBible report..
 

 

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