Reading in the news - Thu 8 Jun

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• The Guardian, Yahoo!, Inkl, and BBC Radio 4 report on Professor Simon Potts' (Agriculture) response to a government enquiry on insect decline which took place yesterday. Read our news story.
• Visiting Professor Liz Bentley (Meteorology) was interviewed by Times Radio on the heatwave expected this weekend. 
• Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes have been gifted to the Pope this World Environment Day (5 June) and have helped the Pope to discuss the climate emergency, report Greatest Hits Radio. 
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted by Times of India on the number of cyclones that have formed over the Arabian Sea since 1979, and by Times of India on the delay of monsoon weather over Kerala.
• An article by PYPI on cartographic rendering features Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes. 
• A grant secured by the University to help decarbonise the Whiteknights campus energy centre is reported by CIBSE Journal (in print). Read our news story. 

Business and society:

• Professor Uma Kambhampati (Economics) was interviewed on the Marginal Babble Podcast on Indian indentured labour, its links to modern slavery, and the economics affecting India in the current day.
• Professor Mark Casson (Economics) was interviewed on the Marginal Babble Podcast, answering the question "Did nationalism help the rail industry?"
• Dr Ruvi Ziegler (Law) is quoted by EU Political Report on a campaign he co-lead to establish overseas constituencies for UK citizens living abroad.
• Asian Voice reports on what Professor Yinshan Tang (Henley Business School) discussed as a speaker at a recent conference on peace that was held in the Houses of Parliament. 
• Mediarun Search mentions Dr Rita Fontinha's (Henley Business School) collaborative findings that the Portuguese workforce works more than 40 hours per week on average.  

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university  

• Matt Tebbit (Head of Catering and Bars) is quoted by RDG Today on the success of the University's Neck of the Woods Festival which took place on 26-27 May.
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentions the University's partnership with Coach Bright to provide free tutoring to students in Reading.

Health and wellbeing: 

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) wrote an article for The Conversation on a study he co-authored, which found flavanols, a micronutrient found in tea, berries and apples, have a positive effect on memory. Salon and Foreign Affairs repost.

Other Coverage:

• Jon Foster-Pedley (Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa) has written an article for Daily Maverick about the Henley Business School Africa’s performance in the Financial Times’ global rankings of executive education. He also has comments featured in Leader, MBA, and Head Topics. 
• Jon Foster-Pedley (Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa) and Mamodise Mailula (Henley Business School Africa) are quoted by MBA on how Henley Business School Africa provides family-friendly courses.
• Professor Neil Crosby (Henley Business School) gave a seminar presentation on his collaborative findings on "Approaches for Prudent Property Valuations across Europe" on the 1st of June, IPF reports.
• Yusuf Essack (Henley Business School Africa) wrote an article on how Henley Africa offers flexible payment plans to financially support MBA applicants. It is published by MBA.
• Frettens mentions a SESCA seminar and conference will be held at the University in September. 

Alumni:

• Mubasher reports on the appointment of University alumnus, Abdulaziz Hatem Al Juffali, as a member of the Board of Directors at Saudi Cement Company.