Reading in the news - Mon 20 Mar

Business and society:

• Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) wrote for Forbes on how to work on your business, and he is quoted by Daily Magazine on the positive effects ofmeeting-free days in the workplace.
• Professor LucyNewton's (Henley Business School) article on The Conversation on how Silicon Valley Bank's failure shows how regulators can help to repair the economy is republished by The Print.
• Dr Miriam Marra (Henley Business School) wrote for The Conversation on what comes next after the successful trial for the four-day working week. 

#PlanetPartners:working with global partners to protect the environment

• The BBC's simple guide to climate change includes Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes. Yahoo! reposts.
• Professor HannahCloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by News Week on how the 'mega-drought' that US southwestern states have experienced the past two decades can be broken. 
• JNCC lists the University as a project partner of the UK's Pollinator Monitoring Scheme which aims to understand why insect populations are changing.

Food and farming:

• Shropshire Star (in print), South West Farmer (in print), Bridgnorth Journal (in print), Market Drayton Advertiser (in print), The Scottish Farmer (in print), and others mention a University study on how long milking heifers remained in their herds.
• Dr Andreas Karatzas (Food) is quoted by The West Australian on how storing nuts in the fridgecan keep them fresh for longer.

Ukraine:

• Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) is quoted by Kompas on US military action collecting data for Ukraine.

Other Coverage:

• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was interviewed by Times Radio on the legality of the UK's recent changes in migration and deportation law.
• Dr Dayn Sellayah (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the Daily Mail on the role that brown fat reserves play in keeping children warm in the cold. Mogaz News, Express Digest, and Express Informer repost.
• Professor Bhismadev Chakrabarti (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) is quoted by The Guardian (in print) on the difference between human and animal gut microbiomes. 
• Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) is quoted by Express on the possibility of continued price rises despite a recent fall in inflation. MSN reposts.
• Dr Manuela Gonzalez-Suarez's (Biological Sciences) research on the link between community size and brain size in various species was mentioned by various stations in the US including Texas Public Radio, WSHU-FM, and KPCC-FM.
• The Guardian, The Observer (in print), and Yahoo! mention that the University's Students' Union hosts BBC Introducing events and names it as among the best free events to go to this spring. 
• The Times (and in print) writes an obituary for Professor Emeritus Jane Gardner (Classics) who was a pioneer of the study of women's lives and place in ancient society. 
• The Times mentions a University study on the annual number of small animals killed by cats.
• Metro, Greatest Hits Radio, and BBC Radio Berkshire report on upcoming university industrial strike action.
• Professor MarkPagel (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Explorers Web on theories about why humans don't have fur.
• Professor GlennGibson (Food) is quoted by Yours on the links between gut health and brain function.
• Wokingham Today quotes Professor Parveen Yaqoob on attending a Loyal Address to King Charles III. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentions the opportunities that Shinfield Studios will offer budding film makers.
• The Star reports on the high quality of education delivered at the University's branch in Malaysia. 
• FE News reports on the University's endorsement of Reading College's new Creative Industries Skill Centre.
• Henley Standard (in print) reports that a choral concert will be hosted at the University's Great Hall to celebrate Easter.
• BBC Radio Berkshire aired music from an artist who performed at the University's Students' Union.

Alumni:

• Complete Car reports on the appointment of Henley Business alumna, Helen Westby, as the Managing Director at BMW Group Ireland. 
• Bury Free Press (in print) interview Reading alumnus, Hugh Crabtree, on his experience leading the musical ensemble, FeastofFiddles. 
• Henley Standard (in print) publishes an obituary for University alumnus, Paul Davis, 
• Pianist (in print) mentions that Nils Franke, an expert in pianist-composers, worked at the University.