Reading in the news - Mon 15 Apr

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

• BBC News reports on the University of Reading’s newly launched Charity of the Year scheme, and staff volunteering project, which will help support community charities and projects in the local area. Vice Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort, is quoted. Republished by Yahoo! News and Aol. BBC Radio Berkshire also reports, with a focus on staff volunteering. The Vice Chancellor also shared that following talks with the new owner of Reading prison, the University may have a presence there, Greatest Hits Radio reports. Professor Robert Van de Noort is quoted. Radio coverage is provided by Greatest Hits Radio. Read our story.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology reports that partners at the University Reading will present on the Indian Easterly Jet, which impacts variations in pre-monsoon weather.
• The Guardian mentions a report by the University about the impact of climate change on chardonnay grapes. PhD student, Alex Biss, is quoted. Republished by ExecReview and Yahoo! Finance. Read our story.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted by India Education Diary, providing insight on artificially injected aerosol particles in the atmosphere, offsetting climate warming.
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) discussed jet streams for WBTV-CLT (CBS), mentioning the rise in turbulence over the US and the North Atlantic from 1979-2020.

Food and Agriculture:

• Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture, Policy and Development) is quoted in The Telegraph, discussing plant-based milk alternatives. Republished by AOL and Yahoo! Life.

Business and Society:

• Dr Alison Bisset (Law) writes for OpinioJuris about the UN committee rights of the child and Russia’s deportation of Children from Ukraine.
• Full Fact quotes Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre and Television) on as little as 15 seconds of speech being used as training data by AI to identify speech patterns for cloning.
• A new book, edited by researchers at the University, is the first international collection to explore the overlooked role of women in publishing over the past 120 years, India Education Diary reports. Dr Nicola Wilson (English Literature) and Dr Sophie Heywood (Languages and Cultures) are quoted.
• A report from the University on the potential of a four day working week is shared and discussed by Investopedia.
• The School of Law at the University of Reading share information regarding ‘Operation Mirror’ in Portugal’s Alentejo region, The Organisation for World Peace reports.

Natural World:

• Continued coverage on the University’s study of how temperature affected the dimensions of ancient mammals and dinosaurs is provided by BBC Radio Berkshire. Dr Jacob Gardner (Biological Sciences) was featured. Read our story.

Other Coverage:

• India Education Diary shares the University of Reading’s rankings in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort, is quoted.
• Reading Today and Wokingham Today mention that the Reading Half Marathon passed through the University on its route.
• BBC Radio 4 Gardeners Question Time visited Harris Gardens, located at the University’s Whiteknights campus, and recorded an episode on campus.
• The Star reports on the University of Reading Malaysia, highlighting it’s value as a high quality education provider, and mentioning that students may have an opportunity to study in the UK.

Alumni:

• South Africa Today mentions that Mr Collen Mashawana earned a master’s degree from Henley Business School.