Reading in the news - Mon 5 Feb

New exhibition: ‘Becoming Roman: Silchester, a Town of Change’, which opens this week in Basingstoke, is the result of excavations and research led by the University of Reading over decades. Professor Michael Fulford (Archaeology) is quoted by BBC News, Yahoo! News and Basingstoke Gazette (in print) and appeared on BBC Berkshire and BBC 1 South. Read our news story.

Business and society:

• BBC World Service Radio spoke to Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) on an international legal appeal by Ukraine calling for Russia to end its invasion.
• Kyriaki Noussia (Law) and Stanislava Nedeva (Law) contributed to a study on AI-integrated digital watermarks for Digit News and Tech Times.  

Culture and heritage:

• Visiting Professor Matthew Nicholls (Classics) discusses ancient travel in Metro. Republished by MSN and Knews.Media.
• The Guardian Weekly (in print) mentions Professor Martin Bell’s (Archaeology) excavation of mussel shells.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university  

• In Your Area reports that the University has partnered with Sanctuary Strikers, a refugee football team.
• Reading Today mentions that the energy regulator of Ofgem met with green energy and community project leaders at the University. Read the Staff Portal news story.

Food and farming:

• Women’s Stuff and MenStuff mention Reading research finding that healthier foods can make you happier.
• The Vegetable Famer (in print) mentions that the AAB Horticultural Quality and Food Loss Specialist Group are organising an event at the University of Reading.

Alumni:

• Lawyer Zoe Rose studied law at the University, Oxfordshire Living (in print) mentions.
• GlobeNewswire reports that Russell Shackleton holds an Executive MBA from Henley Business School. Republished by Yahoo! Finance, News R
• Bella Naija reports that Bruce Oshakuade holds a degree and master’s degree from the University of Reading.
• Starbroke News and Kaieteur News share an obituary for the writer, Lakshmi Persaud, who completed a postgraduate Diploma in Education from the University.