Reading in the news - Thu 15 Feb

UK music scene: Professor Matthew Worley (History) discusses how the low-cost-of-living in the 1970s allowed punk to emerge in an article for NME about the threat the UK’s rental crisis poses to its music scene. Republished by Jaun Baba News.

The Line: Professor John Connaughton (Construction Management and Engineering) discusses Saudi Arabia’s 110-mile-long city (known as ‘The Line’) and its impact on the environment for the Daily Star. 

Air quality: Marta O’Brien (Technical Services) is quoted by BBC News, discussing the improvement of air quality in areas in Wokingham. Republished by Yahoo! News.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university  

• A competition run by the University, Just Imagine If, is offering sustainability entrepreneurs the chance to win up to £100k. Reading.co.uk reports. Read our news story.  

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) discusses the effects of human-caused climate change and deforestation of the Amazon rainforest for CNN. Republished by ABC17 News, Yahoo! News, MSN, 9News and other news outlets like 7News Boston.   
• BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Radio Lincolnshire mention the University of Reading when discussing careers in Meteorology. 

Health and wellbeing:

• The Independent quotes Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Science) on why consumers shouldn’t worry about eating ultra-processed foods if they have a balanced diet. Republished by Offalylive and The Irish News.
• WPIX-TV reports on research by the University on champagne potentially having health benefits.

Other Coverage:

• GOV.UK reports on the planning permission granted to develop a new headquarters for the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts at the University.
• Reading Today reports that the University won the ‘Putting Reading on the Map’ award at the Pride of Reading awards in 2023.

Alumni:

• Germán Arce Zapata, President of the Trust Association for the National Trade Council of Colombia, holds a master’s from the University, PR Newswire, Market Screener, Chase, The Vicksburg Post, Shelby Country Reporter, Austin Daily Herald and other news outlets like BNN and Morning Star reports.

Ollie Sirrell

Communications Officer, Corporate Communications, University of Reading

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