Reading in the news - Mon 2 Sep

Four day work week: The Independent cites a 2021 Henley Business School study, which estimates that UK businesses could save a combined £104 billion a year by adopting a four-day working week. Republished Aol, Yahoo! News.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university  

• Wokingham Today features a column from Wokingham Borough Council leader Cllr Stephen Conway, who discusses the council’s Community Vision, which involves collaboration with the University of Reading.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• The Guardian mentions a study by Professor Paul Williams and Mark Prosser (both Meteorology) about the increase in clear-turbulence due to climate change after a United Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing at a different destination following a bumpy flight. Republished by DNYUZ, Business Insider, Yahoo! News, MSN, AOL, LiveNowFox, Fox 5 New York and more.

Health and wellbeing:

• Raport quotes Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) who advises on the health implications of eating too many cucumbers.

Heritage and culture:

• Greatest Hits Radio and Heart Radio Berkshire reports that archaeologists have uncovered 20 intact Anglo-Saxon burials at an 8^th-century monastery in Cookham. Read our news story. BBC Radio 4 interviews undergraduate student Jonathan Charmley about the excavations.

Business and society:

• Izmu reports that Henley Business School Africa partnered with the 2024 Huawei Women in Tech Digital Skills Training Programme. Republished by techfinancials

Other coverage:

• The Guardian quotes Professor Julia Waters (Modern Languages and Cultures) from the University of Reading, discussing the impact that an 'inadequate' Ofsted rating had on her sister Ruth Perry, headteacher of Caversham Primary School.
• Dr Vincent Strong (Biomedical Sciences) is quoted by News Explorer discussing a new study in which he trained a hydrogel to play the 1970s game Pong. Read our news story.
• Actual News Magazine reports that a recent article details how authors submitted AI-generated answers as part of entrance exams for a psychology degree at the University of Reading, with the exam markers unaware of the AI involvement. Read our news story.
• Southeast Farmer highlights that Monty, who achieved the required grades on ‘A Level’ results day, will attend the University of Reading to study agriculture with business.
• Japan-PC provides coverage of the University of Reading website.
• The Henley Standard (in print) reports that over 50 members of the Men's Probus Club of Henley celebrated their 500th monthly meeting at Greenlands, the home of Henley Business School.
• Ahmedabad Mirror reports that the University of Reading is among the top universities inviting nominations for honorary doctorate awards.

Alumni:

Blackpool Gazette reports that Robin, one of the founders of B&M, who studied business at the University of Reading, is listed among the richest entrepreneurs under 42 in the Northwest.