Reading in the news - Wed 29 Jan
29 January 2025

#UniForReading: working with the local community
- RDG.Today highlighted the University’s call for nominations for its annual Celebration of Volunteering Awards. From our story: University volunteer awards open for nominations
Business and society:
- Professor Simone Varotto (Henley Business School) wrote an article for Finance Derivative on how climate risk disclosures can impact stock market performance.
- Money Marketing and IFA Magazine reports on Dynamic Planner's launch of ‘Financial Personality Insights’ and mentions that the company’s ‘attitude to risk’ questionnaire was developed with Henley Business School.
- Growth Business highlights Henley Business School research showing businesses with a four-day week report higher employee happiness, fewer sick days, and £92 million in savings.
- Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean of Henley Business School Africa, wrote for Daily Maverick on how linear career paths are becoming obsolete, urging professionals to embrace flexibility and change.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- Bloomberg, New Scientist, Yahoo News, IFL Science, Natural History Museum, Oceanographic, and Science Daily report on a new study led by Professor Chris Merchant (Meteorology) on the rapid rate of ocean warming over the past four decades. Also featured in The Shillong Times, The Japan Times, NDTV, The Hans India, Envirolink, IBTimes India, Newsx, Whatsnew2day, Germanic News, Daily Gazette, KTBS, WFMZ, Zee News and outlets across the US and around the world, including US radio stations KGMI News, The Mighty 790 and WTOP2-DC. From our story: Ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s.
- A Mongabay article about the impact of Storm Éowyn mentions a Conversation article written by Professor Suzanne Gray and Dr Ambrogio Volonté (both Meteorology) on the same topic.
- The Jerusalem Post reports on the discovery of a rare dinosaur fossil that shows a bite mark by a crocodile-like creature. From our story: Rare pterosaur fossil reveals crocodilian bite 76m years ago.
- PhD student Theo Keeping (Meteorology) is quoted in DW, The Economic Times, Times of India and DNYUZ, highlighting that climate change is expected to increase drying effects across western and southern US, leading to greater risks of wildfires.
Other coverage:
- Professor Billy Wong (Institute of Education) and Lydia Fletcher, Research and Evaluation Manager at the University co-wrote an article for Times Higher Education on education interventions.
- Cong Xia Li (Languages and Cultures) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire (approx. 2 hours 48 mins in) about Lunar New Year, why the dates changes each year, the significance of the celebration and some of the traditions.
- The Reading Chronicle reports on a public meeting held over the weekend, ahead of the by-election in Winnersh.
- Essex Magazine highlighted the University of Reading among nearby education options for families moving to Willowbrook Park in Oxfordshire.
Alumni:
- Hampshire Life highlights Anthony Minghella's legacy, with the University of Reading's Department of Film, Theatre & Television named in his honour.
- Ghanaweb and Citinewsroom report that Dr Sharif Khalid, who has a PhD from Henley Business School, has been appointed as the Economic Policy Advisor to the Office of the Vice-President in Ghana.
- Feed Compounder (in print) reported that Premier Nutrition appointed Alex Wealleans as Commercial Nutritionist. She holds a PhD in animal nutrition from Reading and an MBA from Henley Business School.
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