Reading in the news - Tue 1 Apr
01 April 2025

Business and society:
- and quote Dr Derek Whayman (Law) on the high financial stakes of a Supreme Court case on motor finance. From our story: Secret Fees case for motor industry - expert comment
- and highlights Simon Marx’s appointment as Head of Research at Redevco. He has previously held positions at Henley Business School.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- , , , and include comment from Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology), on how less reflective clouds are amplifying global warming. Republished by and .
Health and wellbeing:
- and feature research by Professor Netta Weinstein (Psychology) on how different types of silence affect romantic relationships.
Heritage and culture:
- lists Dr Sophie Heywood (Languages and Cultures) as part of the scientific committee for an international conference looking at children’s literature.
- reports on research by PhD student Ellen Green (Archaeology) on dog sacrifices in Roman rituals.
Other coverage:
- reports that researchers at the University found that higher intakes of pulses were linked to better nutrition and lower environmental impact in the UK population. From our news story: Time to Raise the Pulse of the UK diet
- features Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean of Henley Business School Africa, for a piece on how AI is changing how we teach and assess students.
- and highlight Masquerader, a punk band formed by University students who named the group to reflect their shared experience of impostor syndrome.
Alumni:
- reports that Tom Yewbrey, a 2007 University graduate, has been appointed to lead NPZ UK after serving as managing director at Senova.
- and highlights Michael Murray, who studied Investment & Finance Real Estate at the University, in the proposed election for the Supervisory Board at Hugo Boss.
- interviews Graham Lewis, Chief Officer for University Environments and Property at Cardiff Met. The article mentions he studied Construction Management, Engineering and Surveying at Reading.
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