Reading in the news - Thu 6 Feb
06 February 2025

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- reports that Professor Susanne Clausen (Art) presented a petition to Reading Borough Council to save a Reading arts space.
- features Dr Keith Arundale (Henley Business School) advocating for government investment in Reading’s growing tech hub.
Health and wellbeing:
- features Professor Philip Beaman (Psychology) on how songs become earworms.
- highlights a study by Dr Thomas Nyman (Psychology) on the limited effectiveness of digital wellbeing tools for people on therapy waiting lists.
Food and farming:
- reports on a project with Dr Elizabeth Rowe (Agri-Food Economics and Marketing) to investigate dual-purpose poultry breeds.
Business and society:
- and feature research from Henley Business School on the rapid expansion of cryptocurrency.
- features Dr Chris Dalton (Management Learning) discussing the potential of generative AI in business and its risks.
- Good meetings need a constructive devil’s advocate, writes Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) in .
- features Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) on the legality of US involvement in Gaza.
- marks Henley Business School Africa’s 2,000 graduates in 2024.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- features Reading University Boat Club’s efforts to be sustainable, after winning an environmental sustainability award at the British Rowing Awards.
- features Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) on the history of climate change impacts.
- reports on Reading research about climate change causing bumpier flights. Republished by , , , .
- reports that David Duarte Crespo, an undergraduate zoology student, has developed the Crespo scale of dangerous animals.
- , , highlight a warning from Professor Jon Robson (Meteorology) on the potential collapse of the Atlantic current that warms the British isles.
- In Professor Chris Hilson (Law) critiques the UK's reliance on unproven technology to mitigate Heathrow's climate impact.
- quotes Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on pre-summer temperatures in Telangana .
- Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Sciences) was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live on investment in flood defences. BBC Radio Oxford and BBC Radio Berkshire spoke to Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology).
Culture and heritage:
- features Eimear McBride, mentioning being Creative Fellow with the Beckett Research Centre at Reading.
Alumni:
- , The Times, , , publish obituaries for Welsh author Gwen Watkins, who studied English literature at Reading.
- highlights former MPs, including Penny Mordaunt, campaigning in Winnersh for Conservative candidate Nick Kilby ahead of a council by-election.
- highlights musician Simon Attwell’s journey from Freshlyground to pursuing an MBA at Henley Business School Africa, inspired by Henley MBA graduate Barry van Zyl.
- highlights Gorete Figueira (Henley Business School) a professional executive and leadership coach.
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