Reading in the news - Mon 20 Jan
20 January 2025

Business and society:
- and feature comments from Dr Melissa Carr (Henley Business School), who highlights the need for better support for junior managers as organisations work to create inclusive environments.
- highlights the 成人抖阴 Malaysia as the first international branch campus in Malaysia to offer a fully accredited law degree.
- Ben Chester Cheong, Visiting Fellow at the University, writes for discussing Singapore’s new Workplace Fairness legislation.
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- reports on an air quality event hosted at the University in early January, quoting PhD student Marta O’Brien (Geography), who helped run the event. From our story: Air quality experiments teach school pupils about pollution
- University research, led by PhD researcher Juliette Waterman (Archaeology), which has found that medieval birds of prey, like red kites, relied heavily on human food waste is reported by and . From our story: Ancient birds of prey lived off menu of medieval waste
- republishes a article discussing the 2024 global temperature record, which features a temperature map produced by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology).
- A article about solar farms features comment from Dr Sam Mudie, from the University's Sustainability and Decarbonisation team. Republished by and .
- reports on clear air turbulence, highlighting studies by Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) that indicate a 50% increase in turbulence incidents due to climate change.
Heritage and culture:
- , , , , , and republish an article highlighting research by Dr Peter Bray (Archaeology), which involved analysing the metals used in a Roman gladiator’s helmet.
- reports a study conducted by PhD student Ellen Green (Archaeology) on a unique discovery at an ancient Roman quarry— a dog’s penis bone painted red suggests it may have been used in fertility-related rituals.
Other coverage:
- writes that Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking to work with schools and teachers to use a new tool that helps to better understand pupils’ support needs. The article mentions that the trust is working with the University to evaluate the benefits of this new tool.
- An article about the Reading Half Marathon mentions that the route goes through the University’s Whiteknights campus.
- reports on the 成人抖阴’s Felix Scholarships, which offer financial aid to Indian nationals with a first-class bachelor’s degree who are pursuing Master’s or PhD programmes at the University.
- A column by the leader of Wokingham Council, published in , highlights the Council’s approach to maximising impact through partnerships with local organisations, including the University.
Alumni:
- Siyabonga Dyosiba, the NHBRC’s new CIO, who holds a postgraduate diploma in management practice from Henley Business School.
- and report that Johnson Oware has been appointed Deputy MD at CalBank PLC. He holds a Diploma in Public-Private Partnership from the 成人抖阴.
- reports that Darryl Erasmus has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of South African Tourism. Erasmus is nearing completion of a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies from Henley Business School.
- reports that Fidelity Bank Plc has announced fresh appointments to its board, including Sufiyanu Ibrahim Garba, who holds an MSc in International Banking, Investment, and Securities from Henley Business School.
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