Reading in the news - Mon 27 Jan
27 January 2025

Sustainability scholars: The University’s undergraduate scholarship scheme to support sustainability leaders of the future is featured by , , , and . From our story: Reading to invest £34m in green leader scholarships.
Pterosaur for tea: (National Public Radio, feeding multiple stations in the US) interviewed Dr Brian Pickles (Biological Sciences). Also reported by (syndicated extensively), , , , From our story: Rare pterosaur fossil reveals crocodilian bite 76m years ago.
成人抖阴 Malaysia:
- quotes Professor May Tan-Mullins, Provost of 成人抖阴 Malaysia, on the role of the British Council in supporting UK universities overseas.
- features an advertorial for studying at UoRM.
Storm Eowyn:
- Professor Suzanne Gray (Meteorology) is quoted in the , , and appeared on ’s The World At One and . Clips used on BBC Radio in Berkshire, Derby, Oxford, Nottingham, Leicester and again on .
- and affiliates quoted Dr Ambrogio Volonté (Meteorology) on the formation of the storm, and was interviewed live by and . Quotes in . Dr Volonte and Professor Gray wrote an article on the storm for which also appeared in
- PhD student Dorothy Heinrich (Meteorology) was interviewed on .
Food, farming and health:
- mentions a talk by Professor Carol Wagstaff (Food) on regenerative farming with Waitrose and Leaf.
- Inside the Factory featuring gut microbiologist Dr Gemma Walton (Food) was repeated on .
- Professor Ian Jones is quoted by fact check on claims about covid-19 in South Korea.
Business and society:
- Professor Holly Joseph (Education) spoke to about a survey into bilingualism in Reading.
- interviewed Professor Steve Musson (Geography) on the strength of Reading’s economy.
- highlights a Henley Business School report on the benefits of town centre regeneration in Bracknell.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- highlights a 2024 study on marine heating by Reading climate researchers Dr Till Kuhlbrodt, Dr Ranjini Swaminathan and Dr Thomas Wilder. From our story: Unprecedented ocean heating shows risks of world 3°C warmer.
- Clips from an interview with Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) were used by about the cancelation of the Thames Valley flood scheme.
- reports on a University project exploring district heating systems. From our story: Reading tests plan for community heat network in £5.7m study
- Dr Juliette Waterman (Geography and Environmental Sciences) spoke to about her research into the diets of birds of prey in the past.
Heritage and culture:
- Dr Samuel Agbamu’s (Classics) article in on Elon Musk’s ‘Roman salute’ is used by Conversation USA and highlighted by the Conversation .
- Dr Dominic Lees wrote for on the voice cloning backlash against Oscar-hopeful movie The Brutalist. Syndicated to (Singapore).
- and (Denmark) quotes PhD student Ellen Green (Archaeology) on the discovery of a Roman dog penis bone, found in London.
- History Today (in print) has a book review by Dr Richard Blakemore (History) on ‘The Price of Victory: A Naval History of Britain 1815-1945’ by N. A. M. Rogers.
#UniForReading: contributing to the community
- Art charity Jelly is involved in an exhibition ‘All Roads: Migration Stories’ at the MERL, reported on Friday (and ). Read about .
- University scientists are supporting Reading Borough Council’s clean air initiative, report the and .
Other coverage:
- (Bermuda) reports that Najee Pitt-Clarke scored eight tries against Sussex University in women’s rugby.