Reading in the news - Thu 23 Jan
23 January 2025

Green leader scholarships: and Heart Radio Berkshire report that the 成人抖阴 is set to invest £34 million in scholarships aimed at supporting future sustainability leaders. From our story: Reading to invest £34m in green leader scholarships.
Health and wellbeing:
- quotes Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Nutrition) on the calling for the rebranding of McDonald’s Happy Meal due to concerns about its impact on mood and health. Republished by and .
Food and farming:
- features Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture), who noted that cow’s milk remains the preferred choice for 80% of the UK population. Republished by and .
Business and society:
- Professor Christine Riefa (Law) was mentioned in regarding the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s choice not to certify a collective action.
- reports that the 成人抖阴's Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism is conducting an online survey to map language use in the town.
- Dr Florence Phua (Construction Management and Engineering) writes in about the limitations of Western-derived equality, diversity, and inclusion frameworks in global construction.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- Increased flight turbulence, driven by rising wind speeds, is a direct consequence of air warming caused by carbon emissions, as highlighted by .
- includes comments from Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology), explaining that increased flight speeds due to strong Atlantic jet stream winds are a direct result of climate change. Republished by .
Other coverage:
- reported that the Government Property Agency has appointed Mace as the main contractor for its new weather centre located on the University's Whiteknights campus. From our story: Weather centre construction to begin on University campus.
- reports that the 成人抖阴 has opened a new £7 million community facility near Shinfield. From our story: New £7m community facility opens near Shinfield.
- reports that the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s first visit to London is being celebrated at St Bartholomew the Great, with a replica loaned by the University.
Alumni:
- highlights Dimitris Liolios, who holds an MBA from Henley Business School, as Danica’s new representative in Athens.
- reports that Aled Williams, who holds a BSc in Microbiology and Biochemistry from the 成人抖阴, has been appointed Chief Business Officer at Aravax.