Reading in the news - Tue 30 Aug

Anglo-Saxon monastery: Further coverage on ITV Meridian and in print by The National Geographic and Daily Magazine of the exploration of an 8th-century monastery, which may have been an important trading hub. Lead archaeologist Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) is quoted by Medievalists, India Education Diary, Berkshire Live, BBC Radio Berkshire, and Heart Radio Berkshire on the findings. A Reading archaeology student who took part in the dig was also interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire. Read our news story.

Daydreaming: Further coverage by Daily Mail (and in print), Mail+, Daily Star Sunday (in print), News Break, Academy Radio FM, BBC Radio Kent, and BBC Radio Cumbria of Reading research on the benefits and importance of letting your mind wander.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Liz Stephens (Meteorology) is quoted by The Guardian (and in print), Yahoo!, Pehal News, and News Break on the Pakistan monsoon and increasingly severe global flooding.
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted by Express on the possibility of reaching 1.5 degrees global temperature rise far sooner than expected.
• Further coverage of Dr Rob Thompson's (Meteorology) viral online video which shows how droughts impact how the ground absorbs water by Yahoo! and Naiz.
• The Breeze Radio reports on Reading research showing hay yields will decrease due to climate change. Read our news story.
• Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) is quoted by The Free Press Journal on climate change's impact on extreme weather.
• GBC News reports on the collaborative development of a carbon emissions tracker by two students at the University.

Other Coverage:

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the Daily Mail, The News Amed, Express Digest, News Groove, News Break, Hero Mag, and Today UK News on the transmissibility of bird flu. 
• In an interview with The Times (and in print), historian Lucy Worsley mentions her father lectured at Reading.
• Professor Glenn Gibson (Food) is quoted by Irish Mail on a Sunday (in print) on the accuracy of stool samples to determine the presence of gut bacteria.
• The Breeze Radio reports on the record number of undergraduate students recruited by Reading this month. Read our news story.
• Wood Zog publishes an article by Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) on starting your own business. 
• Further coverage of research led by Dr David Field (Psychology) on the benefits of Vitamin B6 for mental health by Zaker, Psy Post, Wood Zog, Archy Newsy, and Hero Mag. Read our news story.
• Public News Time, News Break, My Droll, and Today UK News mention Henley Business School's research on the benefits of a four-day workweek.  
• The Reading Chronicle and Opera News report on another unauthorised encampment on campus, as well as another at a Reading school.
• The Guardian NG reports on Henley Business School's partnership with the Lagos State Government to provide training for young people in the creative industry.  
• Food Navigator reports on ongoing collaborative University research on the potential use of fava beans in store-bought bread to increase protein content. 
• British Caribbean News reports on the Making Waves Award that University student Ashley Gooden was awarded for her outstanding contributions to the field of education.
• New Telegraph and Punch report on the collaboration between Lagos State Government, the University and others to upscale the creative industry for the sustainable development of tourism.
• Bristol World mentions Reading’s appearance in the final of the last series of the BBC’s University Challenge in an article on Bristol competing in the forthcoming series. Read our news story.

Alumni:

• Sun News Online, This Day Live, Nigerian News Direct, World Stage, Tech Economy, Nairametrics, Real News, and Leadership report on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate Abiola Bolaji as the managing director of Skye Bank. 
• Pachodo, The East African, and Sudan News Gazette report on the appointment of Reading graduate Johnny Ohisa Damian as the governor of central bank. 
• News Cision and Tanalys report on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate Madeleine Skoglund as the CFO of Calmark.  
• Jamaica Observer reports on the career of Reading graduate Tracey-Ann Creary in real estate.
• News 24 interviews Henley Business School graduate and writer Tendayi Nyeke on convincing Disney of the demand for African sci-fi.
• New Valley News reports on the career of Reading graduate, British Army worker, and author, Robert Kershaw.