Reading in the news - Tue 1 Nov

01 November 2022

University of Reading appearing in news media including TV and radio

Life saved at the University:

• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed a man who suffered a heart attack at the University's Sports park.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Fortune, Yahoo!, and Business News report on the University's partnership with Beewise Technologies, World Bee Project, and Oracle for Research to enhance optimal bee pollination and save the world's bees.

• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) wrote an article for The Conversation about how climate protestors can use the UK's Public Order Bill to their advantage, and it is reposted by Foreign Affairs.

• Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on the University's collaborative research on how tree rings offer insight into historical radiation storms. Read our news story.

• Dr Helen Griffith (Geography) is quoted by Africa News and Africa Global Village on how extreme flooding in Africa is caused by climate change.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by Talk TV and Talk Radio about the safety and benefits of Covid vaccinations as a UK MP questions its protection.

• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Reuters on the European AstraZeneca vaccine suspensions.

Ukraine:

• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) is quoted by Ibanet on the United Nation's investigation of human rights abuses in Russia.

Other coverage:

• Dr Daphne Halikiopoulou (Politics) is quoted by Grid News on the global significant challenges to democracy that far-right authoritarians present.

• Haber Turk and Noticias Primeiramao mention Henley Business School's research on the benefits of the four-day workweek.

Alumni:

• Derbyshire Live, Essex Live, Teeside Live, Wales Online, and other regional outlets quote Reading graduate, Bronte King, on how students can combat homesickness whilst at University.

• Euro Transport and Company Insight report on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate, Jakob Wegge-Larsen, as the CFO of DB Schenker.

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