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Reading in the news- Tue 26 May

26 May 2026

University of Reading appearing in news media including TV and radio

Regius Professor appointed: Professor Hannah Cloke, recently appointed Regius Professor in Meteorology and Climate Science, (Meteorology) spoke to Financial Times, Sky News, BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Wales, BBC Radio 5, and BBC 1 South about the UK’s bank holiday heatwave. Watch Regius Professor Hannah Cloke discuss the heatwave on Instagram. From our story: New Regius Professor puts people at heart of climate debate

Bank holiday record heat:

 

Health and wellbeing:

 

Food and farming:

 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

  • Professor Liz Stephens (Meteorology) was quoted by Riaupa Morning on the impact of a potential El Niño event.

  • DHN and VOI quoted Dr Louise Johnson (Evolutionary Biology) on a study claiming to be incubating extinct bird eggs.

  • Research from PhD researcher Rosie Mammatt (Meteorology) into the accuracy of weather prediction apps was mentioned by The Guardian (republished by Inkl).

  • Come-on, Kreisbote, Offenbach Post, Echo24, Meine Anzeigenzeitung, and others featured research by Dr Jorge Avaria-Llautureo (Evolutionary Biology) into how climate change impacts seabird migration. From our story: Seabird world shrinks as oceans warm

  • A study involving PhD student Dorothy Heinrich (Meteorology) on increased rainfall in the Philippines was featured by Manila Bulletin.

  • Professor Jon Robson (Meteorology) was quoted by Daily Express (republished by MSN and Newspoint) on how changes to ocean currents can impact food security.

  • CBC Radio One, Travel, and InDaily highlighted a study by Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) linking climate change and air turbulence. From our story: Turbulent flights to continue as warming world shakes skies

  • Dr Thomas Clements (Biological Sciences) spoke to BBC Radio 5 and BBC Radio Berkshire (replayed by various broadcasts) about a new species of octopus that has been discovered. A discovery made by Dr Clements about a 300-million-year-old fossil was featured by The Pulse.

  • Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) was quoted by The Times of India (republished by MSN) about an approaching monsoon season.
 

Business and society:

  • University College Dublin and University of Porto listed Henley Business School as a partner for research into the benefits of four-day working weeks, with comments from Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) on the topic featured by People and Sahabat (republished by AOL, MSN, and Yahoo News).

  • Professor Kate Williams (History) featured in an episode of BBC’s The History Hour (from 0:10:24, replayed by various US broadcasts) to discuss the attraction of royal scandals.

  • Professor Kate Williams also spoke to BBC Radio 4 about perceptions of Cleopatra. 

  • Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) was quoted by The Chosun, Epoch Times, and Maeil Business (republished by MSN) about the legality of the US and Israel keeping military targets near civilian areas.

  • Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice-Chancellor, was mentioned in an article by Times Higher Education on changes to EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces. Centre for Crime and Justice Studies quoted Professor Jo Phoenix (Law) on the topic.

  • Apa Khabar TV quoted Dr Chan Hui Yun (University of Reading Malaysia) on trust and governance with AI use.
 

Heritage and culture:

 

Other coverage:

  • Cheryl Yalden, Technical Services Manager of Reading’s Bioresource Unit, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire (replayed by BBC Radio Oxford) about the number of research procedures carried out on animals in the past year at Reading, highlighting upcoming an talk on the topic. From our story: Animal procedures by Reading scientists down in 2025

  • The Museum of English Rural Life was highlighted by BBC News (republished by AOL) as a recommended place to visit over the recent bank holiday.

  • Dawn mentioned that a font created by PhD student Abeera Kamran (typography) was used in a recently published Urdu alphabet book.

  • During the University’s community festival, Honda offered free motorcycle training sessions, reports Superbike News, All Newsletter, Italiano Enduro, and Visor Down.
 

Alumni:

  • Insider Media reported that Estate Investment and Finance graduate Hamer Boot has been appointed Managing Director at HBD.

  • Kyriaki Christodoulou, who studied Quantity Surveying, has been awarded the CBN Young Dragon Award, reports In Business News.

  • Managing Director of Magnet Plus Patrick Masterson, who has an MBA from Henley Business School, was interviewed by Think Business.

  • NowutydzieÅ„ mentioned Reading graduate and Ecologist Paul Goriup.

  • Image (republished by Head Topics) listed Sarah Byrne, Henley Business School graduate and Director of Agency at Google, as a winner of the Image Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026.

  • Schön interviewed Singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka, who studied Artificial Intelligence.
 

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