Reading in the news - Tue 19 Aug
19 August 2025
Best for business: “The Âé¶¹´«Ã½ is the best place to get a business degree in the UK, according to the 2026 edition of the Daily Mail University Guide,” writes and Reading secured the top spot for a second year running when the Guide was published last week. The University is also number one for Architecture.
Health and wellbeing:
- republished a article, written by Dr Chris Smith (Chemistry), about methanol poisoning. Republished by , , and various outlets.
- ITV Meridian, , BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Oxford and provide further coverage on research from Professor Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy (Pharmacy), into how flatworm brains react to human psychoactive drugs. From our story: Flatworms can replace rats for breakthrough brain studies
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- An on British heatwaves featured Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) discussing how climate change and heatwaves impact water resources (approx. 6:02 mins in). Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is also interviewed about adapting to extreme weather changes (approx. 12:36 mins in).
- Dr Deoras is also quoted by for a piece about wildfires in southern Europe.
- An article in on how flash floods are more likely to happen after long heatwaves links to a blog post by Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) and his experiment that shows how slowly water soaks into parched ground.
- Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted by (republished by ) on the different factors that contributed to record-breaking global temperatures in 2023.
- Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) featured on BBC Radio 4 to talk about climate change and other factors which increase flooding risks.
Business and society:
- Professor Paul Glaister (Mathematics and Statistics) wrote for on the concerns of young people’s maths skills, for those who do not study the subject after GCSEs.
- Professor Adrian Palmer’s (Henley Business School) article for about the influence technology has on overtourism is published in French.
Heritage and culture:
- mentions research from Dr Jorge Avaria-Llautureo (Evolutionary Biology), finding that primates evolved from cold climates, rather than tropical rainforests. From our story: Early primates survived in cold, not tropical climates
Other coverage:
- Professor Philip Beaman (Psychology) is quoted by on how AI can alter memories of photographed events.
- wrote about SANG maintenance fees the University receives from Shinfield residents.
- Broadcaster Masechaba Mposwa is set to speak on a panel at Henley Business School Africa, reports .
Alumni:
- Nomvula Zeldah Mabuza, who is an MBA candidate at Henley Business School Africa, wrote for and about the ICJ ruling on climate obligations.
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