Reading in the news - Wed 6 Aug
06 August 2025
Hiroshima: Dr Jacqui Turner (History) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about Reading’s role helping to rebuild the library and ongoing relations with Hiroshima University after WWII. From our story: Hiroshima at 80: gifts reflect history’s darkest shadow
Food and farming:
- (from 54 mins) interviewed horticulturalist and Reading graduate Bunny Guinness on the value of allotments, and mentions Reading research on the nutritional value of fresh food.
Business and society:
- quotes Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) on why global rules of war are being ignored.
- mentions the campaign by University Chancellor Paul Lindley to encourage children to play outside.
Health and wellbeing:
- Professor Amanda Callaghan (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) is quoted by on avoiding mosquitos.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- (republished by , , and ) quotes Visiting Professor Liz Bentley (Meteorology) on the accuracy of weather forecasts.
- Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology) writes for (republished by the , , and ) explaining why the earth spun faster yesterday.
- , , and discuss Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) research on air turbulence and climate change.
- quotes Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) on Storm Floris. From our expert comment on Storm Floris.
- , , and features research by Jorge Avaria-Llautureo (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) about primate evolution. From our story: Early primates survived in cold, not tropical climates
Heritage and culture:
- mentions that Reading botanists identified plants for an art exhibition including Glastonbury hawthorn.
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- reports that the University is co-sponsor of a new all-party parliamentary group for the Thames Valley.
Other coverage:
- Dr Tan Wigenbach (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) contributed to an article in about the process of moving to the UK for skilled migrants, specifically academics.
- lists Reading among others in an article on Clearing.
Alumni:
- Stuart Henshall, an MBA from Henley Business School, was appointed the Chief Financial Officer of Brown and Cadwell, reports , , , , and .
- highlights that Avinash Krishnan, Director and CEO of conservation charity A Rocha India, has a Master's in Wildlife Management.
- Demeateide Samuel Heineken, son of a Nigerian Federal government minister, has graduated from Reading with a law degree, reports and .
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