Reading in the news - Tue 20 May
20 May 2025
World Bee Day: A report for Bee:Wild by Professor Simon Potts, Dr Deepa Senapathi and Dr Charlotte Howard (Agriculture) on new threats to pollinators is covered in the , , , , AOL, Daily Star, Times Radio, and Greatest Hits Radio (and on Greatest Hits news bulletins). Global coverage included , , (Lebanon), (Germany), (Germany), (Austria), and (Greece), and (Australia).
From our story: Bees facing new threats, putting our survival and theirs at risk
Business and society:
- , , (Hungary) report on Henley Business School research on AI in the workplace. From our story:
- quotes Melissa Carr (Henley Business School) speaking on how equality, diversity and inclusion supports innovation at work.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- reports that Reading researchers found a dinosaur fossil with preserved skin in Canada.
- BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Marta O'Brien (Geography and Environmental Science) on how air pollution disproportionately affects lower-income families.
- quotes Dr Robert Lee (Meteorology) in a feature on AI weather forecasts.
#UniforReading: how we support our region
- BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Kent and BBC Radio Dorset highlight the Âé¶¹´«Ã½'s “lovely” community festival, with live performances from university bands and local performers.
Other Coverage:
- quotes Professor James Walker (Henley Business School) on how the UK government’s immigration plans might affect early career researchers coming to the UK.
- BBC Radio Leeds mentions Reading research on how eating walnuts can help your memory.
- highlights Reading’s involvement in Bahrain’s first university fair.
- BBC Radio Berkshire mentions the Sex Pistols played at Reading University in May 1976 to an audience of 20 people.
Alumni:
- profiles Vivien Wong, who studied Economics at Reading before working at Barclays and founding Little Moons, now a $66 million mochi empire.
- (Ghana) reports that Paul Bugingo, who studied Law, has joined the board of Africa Prosperity Network.
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