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#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

• Greatest Hits Radio (and ) spoke to Molli Cleaver, Community Engagement Manager about the upcoming Autumn Community Forum taking place today on Whiteknights campus.
• (republished by ) also quoted Molli Cleaver on the new sports facilities in Shinfield, funded by the University. From our story: First football matches played at Shinfield sports centre
• mentioned that the University is providing funding for local charity Faith Christian Group to provide food, digital access, and accommodation for vulnerable people.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• and featured research from Dr Caitlin McLaughlin, Dr Jake Bishop and Dr Tijana Blanusa (all Agriculture, Policy, and Development) into clearly labelling plant’s environmental benefits. From our story:
• highlighted Reading’s involvement with new sea level monitoring satellite Sentinel-6B.

Business and society:

• reported on a Reading study into differences between how investors look at fund performances.
• Sitsofe Mensah (Henley Business School) wrote for about changes to VAT in Ghana’s 2026 Budget.

Health and wellbeing:

• mentioned comments from Professor Christos Pliatsikas (Centre for Literacy & Multilingualism) in response to a study on multilingualism and brain aging.
• highlighted Reading research into the negative effects of dehydration on cognitive skills.
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Food and farming:

• and quoted Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the effects of consuming ultra-processed foods.

Other coverage:

• mentioned Reading in a round-up of UK universities featured in the QS Sustainability Rankings 2026. From our story: Reading in global top 30 for QS Sustainability Rankings
• and highlighted the first snowfall of the season on Whiteknights campus, featuring a social media post from a student.
• featured the University’s Loddon Garden Village plans. From our story: Planning application submitted for Loddon Garden Village
• (republished by ) listed Dr Nachiketa Chakraborty (Computer Science) as a speaker at the Global AI Summit 2025.

Alumni:

• reported on a gallery exhibition from artist and Fine Art graduate Amy Stephens.
• highlighted the achievements of singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka, who studied at Henley Business School.
• mentioned that Brigitte Padayachee, new CPO for The Courier Guy, studied at Henley Business School Africa.
• Stephen Grootes, Programme Manager at Henley Business School Africa, was interviewed by about leadership.