Reading in the news - Thu 2 Oct
02 October 2025
Bot parts: Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre, and Television) spoke to BBC World News and about the impacts of AI-generated actors in the film industry.
Business and society:
- reported that Henley Business School Africa has joined the Future of Management Education Alliance, quoting Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Business School Africa).
- quoted Professor Nick Kemsley (Henley Business School) about the pros and cons of workplace AI.
- Professor Jane Setter (English Language and Applied Linguistics) was quoted by and on the value placed on pronunciation.
- (South Africa) features Henley Business School MBA candidate Tatenda Chikuku.
Heritage and culture:
- reports that Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter visited Reading’s Samuel Beckett Collection to research Waiting for Godot.
- (and ) recommend the Museum of English Rural Life to visitors to Reading.
Food and health:
- , , and highlighted research on walnuts. From our story: Eating walnuts for breakfast may boost your brain function
- Research by Professor Netta Weinstein (Psychology) found benefits to solitude, reports . From our story: Alone but not lonely: how solitude boosts wellbeing
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- The Conservatives plan to 2008. Professor Ed Hawkins and Professor Andrew Turner (both Meteorology) are among UK scientists commenting via . Additional comments from Professor Benoit Mayer, Professor Chris Hilson (both Law), Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) and Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) in our expert comment.
- , , and (republished by ) quote Professor Hong Yang (Geography and Environmental Science) on climate change and sinkholes.
- Dr Paul-Arthur Monerie (Meteorology) was quoted by on global warming increasing rainfall in Africa.
- featured research from Dr Robbie Girling (Agriculture) about scent training bees.
Alumni:
- MBA (South Africa) featured the stories of Henley Business School graduates , , and .
- ITV News reported that Linguistics and Language Pathology graduate Rachel Treweek is a possible successor to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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