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Reading in the news - Tue 27 Jan

27 January 2026

Specimen Marathousa ID 13, the small wooden tool which is a new wood tool type, documented here for the first time

Earliest tools: Research by Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology), on the discovery of wooden tools dating back 430,000 years, is featured by the , HuffPost, NBC, , , , , , , , , , , and others. From our story: Earliest evidence of wooden tools used by humans

Business and society:

Dr Derek Bolton (Politics) spoke to (from 3hr 11min) and BBC Oxford about protests against ICE shootings in Minnesota.
Professor Steve Musson (Geography and Environmental Science) was interviewed on (from 1hr 39min) about Bracknell.

Heritage and culture:

and Windsor & Ascot Express quote Professor Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) about £250,000 of Lottery funding for outreach work about archaeology of Cookham Abbey.
Professor Florian Roithmayr’s , his public artwork above the Thames Tideway Tunnel, is reviewed by the architecture critic of .

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

Storm Chandra has led to weather warnings for rain and floods across the UK. quotes Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science). From our expert comment: ‘More flooding expected’
quotes Dr Jonny Williams (Meteorology) on airport noise. From our story: Airports will get noisier as Earth gets warmer

Alumni:

Pan-African investment company Heirs Holdings has appointed Reading graduate Obinna Ufudo to its board, reports , and .
Food technologist Bhushan Yengade won an honour for contributions to the food processing industry, reported

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