Reading in the news - Wed 18 Mar
18 March 2026
Centenary celebrations continue: Further coverage of the University’s centenary celebrations was featured by ITV News, who interviewed former Student Union Secretary Maureen Rolley. featured interviews with Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice-Chancellor, and Guy Baxter, Head of Archives Services (pictured). Professor Peter Miskell (Henley Business School) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire. From our story: Âé¶¹´«Ã½ hits 100 with global celebrations
Health and wellbeing:
- Dr Simon Clarke was quoted by and (republished by ) on the outbreak of meningitis in Kent. Dr Clarke also spoke to Talk TV, , ITV Meridian East (pictured), BBC Radio 5 Live. and (republished by , , , , , and ) quoted Dr Ian Jones (both Biomedical Sciences) on the spread of the virus. From our expert comment: Meningitis outbreak
Food and farming:
- Professor Simon Mortimer (Sustainable Land Management) provided an overview of the University’s crop research unit for.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- and quoted Dr Matthew Greenwell (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) on his study into colour-changing katydids. From our story: Bright pink insect stands out to blend in, scientists say
- A study from Professor Chris Merchant (Meteorology) into the rates of ocean warming was highlighted by and . From our story: Ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s
- Dr Jamie Thompson (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) was quoted by , , , and on research into the evolution of cacti. With additional mentions in . From our story: The cactus on your desk is an evolution speed machine
Business and society:
- Dr Emma Street (Henley Business School) was quoted by about tackling bike theft.
- Additional comments from Dr Yoshikatsu Hayashi (Biomedical Engineering) were featured by on a computer chip which learned to play videogames.
Alumni:
- Yasmeen Qannati, Law graduate, has been promoted to Legal Counsel Manager at BNET, reports .
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