Reading in the news - Tue 17 Oct

Community forum: The University of Reading is hosting an Autumn Community Forum, giving local residents the opportunity to share their views and find out about the University’s activity within the town, Greatest Hits Radio (online) and Greatest Hits Radio (radio) reports. Molli Cleaver (Community Relations Manager) is quoted.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment  

• Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Berkshire on the ‘unusually cold’ weather.  
• Sports Industry report on Reading FC’s football kit, made with Macron’s Eco Fabric and how it played a crucial role in the club’s recent #ShowYourStripes campaign working alongside the University of Reading.  

Food and farming:

• Irish News republishes a piece from The Conversation written by Professor Deepa Senapathi (Sustainable Land Management) on what the world would look like if we allocated all land in an optimal way.
• Professor Simon Mortimer (Sustainable Land Management) is quoted in Precise Magazine as Chair of AUC, mentioning their work alongside farmers, farming organisations, industry bodies and research institutes.

Business and society:

• Poets & Quants reports on the Financial Times’ Ranking of the World Best Executive MBA Programs of 2023, placing Henley Business School at 40.  

Other Coverage:

• British Pharmacological Society reports that University of Reading student, Laura Taramova, joins the list of winners for Student Contribution to Pharmacology Prize 2023. 
• The Reading Chronicle mentions that Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology) was involved in a study about Neanderthals hunting cave lions. Republished by MSN. Read our news story.
• In a column for Bracknell News, Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) leader Councillor Stephen Conway mentions the ongoing collaborative work between WBC and the University of Reading.

Alumni: 

• Prasannajeet Mane, founder and CEO of Cerina, got an opportunity to work as a researcher at the University, My Kolkata reports.  
• The Business Magazine mentions that a planner for Lichfields, Mark Bettersby, completed an MSc at the University of Reading.  
• The Guardian (in print) mentions that psychiatrist, Anthony Stevens, earned a degree in psychology at the University in 1955.