Reading in the news - Fri 30 Aug

#UniForReading: Our role as a civic university:

• Heart Radio Berkshire, Reading Chronicle, Wokingham Today and Reading Borough Council mention the installation of a new pedestrian crossing on Upper Redlands Road which has been installed following collaboration with the University of Reading. Read our news story.

Heritage and culture:

• Bucks Free Press, Bracknell News, Slough Observer and Reading Chronicle report on the discoveries made at the 2024 excavations of an 8^th-century monastery in Cookham. Professor Gabor Thomas (Archaeology), who led the University of Reading dig, is quoted. Read our news story.
• Dr Emma Aston (Classics) explains what we can learn from the Spartans for the BBC.

Food and farming:

• Farms.com reports on a new study by Dr Tom Staton and Laurence Smith (both Agriculture) about the need for more education on different types of farming in order to boost green agriculture. Read our news story.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment:

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) appears in a documentary on the Boscastle and Lynmouth floods for Channel 5.
• CNN, The Independent, The Week, Aol, MSN, KVIA, Yahoo! News, Fox Business, MSN, Yahoo! News, inkl, Aol, Knews Media, Nam News Network Asia News Today, AccuWeather, VNExplorer and The Baltimore Post mention a study by Professor Paul Williams and Mark Prosser (both Meteorology) about the increase in clear-turbulence due to climate change after a Boeing plane was forced to land at a different destination following a bumpy flight. 

Other coverage:

• New Scientist (in print) continues coverage of new research in which a hydrogel was taught to play Pong. Dr Vincent Strong (Biomedical Sciences), who led the study, is quoted. Read our news story.
• Ed Fuller, a Geography undergraduate, is getting set to compete in Paris this week at the Paralympic Games, Reading Chronicle reports. Read our news story.
• LBC interviews a parent of a student at the University of Reading.

Alumni:

• The Telegraph mentions Harry Roberts, who studied an agriculture degree at the University of Reading before joining London Interdisciplinary School.
• CIO South Africa mentions that Luyanda Ndlovu completed an MBA from Henley Business School.
• Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, earned a law degree from the University of Reading, Gist Mania reports.
• Phillip Patrick, a precious metal specialist for the Birch Gold Group, who studied at the University of Reading is mentioned on KNSS Radio, The Mighty 790, KGMI News, KMBZ-FM, WTAM-AM, News 1110/99.3 , KOGO AM, WOR AM, KOA-AM, News Radio KEX, WKRO AM 860 and KIRO AM.