06 June 2023
Hurricanes in Europe: Research led by PhD student Elliott Sainsbury (Meteorology) last year found a predicted increase in hurricanes in Europe as an effect of climate change, as reported by , , , , , , , , , , and others. Read our story here.
Health and wellbeing:
Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted by the , , and and interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on the healthiness of some processed foods, and by the , , and on the healthiness of comfort foods such as sausage rolls.
Flavanols, a micronutrient found in tea, berries and apples, have a positive effect on memory, a study co-authored by Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) and has found. Continued coverage by , , , and .
Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by Talk TV and Talk Radio about a recently published report on the impacts of lockdown.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by and on the changing definition of UK heatwaves.
mentions University findings which claim clear air turbulence could be increasing as a result of climate change.
Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes are mentioned by and in an article on the University's upcoming climate festival next weekend. Read our news story. features the visualisation to show temperature change in Pakistan since 1900.
Professor Simon Potts (Agriculture) will respond to a government enquiry on insect decline on June 7th, reports. Read our news story.
Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted by on the expected arrival of monsoon and winds over Kerala.
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
Dr Ruvi Ziegler (School of Law) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on the University's upcoming annual Wolfenden Lecture, hosted in collaboration with the University's LGBTQ+ staff and events team. Read our news story.
and report that local SEND students took part in a rural fashion workshop, organised by the University's Museum of Rural English Life (MERL).
Business and society:
Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) is mentioned by , , , , , and others for her role in co-coordinating a pilot of the four-day workweek in Portugal.
Other coverage:
Continued coverage of the University's top scores in THE sustainability rankings by , , , and . The University ranked 61st equal globally and 15th in the UK, in Times Higher Education's Impact Rankings 2023. Read our news story.
Alumni:
reports on the appointment of Henley Business School alumnus, Johnstone Makhubu, as a deputy commissioner at South African Revenue Service.
interviewed Henley Business School alumnus, Edward Kieswetter, on the values that make him a successful businessman.
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