Reading in the news - Mon 20 Mar

Business and society:

• Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) wrote for  on how to work on your business, and he is quoted by  on the positive effects ofmeeting-free days in the workplace.
• Professor LucyNewton's (Henley Business School) article on  on how Silicon Valley Bank's failure shows how regulators can help to repair the economy is republished by .
• Dr Miriam Marra (Henley Business School) wrote for  on what comes next after the successful trial for the four-day working week. 

#PlanetPartners:working with global partners to protect the environment

• The 's simple guide to climate change includes Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes.  reposts.
• Professor HannahCloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by  on how the 'mega-drought' that US southwestern states have experienced the past two decades can be broken. 
•  lists the University as a project partner of the UK's Pollinator Monitoring Scheme which aims to understand why insect populations are changing.

Food and farming:

• Shropshire Star (in print), South West Farmer (in print), Bridgnorth Journal (in print), Market Drayton Advertiser (in print), The Scottish Farmer (in print), and others mention a University study on how long milking heifers remained in their herds.
• Dr Andreas Karatzas (Food) is quoted by  on how storing nuts in the fridgecan keep them fresh for longer.

Ukraine:

• Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) is quoted by  on US military action collecting data for Ukraine.

Other Coverage:

• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was interviewed by Times Radio on the legality of the UK's recent changes in migration and deportation law.
• Dr Dayn Sellayah (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the  on the role that brown fat reserves play in keeping children warm in the cold. , , and  repost.
• Professor Bhismadev Chakrabarti (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) is quoted by The Guardian (in ) on the difference between human and animal gut microbiomes. 
• Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) is quoted by  on the possibility of continued price rises despite a recent fall in inflation.  reposts.
• Dr Manuela Gonzalez-Suarez's (Biological Sciences) research on the link between community size and brain size in various species was mentioned by various stations in the US including , , and .
• , The Observer (in print), and  mention that the University's Students' Union hosts BBC Introducing events and names it as among the best free events to go to this spring. 
•  (and in print) writes an obituary for Professor Emeritus Jane Gardner (Classics) who was a pioneer of the study of women's lives and place in ancient society. 
•  mentions a University study on the annual number of small animals killed by cats.
• , Greatest Hits Radio, and BBC Radio Berkshire report on upcoming university industrial strike action.
• Professor MarkPagel (Biological Sciences) is quoted by  on theories about why humans don't have fur.
• Professor GlennGibson (Food) is quoted by  on the links between gut health and brain function.
•  quotes Professor Parveen Yaqoob on attending a Loyal Address to King Charles III. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentions the opportunities that Shinfield Studios will offer budding film makers.
•  reports on the high quality of education delivered at the University's branch in Malaysia. 
•  reports on the University's endorsement of Reading College's new Creative Industries Skill Centre.
• Henley Standard (in print) reports that a choral concert will be hosted at the University's Great Hall to celebrate Easter.
• BBC Radio Berkshire aired music from an artist who performed at the University's Students' Union.

Alumni:

•  reports on the appointment of Henley Business alumna, Helen Westby, as the Managing Director at BMW Group Ireland. 
• Bury Free Press (in ) interview Reading alumnus, Hugh Crabtree, on his experience leading the musical ensemble, FeastofFiddles. 
• Henley Standard (in ) publishes an obituary for University alumnus, Paul Davis, 
• Pianist (in ) mentions that Nils Franke, an expert in pianist-composers, worked at the University.