Reading in the news - Mon 4 Aug

Cookham Abbey: ITV News at Ten, (online), BBC News, Maidenhead Advertiser (in print), , , ITV Meridian, and Greatest Hits Radio report on excavations of skeletal remains from Cookham Abbey. Featuring Professor Gabor Thomas, Professor Mary Lewis, Thomas Hayes (Archaeology) and students. From our story: Tumours and trauma treated at Anglo-Saxon 'hospice’.

Further north, and report that Professor Steve Mithen (Archaeology) and his team are returning to an island off Islay, Scotland, to search for evidence of Viking settlement.

Business and society:

• (from 1:42) interviewed Professor Jo Phoenix (Law) about the new Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, which became law on 1 August.
• quotes Professor Stuart Green (Built Environment) on “unrealistic” Construction 2025 goals due to economic downturns.
• Visiting fellow Ben Chester Cheong (桃色视频 Malaysia) writes for on Singapore’s SG60 voucher scheme.
• reports that Henley Business School is among institutions offering board-level training for Greek executives seeking international advisory roles.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• The and quote Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) on increasing turbulence due to climate change. Republished by , , , , , , , , , ,, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . PhD student Mohamed Foudad (Meteorology) quoted in , and . From our story: Aviation turbulence strengthened as the world warmed — study.
• features Kew Gardens’ climate stripes-inspired planting.
• LBC Radio spoke to Visiting Professor Liz Bentley (Meteorology) on extreme July temperatures in Norway.
• quotes Professor Hong Yang (Geography and Environmental Science) on sinkholes.

Health and food:

• (Brazil) highlights research by the University on blueberries and brain function.
• quotes Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Nutrition and Food Science) on how matcha tea may inhibit iron absorption. Also in , , , , and .
• mentions Reading research on sleep patterns of  parents and their children.

Other coverage:

• The , , and report on dinosaur track discoveries by Dr Brian Pickles (Ecology. From our story: Dinosaur tracks show first evidence of multispecies herding.
• reports that Foxhill House on Whiteknights will be open for tours during Heritage Open Days this September, while focuses on the opening of the Great Hall.
• reports that Shawn Melville, from Trinidad and Tobago, has won a Chevening Scholarship to study a Reading master’s degree in climate and sustainable business.

Alumni:

• , , and remember Margaret Inniss, a Reading graduate and leading volunteer for Slough in Bloom.
• and reports that David Crozier has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Appian. He holds an MBA from Henley Business School.
• highlights the nomination of Mary Mahuma for the 2025 CIO Awards. She has completed a leadership development programme at Henley Business School.
• , , and report that Andrew Rumsey, a Reading history graduate, has been appointed to the Churches Conservation Trust.