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Media report - Mon 3 Feb

03 February 2025

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features comments from University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort, highlighting the University’s new sustainability scholarships to attract future green leaders. Republished by , and .

Health and wellbeing:

features comment by Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences), for an article on eating healthily on a budget.

Business and society:

shows evidence being given to the Foreign Affairs Committee about the current satiation in Syria, which featured Professor Harmonie Toros (Politics and International Relations) as one of the witnesses.

, and feature comments from Professor Anupam Nanda (formerly Henley Business School) on how a four-day workweek could improve health and reduce COâ‚‚ emissions.

reports that Professor Neil Crosby (Emeritus Professor of Real Estate) will chair the expert group on bank lending valuations.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and continue coverage of a study by Professor Chris Merchant (Meteorology) showing ocean temperatures now rise 0.27°C per decade. From our story: Ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s

features insights from Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) explaining that deserts' poor soils and hidden river channels cause rapid water runoff.

Professor Cloke also spoke to Rangoli Radio, a Hindu community radio station, about working in environmental science and discussed the University’s sustainability scholarships.Top of FormBottom of Form

republishes a article that features comment from Professor Chris Hilson (Law) on the government’s support for the expansion of Heathrow.

Heritage and culture:

reports that Dr Jane Setter (English) provides guidance on pronouncing London's most difficult-to-pronounce areas. Republished by , , , , and .

features comment from PhD student Ellen Green (Archaeology) who identified a painted dog penis bone found in London was linked to Roman fertility rites.

Other coverage:

reported research by Dr Brian Pickles (Ecology) following the discovery of a dinosaur bone with a bite mark from a crocodilian creature in Canada. Republished by , and .

and report that construction company Mace has been appointed to deliver the new European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts headquarters, which will be located on the University’s Whiteknights campus.

An interview on

highlights the various scholarship opportunities offered by the ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ.

reports that the University is offering the fully funded AfRES Scholarship 2025 through Henley Business School for African students wishing to study in the UK.

Alumni:

reports that Reading University graduate Leigh Middleton was awarded an OBE at Windsor Castle, for his services to the youth sector.

and reports that Lars Peter Nyborg Hammel, MBA graduate from Henley Business School, has been appointed as the new construction manager for a large school project.

and interview musician Loyiso Bala on his decision to pursue education later in life, leading to him achieving an MBA from Henley Business School.

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