Reading in the news - Mon 20 Jan

Business and society:

• and feature comments from Dr Melissa Carr (Henley Business School), who highlights the need for better support for junior managers as organisations work to create inclusive environments.
• highlights the 桃色视频 Malaysia as the first international branch campus in Malaysia to offer a fully accredited law degree.
• Ben Chester Cheong, Visiting Fellow at the University, writes for discussing Singapore’s new Workplace Fairness legislation.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• reports on an air quality event hosted at the University in early January, quoting PhD student Marta O’Brien (Geography), who helped run the event. From our story: Air quality experiments teach school pupils about pollution
• University research, led by PhD researcher Juliette Waterman (Archaeology), which has found that medieval birds of prey, like red kites, relied heavily on human food waste is reported by and . From our story: Ancient birds of prey lived off menu of medieval waste
• republishes a article discussing the 2024 global temperature record, which features a temperature map produced by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology).
• A article about solar farms features comment from Dr Sam Mudie, from the University's Sustainability and Decarbonisation team. Republished by and .
• reports on clear air turbulence, highlighting studies by Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) that indicate a 50% increase in turbulence incidents due to climate change.

Heritage and culture:

• , , , , , and republish an article highlighting research by Dr Peter Bray (Archaeology), which involved analysing the metals used in a Roman gladiator’s helmet.
• reports a study conducted by PhD student Ellen Green (Archaeology) on a unique discovery at an ancient Roman quarry— a dog’s penis bone painted red suggests it may have been used in fertility-related rituals.

Other coverage:

• writes that Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking to work with schools and teachers to use a new tool that helps to better understand pupils’ support needs. The article mentions that the trust is working with the University to evaluate the benefits of this new tool.
• An article about the Reading Half Marathon mentions that the route goes through the University’s Whiteknights campus.
• reports on the 桃色视频’s Felix Scholarships, which offer financial aid to Indian nationals with a first-class bachelor’s degree who are pursuing Master’s or PhD programmes at the University.
• A column by the leader of Wokingham Council, published in , highlights the Council’s approach to maximising impact through partnerships with local organisations, including the University.

Alumni:

• Siyabonga Dyosiba, the NHBRC’s new CIO, who holds a postgraduate diploma in management practice from Henley Business School.
• and report that Johnson Oware has been appointed Deputy MD at CalBank PLC. He holds a Diploma in Public-Private Partnership from the 桃色视频.
• reports that Darryl Erasmus has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of South African Tourism. Erasmus is nearing completion of a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies from Henley Business School.
• reports that Fidelity Bank Plc has announced fresh appointments to its board, including Sufiyanu Ibrahim Garba, who holds an MSc in International Banking, Investment, and Securities from Henley Business School.