Reading in the news - Thu 5 Jun

Saturday night takeaway: reports that “takeaway night” is more than just fast food for families, but a key part of shared mealtimes at home. This includes reference to a recent publication from Dr Kate Harvey (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences).

Heritage and Culture:

• BBC Radio Berkshire interviews Chloe Houston (English Literature) on co-writing her debut novel with Adam Smythe as Francis Wise, inspired by early modern collaborative writing.

Business and society:

• BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC Radio Oxford feature Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School), explaining that recent cyberattacks stem from the complexity of the internet.
• and highlight their 2021 academic partnership with Henley Business School Africa, which boosted growth through action learning, trying new ideas, and learning fast.
• highlights Semicolon’s partnership with the Henley Business School, providing business and entrepreneurship classes to students since 2019.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• features Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) warning that conventional climate models assume gradual changes.
• quotes Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) explaining the complexities and challenges of predicting the monsoon onset in India and its impact on disaster preparedness.
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) discusses why England’s water crisis requires more than new reservoirs to be solved, in .
• highlights Professor Manuela González-Suárez’s (Ecology) study explaining species distribution on Earth. From our news story: Life from oceans to savannas explained with one single rule.

Other Coverage:

• reports that Universities of Kingston, Wrexham, and Reading have joined LSBU to launch a free Energy Advice Centre Network, funded by a £70,000 UPP Foundation grant.

Alumni:

• , , , , and feature the Cantemus Choir’s 25th anniversary tour, highlighting conductor Mary Westley and accompanist Ian Westley, both music graduates from Reading.
• features Marianne Lake, who grew up in the UK and earned a physics degree from the University before rising to prominence in finance.
• highlights Dr Lo, a Meteorology 2018 graduate, for key roles in the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment and IPCC report, with 32 published papers.