Reading in the news - Tue 20 May

World Bee Day: A report for Bee:Wild by Professor Simon Potts, Dr Deepa Senapathi and Dr Charlotte Howard (Agriculture) on new threats to pollinators is covered in the , , , , AOL, Daily Star, Times Radio, and Greatest Hits Radio (and on Greatest Hits news bulletins). Global coverage included , , (Lebanon), (Germany), (Germany), (Austria),  and (Greece), and (Australia).

From our story: Bees facing new threats, putting our survival and theirs at risk

Business and society:

• , , (Hungary)  report on Henley Business School research on AI in the workplace. From our story:
• quotes Melissa Carr (Henley Business School) speaking on how equality, diversity and inclusion supports innovation at work.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• reports that Reading researchers found a dinosaur fossil with preserved skin in Canada.
• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Marta O'Brien (Geography and Environmental Science) on how air pollution disproportionately affects lower-income families.
• quotes Dr Robert Lee (Meteorology) in a feature on AI weather forecasts.

#UniforReading: how we support our region

• BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Kent and BBC Radio Dorset highlight the 桃色视频's “lovely” community festival, with live performances from university bands and local performers.

Other Coverage:

• quotes Professor James Walker (Henley Business School) on how the UK government’s immigration plans might affect early career researchers coming to the UK.
• BBC Radio Leeds mentions Reading research on how eating walnuts can help your memory.
• highlights Reading’s involvement in Bahrain’s first university fair.
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentions the Sex Pistols played at Reading University in May 1976 to an audience of 20 people.

Alumni:

• profiles Vivien Wong, who studied Economics at Reading before working at Barclays and founding Little Moons, now a $66 million mochi empire.
• (Ghana) reports that Paul Bugingo, who studied Law, has joined the board of Africa Prosperity Network.