Reading in the news - Mon 6 Oct

Storm Amy: provided further quotes from Dr Oscar Martinez-Alvarado (Meteorology) and Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) about the incoming Storm Amy. Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) was quoted by about how household water is being affected. From our experts: Storm Amy could become a ‘weather bomb’

Providing sanctuary: Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice Chancellor, wrote for about the stories of three Ukrainian students.

#SpaceStars: celebrating Reading’s stellar space science

• featured quotes from Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology) on the International Observe the Moon Night event which took place at Reading, with providing a review of the event.

Health and wellbeing:

• Dr Atta Naqvi (Pharmacy) was quoted in (republished by ) about how menopause can affect sleep.
• (republished by ) mentioned a 2015 University study into how people are affected by uncertainty.
• highlighted Reading research which found impacts of parental anxiety on children.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• and included comments from Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice Chancellor, about how riverside communities are affected by increasingly extreme weather.
• reported on research involving the University into how climate change could reduce the UK’s GDP.
• quoted Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) about the history of people recording rainfall in the UK.
• highlighted research from PhD student Joana Medeiros and Professor Paul Williams (both Meteorology), finding increased air turbulence due to climate change. From our story: Turbulent flights to continue as warming world shakes skies
• , and The Daily Star (print) mentioned research from Dr Jonny Williams and Professor Paul Williams (both Meteorology) into climate change worsening airport noise pollution. From our story: Airports will get noisier as Earth gets warmer

Business and society:

• featured comments from Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre and Television) about AI actor Tilly Norwood.
• Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) co-wrote an article for about gender equality in leadership roles.
• reported that Henley Business School Africa has joined the Future of Management Education Alliance.

Heritage and culture:

• featured the Threaded Heritage exhibition, showcasing Sri Lankan crafts, which visited the University.
• highlighted Reading research into the dating of The Iliad.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

• highlighted the University in an article discussing Reading’s growth.

Other coverage:

• mentioned increased police patrols during Reading freshers’ week.
• featured the Henley Business School students who were shortlisted for The BerksProp Awards 2025.

Alumni:

• highlighted Politics graduate and journalist Nikos Vatopoulos.
• profiled MBA candidate and pilot Philile Mdletshe.
• mentioned that the CEO of Fortune Institute of International Business, Professor Radhika Shrivastava, is a doctoral candidate at Henley Business School.
• , , , , (republished by ) and several global outlets reported on the death of Georgia Taylor, who studied Business and Marketing at Reading.
• (republished by and ) provided an obituary for tennis player Ivan Ronaldson, who studied Economics and Accounting.
• profiled CEO of Pura Futura, and Henley Business School MBA graduate, Jorn Rosenlund.
• Kristin Darby, CIO for the State of Tennessee and Henley Business School graduate was listed by for the Top 50 Women Leaders of Tennessee.