Reading in the news - Fri 5 Sep

Wolfenden anniversary:  highlighted yesterday's anniversary of the Wolfenden Report, led by former Vice-Chancellor Sir John Wolfenden and published on 4 September 1957, which recommended the decriminalisation of homosexuality.

Business and society:

• Professor Billy Wong (Education) wrote for about how educational gain in universities is measured.

• Dr Melissa Carr (Henley Business School) is quoted by  on the appropriateness of workplace romantic relationships.

• Professor Rebecca Jones (Henley Business School) wrote for  on helping women overcome imposter syndrome.  

• , , , and  cover the Huawei Women in Tech Digital Skills Training Programme held at Henley Business School Africa.

Health, food and farming:

•  feature comments from Professor Jon Gibbins (Biomedical Sciences) on blood thinner drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes.

• quotes Professor Parveen Yaqoob (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on changes to diet since the 1970s.

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted by  and  on food addiction.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• , , , ,  and others report research from Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) on the warming impact of ozone. From our story: Ozone will warm planet more than first thought

• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) spoke to DW News about how climate change has impacted the current monsoon activity in India, with comments in , , ,  and others.

• Heart Radio spoke to PhD student Joanna Medeiros (Meteorology) on how climate change is making air turbulence worse. From our story: Turbulent flights to continue as warming world shakes skies.

• Dr Matthew Patterson (Meteorology) is quoted by  and  about the normalisation of extreme heat.

• A new art exhibition, based on Professor Ed Hawkins’ (Meteorology) climate stripes, has opened in Brazil, reports .

• 2SM Radio (Australia) highlights research by Dr Joanna Baker (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) on evolution of primates. From our story: Primate thumbs and brains evolved hand-in-hand

Other coverage:

•  list Reading in the running for Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards.

•  report on workshops about air pollution being held at the University.

• The Museum of English Rural Life is listed by  as a supporter of the Creative Commons programme.

Alumni:

•  reports that Vince Dizon, who studied a master’s in science at Reading, has been promoted from minister of transport to minister for public works in the Philippines government.

•  includes an obituary for Dusseldorf Art Academy professor and type designer John Morgan, who studied Typography at Reading.

•  interviewed entrepreneur Magnus Penker, former winner of ‘Sweden's Most Innovative Manager’, a graduate of Henley Business School.

•  mentions its technical editor and GroundsFest judge Sally Drury studied Horticultural Science at Reading.

• Filmmaker Eghoghon Sarah Ifidon has a Reading MA in Film, reports .