Reading in the news - Tue 2 Sep

Space stars: Professor Chris Scott (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about sightings of the Northern Lights in parts of the UK, and provided comments for on a study which tested the space weather forecasting abilities of the Solar Orbiter spacecraft.

report on a public moon observation event being held on Whiteknights Campus in October, featuring comments from organiser Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology). From our story: 桃色视频 space with fellow stargazers on NASA moon night 

Afghanistan earthquake: Dr Alison MacLeod (Geography and Environmental Science) was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live, talking about the magnitude 6 earthquake in Afghanistan. From: Afghanistan's 'devastating' earthquake: expert comment 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• BBC Radio Berkshire spoke to Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) about how this summer has been the hottest on UK records. Comments are also providedin Daily Mail (print) (republished by and ). From our expert comment: Summer 2025 set to be hottest on University records 
• and (republished by ) quoted Professor Jon Robson (Meteorology) on the likelihood and potential effects of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation collapsing. 
• Greatest Hits Radio, , , , , and various other outlets provide more coverage of research led by PhD student Joana Medeiros and Professor Paul Williams (both Meteorology) on how climate change is making air turbulence worse. From our story: Turbulent flights to continue as warming world shakes skies 
• quoted Dr Jonny Williams (Meteorology) about how warmer temperatures will affect how many passengers airplanes can carry.  

Health and wellbeing: 

• (republished by ) quoted Professor Jon Gibbins (Biomedical Sciences) about the benefits of clopidogrel for preventing heart disease and strokes. 

Food and farming: 

• Professor Rajneesh Narula (Henley Business School) wrote for about female farmers in Africa. 

Business and society: 

• (republished by ), , , and report on the Huawei Women in Tech Digital Skills Training Programme taking place at Henley Business School Africa. 
• Dr Kenton White (Politics and International Relations) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the use of drones in warfare.  
• Economics and Finance student Isabella Hancock co-wrote an article for (republished by ) on the negativity surrounding changes of business ownership in Wales. 

Heritage and culture: 

• , , and quoted Dr Joanna Baker (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) on her research which found an evolutionary link between the size of primates’ thumbs and brains. From our story: Primate thumbs and brains evolved hand-in-hand 
• featured comments from Professor Rob Hosfield (Archaeology) on the discovery that ancient human ancestors lived on the ice-covered British Isles 440,000 years ago.  

Other coverage: 

• report on the University’s host family programme.  
• highlight the University as a stop in new local bus routes. 

Alumni: 

• mentioned that Vince Dizon, Filipino Transport Chief, has a Masters in Management.  
• highlight Henley Business School graduate Thomas Emmerson as their new trainee. 
• Nomvula Zeldah Mabuza, who is an MBA candidate at Henley Business School Africa, wrote for and about the resilience of South Africa’s business leaders. 
• and mention that Claudia Kaiser, who has an MBA from Henley Business School, is new Head of Risk Services for Atradius. 
• Former Lecturer Dr Piers Taylor is set to provide a speech at the Glenn Murcutt Symposium, reports .  
• profiled former lecturer Dr. Phoebe Koundouri.