Reading in the news - Mon 23 Feb

Winter econolympics: (republished by , , , , , and other outlets) interviewed Professor James Reade (Economics, pictured) on the economic impact of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Business and society:

• Professor Rajneesh Narula (Henley Business School) was quoted by and LBC News on the Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s tariffs.
• BBC Radio Oxford included comment from Professor Emese Lazar (Henley Business School) about young people investing money.
• featured a talk from Dr Natalie Thomlinson (History) about the Haringey Women’s Employment Project.

Health and wellbeing:

• Comments from Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) on a potential universal vaccine were featured by , , , and .
• and (republished by , , , and ) quoted Professor Jones about measles vaccines.
• , , , , , , , and others quoted Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) on links between Alzheimer's and air pollution.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• and (republished by and ) mentioned research into the structure of Uranus’ atmosphere.
• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) wrote for (republished by , , , and explaining Somerset floods.
• mentioned record-breaking rainfall, with quotes from Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) in . From our expert comment: REJOICE! First dry day recorded in Reading for 37 days
• highlighted a study from Professor Ciara McCabe (Psychology) and Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) on depression and climate anxiety. From our story: Climate change fuelling anxiety in depressed young people
• Dr Claire Ryder (Meteorology) was quoted by Ukrainian about how dust particles can change the sky’s colour.

Alumni:

• Monde Ndlovu, Henley Business School Africa graduate and Managing Director of the Black Management Forum, spoke to on comments made by South Africa’s President Ramaphosa about Black Economic Empowerment. Further quotes were featured by , , , and .
• reported on an upcoming exhibition from artist Bhajan Hunjan, who studied at Reading.