Reading in the news - Tue 17 May

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Nasreen Majid (Education) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the importance of incorporating climate change education into teaching worldwide. 
•  and  report on the use of an algae supplement, developed alongside research from the University, with livestock to reduce methane emissions and greenhouse gasses.

Hunga Tonga volcano: , , and  cover new research co-authored by Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) that has confirmed the Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption in January was the biggest explosion ever recorded in the atmosphere. Read our news story. 

Other Coverage:

• Professors Nada Kakabadse and Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) write for on the ethical problems around artificial intelligence.
•  and quote Professor Ian Givens (IFNH/Agriculture) on the validity of claims that vegan diets promote weight loss.
• reports that Dr Joseph O'Mahoney (Politics and International Relations) has won the 2020 McElvany Award from the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, for his research on Canadian and US policy after India's 1974 nuclear test.
•  and  report on the publishing of a book written in collaboration with Dr Naeema Pasha (Henley Business School) on career futureproofing.
• quotes Dr Charlotte Mills and Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) on the health benefits linked to turmeric, and its use in coffee.
• publishes an article by Professor Ben Laker (Henley Business School) on what the four-day working week means for the future of work.  also refers to the Henley Business School research on the benefits.
• mentions Emeritus Professor Kevin Warwick, professor of Cybernetics, for testing an implant that allowed him to connect to computers, control robots, and sense ultrasound.

Alumni:

• , , , , , , , , , , , and  publish an article by Henley Business School Graduate and executive coach, Reinhard F. Leiter, on using the crisis as an opportunity. 
• reports on the appointment of a Henley Business School graduate to its board.