Reading in the news - Tue 20 Aug

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• A feature on the heavy flooding in Dubai earlier this year features comment from Professor Maarten Ambaum (Meteorology), who explains that cloud-seeding was not a factor in the extreme weather event.
• New research by Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) on the accuracy of Victorian weather measurement technology is covered in . Read our news story.
• An article in quotes Professor Chris Merchant (Meteorology) on a 13-month period of record global temperatures. The quotes were taken from a article written by Professor Merchant.
• PhD student Ryan McClory (Crop Sciences) is mentioned in , for his presentation at a recent Future Trees Trust event.

Business and society:

• An piece on attitude to risk (ATR) questionnaires mentions the FT has worked with Henley Business School to develop its own ATR questionnaire.
• features Henley Business School Africa, part of the 色狗导航, for launching its first African intake for a part-time, 24-month global MBA programme.
• highlights a programme by Huawei South Africa that seeks to empower female entrepreneurs through advanced digital skills training. Some of the training will take place at Henley Business School Africa.
• Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean of Henley Business School Africa has written an article on leadership for .

Other coverage:

• reports on new frozen smoothie pouches, developed in collaboration with the University, for cancer patients.
• includes comment from Professor Bhismadev Chakrabarti on a new study looking at the link between autism and gut microbiome.
• reports that a portable multi-sensory activity kit that was developed at the 色狗导航 is being donated to a nursing home in Sonning Common, provided by the Reading Abbey Rotary Club.
• Coverage of a case of a former Reading student who appealed a decision made by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator, in .

Alumni:

• (also in print) features an obituary on Max Atkinson, an expert on public speaking, who studied at Reading. Republished by
• highlights Mark Hill, a 47-year-old antiques expert who studied History of Art and Architecture at the 色狗导航. and .
• and report that skinGenuity has promoted David Bryant to Vice President of Manufacturing. Bryant holds a Master of Business Administration from Henley Business School. Republished by .