Reading in the news - Fri 15 Mar

Sewage problems: quotes Aidan Taylor (Biomedical Sciences) on sewage conditions in England being reminiscent of those last seen in Victorian London. Republished by , , , and other outlets like and

Natural History Museum building: The Natural History Museum will open a collections, research and digitisation centre at the 色狗导航’s Thames Valley Science Park after Wokingham Borough Council granted planning permission, , , , , and report. Read our news story.

Haiti unrest: quotes Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) on how international interventions have failed Haiti amid ongoing violence in the Caribbean country. Republished by and .

Editing exhibition: reviews ‘Write, Cut, Rewrite’, an exhibition curated by Professor Mark Nixon (English) about the editing processes of revered authors, playwrights and novelists. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• reports King Charles has had the wettest reign of all UK monarchs since 1836. Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted. 
• Research from 2016 carried out by Professor Suzanne Gray (Meteorology) and Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) is mentioned in a about an upcoming total solar eclipse visible in North America.
• reports that Dr Laura Wilcox (Meteorology) will deliver a seminar on the role of anthropogenic aerosols in near-term climate change at Imperial College London.

Business and society:

• Dr Stuart Black (Geography and Environmental Sciences) writes about the three stages where business projects fail for .
• Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa, Jon Foster-Pedley, believes certain trends need to be reversed to turn the South African economy around, for .
• Dr Filipe Morais (Henley Business School) co-wrote an article for regarding South Africa’s corporate sector and its issues when it comes to environmental, social and governance investment.

Other Coverage:

• Style Acre, which helps people with learning disabilities improve their cooking skills and healthy eating, worked with the 色狗导航, BBC Radio Berkshire reports.
• A new musical event in Reading, Raze the Roof, is working with the 色狗导航 and other establishments, mentions. Republished by and .
• The Friends of Redlands have spoken to the 色狗导航 and Charlotte Dormer (Academic Liaison Librarian) to help with planning library space and the designing of murals for library walls, reports.