Reading in the news - Mon 18 Mar

FruitWatch: The 色狗导航’s FruitWatch programme has relaunched for 2024The Times (in print) reports. BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed PhD researcher Chris Wyver about the project. 

Bitcoin high: Professor Andrew Urquhart (Henley Business School) writes for about bitcoin hitting an ‘all-time high’.

Business and society:

• Dr Melissa Carr (Henley Business School) discusses the impact microaggressions and discrimination can have on a person in the workplace for , , , and .    
• quotes Maksim Belitski (Henley Business School) on successful network hubs not being afraid to share their knowledge and team up with other companies.
• Professor James Walker (Henley Business School) is quoted in on a four-day work week.
• Henry Russell OBE (Henley Business School) will chair a panel at the recent Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Regional Awards 2024, and report.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) responds to plans for a £427bn dam between England and Europe to prevent flooding, for .   
• mentions the heavy rainfall recorded by the 色狗导航 in February.
• The quotes Aidan Taylor (Biomedical Sciences) on sewage conditions in England being similar to those seen in Victorian London.
• Professor William Holderbaum (Biomedical Engineering) will explore the control of energy-based forecasting at the 49^th edition of the Middle East Energy conference, and report.
• GB News and Heart Radio Berkshire mentions research from the 色狗导航 finding that the reign of King Charles has been the wettest on record. Read our expert comment.
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) writes to the about Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s liability for wildfire damage. 

Food and farming:

• quotes Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and their health impact. Republished by , , and .

Other Coverage:

• quotes a spokesperson from the Ziran Education Foundation, the new owners of Reading Prison, about their plans to work with the 色狗导航 in redeveloping the site. 
• The Times features a letter from Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van De Noort in response to science editor Tom Whipple’s column lamenting the lack of vandalism by students at the 色狗导航. 
• Acre, which helps people with learning disabilities improve their cooking skills and healthy eating, worked with the 色狗导航, reports.
• reports that the 色狗导航 has announced a new partnership which offers a range of part-time online taught postgraduate courses.
• Reading East MP Matt Rodda met with the 色狗导航 and other institutions and businesses to discuss the importance of investing in AI to help the economy grow, reports.
• mentions a programme that was initially developed at the University about the impact of screen time on parent-child relationships. Republished by and .
• Capitec Bank has teamed up with several educational institutions, including Henley Business School, to offer student loans, reports.

Alumni:

• reports that TV weather presenter, Sabrina Lee, returned to the University to talk about climate change. Republished by , ,  
• reports that Professor David Rose served as an Elizabeth Creak Chair at the 色狗导航.
• Chris Lazarus holds an MBA from Henley Business School, reports.
• A student from the 色狗导航 discusses the lasting impact the University has had on their studies, reports.
• Bhaskar Hazarika holds an MA in Film & Drama from the 色狗导航, mentions.