Reading in the news - Fri 22 Nov

ICC warrants: and interviewed Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) discussing the international legal aspects after arrest warrants were issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.  

Business and society:

• reports that Professor Rhona Stainthorp (Education) received an honour for her contribution to literacy research. From our story: Education expert receives OBE from HRH Princess Anne. 
• and report on a study by Dr Thomas Nyman (Psychology) on the accuracy of eyewitness identifications in a high-stress crime situation. 
• and highlight research by Dr Holly Andrews (Henley Business School), explaining that corporate environments may favour psychopaths. From our public lecture: All toxic individuals are not created equal. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment  

• features Dr Xiangbo Feng (Meteorology) commenting on the rarity of four tropical cyclones simultaneously in the western North Pacific.  
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) was a keynote speaker at an aviation event in Dubai reports , , , and . 
• Professor Nicolas Bellouin (Meteorology) tell that factory emissions can help make snow. From our story: Factories trigger local snowfall by freezing clouds. 
• quotes Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) on the speeding up of global warming in the past 60 years. 
• highlighted Reading’s role in the UKRI-funded CROCUS initiative to train environmental science leaders. From our story: New PhD centres support environmental sustainability studies 

Other Coverage:

• Dr Tony Capstick (English Language and Applied Linguistics) was a speaker at a British Council conference on language assessment, New Directions East Asia 2024 reports , , , , , , and . 
• The University Reclaim the Night march against gender-based violence starts at Reading Town Hall on 29 November . 
• highlighted the Celebrate a Life Thames Valley remembrance event at the University Great Hall on 4 December. 
• features former Reading archaeology academic Dr Ittai Gradel, who helped discover thefts from collections at the British Museum. 

Alumni:

• reported that Agriculture graduate Beatrice Eyong, a Country Representative for UN WOMEN Nigeria, was inducted into the Realnews Hall of Fame. 
• reports that food science graduate Sofia Antona was a finalist in its Rising Stars cooking competition.