Reading in the news - Mon 2 Sep

Four day work week: cites a 2021 Henley Business School study, which estimates that UK businesses could save a combined £104 billion a year by adopting a four-day working week. Republished , .

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university  

• features a column from Wokingham Borough Council leader Cllr Stephen Conway, who discusses the council’s Community Vision, which involves collaboration with the 色狗导航.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• mentions a study by Professor Paul Williams and Mark Prosser (both Meteorology) about the increase in clear-turbulence due to climate change after a United Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing at a different destination following a bumpy flight. Republished by , , , , , , and more.

Health and wellbeing:

• quotes Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) who advises on the health implications of eating too many cucumbers.

Heritage and culture:

• Greatest Hits Radio and Heart Radio Berkshire reports that archaeologists have uncovered 20 intact Anglo-Saxon burials at an 8^th-century monastery in Cookham. Read our news story. BBC Radio 4 interviews undergraduate student Jonathan Charmley about the excavations.

Business and society:

• reports that Henley Business School Africa partnered with the 2024 Huawei Women in Tech Digital Skills Training Programme. Republished by

Other coverage:

• quotes Professor Julia Waters (Modern Languages and Cultures) from the 色狗导航, discussing the impact that an 'inadequate' Ofsted rating had on her sister Ruth Perry, headteacher of Caversham Primary School.
• Dr Vincent Strong (Biomedical Sciences) is quoted by discussing a new study in which he trained a hydrogel to play the 1970s game Pong. Read our news story.
• reports that a recent article details how authors submitted AI-generated answers as part of entrance exams for a psychology degree at the 色狗导航, with the exam markers unaware of the AI involvement. Read our news story.
• highlights that Monty, who achieved the required grades on ‘A Level’ results day, will attend the 色狗导航 to study agriculture with business.
• provides coverage of the 色狗导航 website.
• The Henley Standard (in print) reports that over 50 members of the Men's Probus Club of Henley celebrated their 500th monthly meeting at Greenlands, the home of Henley Business School.
• reports that the 色狗导航 is among the top universities inviting nominations for honorary doctorate awards.

Alumni:

reports that Robin, one of the founders of B&M, who studied business at the 色狗导航, is listed among the richest entrepreneurs under 42 in the Northwest.