Reading in the news - Tue 24 Sep

University Challenge: A team of four students represented Reading on University Challenge last night, aired on BBC Two. The team did well but lost out to the University of Exeter.

Business and society:

• features a guide ranking universities offering Business Studies, noting that around 94% of graduates from Henley Business School go on to get high-skilled jobs. Republished by .
• Dr Alexander Gilder (Law) was interviewed for a article on UN peacekeeping in Africa.
• quotes Professor Rajneesh Narula (Henley Business School) on why the UK is lagging behind when it comes to attracting foreign skilled workers. The article also mentions that Professor Narula and Professor Elena Spasova (Dean of Henley Business School) will be speaking at an upcoming TVC event.
• Professors Andrew and Nada Kakabadse, alongside visiting scholar Asma Alawadi (all Henley Business School) have co-written an article for Risk and Compliance Magazine (print) about decentralised autonomous organisations and their potential for transformation.

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• ITV’s Good Morning Britain quotes Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) when discussing the wet weather and why how a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture.
• and quote Dr Roger Brugge (Meteorology) in articles about Maidenhead having the wettest day for a 100 years.

Other Coverage:

• highlights the 色狗导航 among eight universities offering degrees in sign language, as part of International Day of Sign Languages.
• Greatest Hits Radio reports on an anti-spiking campaign at the 色狗导航, warning students to recognise the signs of being targeted.
• reports that the 色狗导航 ranks 26th among UK universities with the highest percentage of private school students in 2024.
• An feature on the growing number of van-dwellers in Bristol speaks to Rosie Scholes, currently studying for a PhD at Reading.
• reports on an Italian multilingualism workshop for parents and educators in London, moderated by Dr Carmen Silvestri (Institute of Education).

Alumni:

• has a feature on Nigerian property entrepreneur and champion of women’s empowerment, Precious Diri, who studied at Henley Business School.
• Farmers Guide (in print) profiles Tom Matthews, who runs his own family farm and contracting business in Somerset. It mentions that he studied Agricultural Business Management at the 色狗导航.
• features a profile on Anna Agustí-Panareda, who did a PhD at Reading and now works for ECMWF modelling greenhouse gases.