Reading in the news - Wed 4 Sep

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university  

• reports that the University will host an event for International Observe the Moon Night on 14 September, offering the public access to its telescopes and a series of talks celebrating the moon. Read our news story.

Heritage and culture:

• , and report on the University’s excavation at Cookham, which has uncovered additional Anglo-Saxon burials at the medieval monastery site. Read our news story.
• Dr Anna De Amicis and Dr Yi Wu (both Henley Business School) have co-written an article for about communities can protect their heritage in areas that are becoming gentrified.
• features the 色狗导航's Great Hall in the Heritage Open Days event programme.

Business and society:

• (Henley Business School) is quoted in an article about business schools encouraging women in the start-up scene.
• An about new tools to prevent AI being used for cheating, mentions research by the University which found that 94% of ChatGPT exam answers were not spotted by the people grading the exams.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Kieran Hunt (Meteorology) explains to the likely cause of heavy June rainfall in Delhi, which claimed 14 lives.
• features research by Dr James Ryalls and Visiting Professor Robbie Girling (Agriculture) on how air pollution reduces bee visits to flowers. 
• features Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) discussing why June and July were cooler than average amidst overall global warming trends.
• reports on Forest Green Rovers’ new kit, which features the Climate Stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology). Republished by .
• highlights that the Climate Stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) feature in Leonardo Di Caprio’s new film ‘Ozi: Voice of the Forest’. Read our news story.

Health and wellbeing:

• highlights Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) discussing Harvard's study on ultra-processed foods and heart attack risk. Republished by and .

Other coverage:

• A profile piece on BusinessGreen with the COO of brewer Toast Ale mentions that the company partnered with the University through the Knowledge Transfer Centre.
• runs a story from this day in 1957, when the Wolfenden Report was first published. The report, produced by a committee chaired by Sir John Wolfenden, Vice-Chancellor of the 色狗导航, paved the way for the legalisation of homosexuality in the UK.
• covers the news that the 色狗导航's Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences has been awarded accreditation by the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG). Read our news story.

Alumni:

• features Shafiul Syed, the newly appointed Chief Executive of RoyalJet, who studied Business Administration at Henley Business School. Republished by , .
• Russell Shackleton, a risk management and corporate governance expert with an Executive MBA from Henley Business School, was featured in . Republished by .
• highlights Nesil Çal谋艧kan, a 色狗导航 alumna, as the first Turkish MP of Northern Cypriot origin elected to the UK House of Commons.
• reports that Marc Jardine, who has an Executive MBA from Henley Business School, has been appointed Managing Director of RBC Royal Bank.