Reading in the news - Mon 7 Apr

USA Today, Journal Sentinel, Jacksonville.com, Marion Star, St. Augustine Record, Rockford Register Star, Wicked Local, New Jersey Herald, and various regional US news outlets quote Professor Duncan Garrow (Archaeology) on the discovery of more than 800 Iron Age artifacts found in northeast England dating back 2,000 years.

Food and farming:

• BBC Radio Berkshire features Dr Paola Tosi (Agriculture) discussing how farmers are facing challenges from unpredictable weather.
• Farmers Weekly publishes an article by Daisy Wood (Knowledge Exchange) about the importance of conversations about farming and rural affairs.
• Dairy Global and The Pembrokeshire Herald report on the launch of the UK Dairy Carbon Network project, led by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, with involvement of the University.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• ABP Live, The Brighter Side, Yahoo News and Germanic News highlight a study by Dr James O’Donoghue and Professor Mathew Owens (both Meteorology),  who found that a massive solar wind event in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere. From our story: Solar wave squeezed Jupiter’s bubble to unleash heat
• Manchester Evening News quotes Dr James O'Donoghue (Meteorology) on the immediate impacts of the Moon vanishing.
• EcoPortal highlights a new study revealing a "blue strange glow" on Neptune, with Dr James O'Donoghue (Meteorology) listed as a co-author. From our story: Space telescope captures Neptune’s auroras for first time
• Metro quotes Professor Chris Scott (Meteorology), who explains how radio works. Republished by MSN.
• BBC News highlights University research warning that adders could disappear from the UK countryside by 2032, with public disturbance listed as a top threat.
• UKCEH lists the University as a partner in the Global Insect Threat-Response Synthesis (GLiTRS) project.
• South Africa Today highlights research by Dr James Ryalls (Agriculture), who explains the impact of ground-level ozone pollution on insects.

Health and wellbeing:

• Brunei's BruDirect features comments from Dr Francesco Tamagnini (Pharmacy) on recent findings linking cholesterol levels to the risk of dementia.
• RDG Today and Academy of Medical Sciences highlight Dr Alex Bye (Pharmacy) who has received a £125,000 grant from the Academy of Medical Sciences to support research into blood clotting. From our story: Heart attack and stroke research wins academy funding
• t-online highlights a 2018 University study analysing online forum posts from over 6,000 users about depression.

Other coverage:

• The Times mentions an old Victorian villa called Netherfield, previously owned by the University.
• AP Verlag reports on Henley Business School's Professional Certificate in Coaching programme.
• The Conversation features an analysis on whether African MPs reflect the people who vote for them, with insights from Dr Matthias Krönke (Politics and International Relations).  Republished by AllAfrica and Times Live
• The Times features a letter signed by Professor Netta Weinstein (Professor of Clinical and Social Psychology) on banning smartphones in schools.
• IDW Online highlights a presentation at the IVAPP Conference in Porto 2025, featuring the work of Professor Hella Eckardt (Archaeology).

#UniForReading: Our role as a civic university

• The Reading Chronicle reports that the University’s Community Festival will return this weekend.
• Wokingham Today features Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort reflecting on the University’s 99th anniversary.
• The Guardian, News Groove and Newscable highlight the Museum of Rural Life (MERL) at the University as one of the 50 best museum cafes.

Alumni:

• CBN reports the appointment of Matteo Taglioni as VP and MD for Central and Eastern Europe & Eastern Mediterranean at Kyndryl, who holds an MBA from Henley Business School.
• African Eye highlights that Johnson Delali Oware, recently appointed to CalBank PLC's Board of Directors, who holds a Diploma in Public-Private Partnership from the University.
• The Telegraph highlights Harry Roberts, a former University of Agriculture student, who critiques traditional learning methods in favour of modern, information-accessible education. Republished by MSN.
• Connect Nigeria highlights Olayinka Ogunsulire, CEO of Orange Island Development Company, who holds a Master of Philosophy in Land Management from the University.
• Air Cargo News and Air Cargo Week report that Jamie McKean, a law graduate from the University, has been promoted to policy adviser for sustainable logistics at BIFA.
• online.hu, AlphaNews and Prim hírek report that Matteo Taglioni has been appointed Vice President and Managing Director of the Central and Eastern Europe region at Kyndryl and holds an MBA from Henley Business School.
• Medianews4u reports Ambuj Chandna has been appointed to a senior role at DBS Bank India. He holds an MSc in Strategic Marketing Leadership from Henley Business School.
• Business Report (IOL), IOL News, Motoring, Africa News Agency, and PersFin features Nomvula Zeldah Mabuza, a Risk Governance, Compliance Specialist and an MBA candidate at Henley Business School, South Africa.
• FE Week highlights Jeremy Kerswell, Landex Chair, who worked in the first European lab to recreate the polio virus after graduating from the University.