Reading University, Henley Management College to merge
The University of Reading and Henley Management College have agreed in principle to merge to create a new “world-class” (those words again: I’m seeing them everywhere these days) business school.
This makes sense to me.  Henley offers top MBA programmes and Reading has its brilliant ICMA Centre, providing world class finance training. Let’s bang the two together.
In particular, I’m impressed by the following (stated in the press release):
The University of Reading will look to offer a broader perspective to the business schools’ teaching and research efforts through, for example, access to the university’s established expertise in environmental studies, including the developing understanding of climate change.
What an opportunity! Our university has a leading reputation worldwide in modelling climate and climate change.  A firm understanding of how industry impacts the environment should be an essential component of a business education.
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