Reading in the news - Mon 17 Jul
17 July 2023
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- , , , , Greatest Hits Radio, Tay FM Dundee, Signal 1, Q Radio Tyrone and quote Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology/Geography) on heatwaves in Europe.
- Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted in , , on weather patterns becoming more severe.
- Professor Matthew Owens (Meteorology) spoke to on the consequences of future solar activity.
Health and wellbeing
- , , , and quote Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the risks of aspartame following a report from the World Health Organisation that it is possibly carcinogenic.
- quotes Professor Kuhnle on the recent discussion surrounding the health impacts that may come from ultra-processed food.
- Associate Professor Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) writes for , , , on what young-onset Alzheimer’s is.
- quote Dr Tijana Blanusa (Crop Science) on the use of plants to keep homes purified.
Food and farming:
- and the Daily Express (in print) share statistics provided by the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 regarding the dependence on pollinating insects on the world’s food crops.
- , , , , , , quote PhD Researcher Chris Wyver (Agriculture) on rising temperatures making life tougher for bees. Read our news story.
- Professor Sokratis Stergiadis (Agriculture) will be speaking at a new research event, regarding the importance of trees in resilient livestock systems, reports.
- and mention research from the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 that highlighted the impact of climate change on wine production in Britain.
Business and society:
- In a report about four-day work weeks, shares statistics from Henley Business School on how companies are reporting significant cost savings.
- quote Professor Benjamin Laker (Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour) on the importance of meetings due to the productivity and quality of interactions they produce.
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- and report on the 澳门六合彩开奖记录’s award of 17 PhD student bursaries.
- BBC Radio Berkshire reports on a local teacher, Matt Knight, who has been working with the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 on a sustainability curriculum.
Other Coverage:
- and report on an app which helps identify autistic children. Professor Bhismadev Chakrabarti (Psychology), who led the study, is quoted. Read our news story.
- mentions the 澳门六合彩开奖记录’s squash court facilties.
- Professor Helen Parish (History) writes for on the legend of St Swithin, and his July 15th weather forecast.
- , report on how the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 held the 4th Commonwealth Conference on Youth Work conference.
Alumni:
- mention how ex-Professor of Environmental Economics, Alan Evans, has passed away at 85.
- Building (in print), report on how David Ainsworth favourite music memory was seeing the Sex Pistols at the 澳门六合彩开奖记录, when he was a student in 1970s.
- mentions how Pastor Daniel Olukoya earned a scholarship to study Molecular Genetics at the 澳门六合彩开奖记录.
- Spha Mdlalose, who earned her MBA at Henley Business School, writes for the on how the new digital age affects creatives.
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