Reading in the news - Fri 1 Sep
01 September 2023
AI nose: Professor Jane Parker (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted in , and various regional American news outlets, including , , on the creation of a new AI tool that can predict the scent profile of a molecule, just based on its structure. Read our news story.
Health and wellbeing:
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) is quoted in, , , , and on government proposals to issue winter Covid and flu vaccines earlier than planned in the face of a new coronavirus variant.
- , and quote Professor Gunter Kuhnle on the safety of consuming ultra-processed foods.
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- Associate Professor Laura Wilcox (Meteorology) is mentioned in a newsletter about the impact of aerosols on air pollution.
- Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted in about the impact of climate change in Sicily, which has experienced deadly wildfires in recent months. Republished by .
- Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted by NewScientist (in print) on the significance of cutting carbon emissions in an article about the need for greener vehicles.
- highlights 澳门六合彩开奖记录 research which suggests air turbulence will become more severe in the future due to climate change after eleven people were injured on a flight that experienced heavy turbulence.
- BBC World Service repeats its clip of Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) answering a listener’s question on what causes air turbulence. Repeated on BBC Radio Cymru.
Food and farming:
- New research from the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 which shows adding bananas to smoothies is bad for flavanol absorption is highlighted in Read our news story.
Culture and heritage:
- and BBC Radio Berkshire spoke to Professor Gabor Thomas about the discoveries made at the 8th-century Anglo-Saxon site in Cookham that University students and staff have been excavating this summer.
- Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology) is quoted in NewScientist (in print) on new research that suggests an ancient spear-throwing tool was likely used by both men and women.
Other coverage:
- BBC Radio Berkshire reports that the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 offered a record number of places to undergraduate students this year. Kathryn Whittington (Admissions) is interviewed about clearing.
- The Reading Chronicle (in print) reports on Natural History Museum’s upcoming consultation for its proposed new research and storage facility at Thames Valley Science Park, a site owned by the 澳门六合彩开奖记录.
Alumni:
- Tam Chi-hang Keith, who Master’s Degree in Typeface Design from the 澳门六合彩开奖记录, has been appointed as Assistant Executive Director of .
- publishes a feature on businessman Errol Nembhard, who received an Executive MBA from Henley Business School in 2016.
- reports that Mads Aaboe Jensen, who completed an executive CBL management & business education program at Henley Business School, has been appointed Vice President, Business Development at Zerion Pharma.