Reading in the news - Tue 30 Aug

Health and wellbeing

• Greatest Hits Manchester mentioned that a study from the University of Reading found that stopping to think is one of the most enjoyable things we can do for our mental health.  
• Professor Philip Beaman (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) is quoted in Science Times regarding earworms being personal.   

Food and farming:

• Nutraceutical Business Review mentions the study led by University of California – Davis, in collaboration with the University of Reading, to see what affects the absorption of flavanols by the human body. Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted. Also reported on by BBC Berkshire and World Health Net. Read our news story.  
• The Daily Mail quotes Professor Glenn Gibson (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on beneficial gut bacteria easing IBS symptoms.

Business and society:

• Dr Filipe Morais (Henley Business School) cowrites for news24, on research by Henley Business School Africa and Risk Insights about ESG implementation in South Africa firms.
• Henry Russell OBE (Real Estate and Planning) is on the judging panel for a new awards scheme for research on architectural history, IHBC reports.

Other Coverage: 

• The Telegraph India quotes Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on how August 2023 is set to become India’s driest August since 1901.
• Advance HE reports on a new network launched for Advance HE Senior Fellows in Malaysia. Dr Kai Li Chung (Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences) is a member.  
• Henley Business School has been praised for the quality of its degree apprenticeships, The Reading Chronicle reports.  

Alumni: 

• Senior Nigerian civil servant Judith Sefi Atta attended the University of Reading for postgraduate studies in Education, Point Blank News reports, in a feature marking her 90^th birthday.