Reading in the news - Fri 1 Sep

AI nose: Professor Jane Parker (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted in Eurekalert, TodayHeadline and various regional American news outlets, including AlabamaNow, The Jessamine Journal, The Charlotte Gazette 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 i news, AOL, Standard.co.uk, Yahoo New, BNN Bloomberg and InterReviewed on government proposals to issue winter Covid and flu vaccines earlier than planned in the face of a new coronavirus variant.
• MailOnline, SoundHealth and MSN quote Professor Gunter Kuhnle on the safety of consuming ultra-processed foods. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Associate Professor Laura Wilcox (Meteorology) is mentioned in a New York Times newsletter about the impact of aerosols on air pollution.
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted in Washington Post about the impact of climate change in Sicily, which has experienced deadly wildfires in recent months. Republished by OltNews.
• 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. 
• AeroTime highlights University of Reading 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 University of Reading which shows adding bananas to smoothies is bad for flavanol absorption is highlighted in Wokingham Today. Read our news story. 

Culture and heritage: 

• Maidenhead Advertiser 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 University of Reading 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 University of Reading. 

Alumni: 

• Tam Chi-hang Keith, who Master’s Degree in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, has been appointed as Assistant Executive Director of VTC.
• GQ South Africa publishes a feature on businessman Errol Nembhard, who received an Executive MBA from Henley Business School in 2016. 
• Cision PR Newswire 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.