Reading in the news - Mon 8 Jan

Storm Henk

• The Times, Daily Express (in print), The Guardian, The Observer (in print), i (in print), LBC News, the Science Media Centre, The Independent, i news, Standard, Daily Mail, The Irish Times, Daily Mail (again). BBC Berkshire, BBC Ulster, BBC Foyle, BBC 2 Radio, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 4, BBC WM, BBC Cumbria, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Three Counties, Jaun Baba News, Ely Standard, Isle of Wight Country Press, Diss Mercury, Times & Star, Barry & District News, The Sunday Post, and more, quote Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology), speaking about flooding, following storm Henk.
• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) speaks on LBC News and is quoted by the Science Media Centre on flood preparedness.
• Dr Helen Hooker (Meteorology) was featured on BBC World Service Radio, LBC News, KJZZ, 90.7 WFAE and KOPB-FM, speaking about floods in the UK.

Food and farming:

• Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture, Policy and Development) shares his reaction to a study on vegetarian diets adversely affecting pregnancies, for The Northern Echo, Peeblesshire News, The Cumberland News and The Press (all in print).
• Dr Martin Chadwick appeared on Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped, discussing the potential ‘sleepy’ affects lettuce may have.
• The Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday (in print) share Professor Gunter Kuhnle’s (Food and Nutritional Sciences) expert reaction to a probiotic yogurt drink.

Business and society:

• Professor Andrew Urquhart (Henley Business School) writes for The Conversation regarding the four reasons the price of bitcoins should rise in 2024. Republished by Big News Network.
• A group based at Henley Business School found that the need for long-term tissue regeneration is growing rapidly in the ageing population, The Business Magazine (in print) reports.
• The Business Magazine (in print) reports that Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce held a political question-time style event at the University of Reading that was co-hosted by Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort.
• BBC mentioned that group of researchers from the University of Reading have unearthed Mesolithic footprints and fishing traps in the Severn Estuary. Emeritus Professor Martin Bell (Archaeology) is mentioned. Republished by BNN and Yahoo! News.

Health and wellbeing:

• Edinburgh Parkinson’s reports that Caroline Seton, a PhD researcher from the University, is investigating changes in how people with Parkinson’s regulate their emotions.

Alumni:

• Assistant Tax Manager at MHA’s Thames Valley office, Jasmine Northeast, completed her degree at Henley Business School, The Business Magazine (in print) reports.
• Warehouse & Logistics News (in print) reports that Paul Adams, CEO of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transports, has a BSC Hons from the University.
• Dr Ben Swift, has been named as winner of the Basil Jarvis Prize, The Microbiologist reports. Professor Jarvis was a visiting professor at University of Reading, for almost 40 years.