Reading in the news - Mon 15 July

Drink spiking: Operations manager Rebecca Crane from Reading Students' Union spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire (from 1:15) about the measures the students' union is doing to keep students safe from spiking.

Switching hands: BBC Radio Berkshire interviews Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) on why people alternate hands for different activities.

Health and wellbeing:

• Daily Mail quotes Professor Nazanin Derakhshan (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) on whether stress, anxiety and depression can lead to cancer recurrence and mortality. Republished by Mahalasa.co.uk and WhatsNew2Day.
• Dr Miriam Clegg (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was interviewed by BBC 2 England on strategies to prevent snacking between meals.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) responds to new research suggesting women who regularly eat ultra-processed foods are more likely to develop a debilitating autoimmune disease for Daily Mail. Republished by Express Digest, WhatsNew2Day, Mahalsa.co.uk and The Madras Tribune.

Business and society:

• ICAEW quotes Dr Maggie Cooper (Henley Business School) on how AI will transform roles in accounting.
• Dr Miriam Marra (Henley Business School) writes in an analysis for The New European on how a four-day working week could work.
• Professor Andrew Urquhart (Henley Business School) writes about if investors treat cryptocurrency differently for Decrypt. Republished by Crypto News.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university  

• Berks & Bucks FA mentions that the University of Reading supported the Reading Community Cup in celebration of Refugee Week.
• Reading Today mentions that Whitley Community Development Association have a “great partnership” with the University of Reading. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Helen Hooker (Meteorology) discusses why Hurricane Beryl was so strong for The Naked Scientists. Replayed by BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC Radio Gloucester, BBC Radio Derby, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, BBC Radio London, BBC Radio Kent, BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire, BBC Radio Sussex, BBC Radio Newcastle, BBC Radio Berkshire, and many other BBC Radio stations like BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Radio London 94.9.
• Heart Berkshire reports that scientists at Reading University are developing improved weather forecast models to predict early signs of extreme rainfall and issue warnings ahead of events like cyclones.
• Earth.com reports on research by the University on beneficial insects becoming severely impacted by air pollution. Dr James Ryalls (Sustainable Land Management) is quoted. Republished by SwiftTelecast and Agri News Net Farming Portal. Read our news story.

Other Coverage:

• REPUBLIKA.CO.ID reports on the 2024 Nusantara Appropriate Technology (TTG) exhibition featuring Professor Henny Osbahr (School of Agriculture Policy and Development) from the University of Reading, known for her research on food security and climate change.
• Oscar Rofhiwa Tshifure, who is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at Henley Business School, has been appointed President of PRISA, iol reports.
• Tribal Group reports that the University of Reading is nominated for a Higher Education Working in Partnership Award at the Celebration of Success Awards.