Reading in the news - Wed 17 Jul

Bad tea: A study by Caleb Miller, Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) and others is reported by The Guardian, Interesting Engineering, Volksstimme, Weser Kurier and Yahoo! News explaining why tea tasted bad as the boiling point of water fell in the low pressure of Storm Ciaron. Read our news story.

Placement advice: Marcus Dowse and Henry Turner (Study Abroad) offer top tips for UK students planning to study abroad in Prospects, Daily Mail and MSN.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Matthew Patterson (Meteorology) explains the ‘cold’ UK summer in the Mirror.
• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) quoted in SurreyLive, Yahoo! News and BBC News about the impact of a diesel spill in the River Mole in Surrey.

Health and wellbeing:

• Professor Ian Givens (Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health) tells The Telegraph why meat is good for brain health. Republished by MSN.
• Professor Bhismadev Chakrabarti (Psychology), is quoted by the Irish Examiner, MSN and The Independent on a study about the altered gut microbiome in children with autism.

Business and society:

• Dr Alexander Gilder (Law) interviewed by BBC South Today on BBC One about the UK defence review and implications for RAF stations in the region.
• Professor Isabel Smidgen (Marketing) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on customer service expectations.

Other Coverage:

• The Reading Chronicle and Yahoo! News report that 24 new electric buses will operate in Reading, including on the 21 route that runs through Whiteknights.
• Dr Peter Scarfe (Psychology) is quoted by Tempo (part of New Scientist) regarding a study on AI's impact on education. Read our news story.
• Nandan Ramachandran (Student Welfare and Academic Services) and Kannan Sankaran (Business Systems) from University of Reading Malaysia attended Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia’s 11th Congregation Ceremony in Johor Bahru, reports The Borneo Post.