Reading in the news - Tue 18 Jun

An apple a day, or two, really does keep the doctor away:

• Professor Julie Lovegrove (Food and Nutritional Sciences) highlights her study on the cholesterol-reducing benefits of eating two apples a day, for Gloucestershire Live. Republished by Manchester Evening News, Yahoo! News and Wales Online.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Sylvia Knight (Meteorology) writes for Teaching Times on the importance of teaching climate literacy.
• Dr Matt Patterson (Meteorology) comments on the change in weather compared to last summer for Watts Up With That?

Business and society:

• BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC Radio Oxford mentioned that Henley Business School is tackling underrepresentation of women in finance careers by showing girls from various state schools what a career in finance looks like.
• Greatest Hits Radio reported on the globe installations at the University’s Whiteknights Campus, which mark the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade. Read our news story.
• Inverse republishes an article by The Conversation, written by Professor Steven Mithen (Archaeology), regarding Neanderthal Language.

Other Coverage:

• Henley Standard reports on the Reading Guild of Artists annual exhibition at the University of Reading.
• Architects Journal mentions a proposed herbarium at the University of Reading’s Thames Valley Science Park.
• School Search mentions Leighton Park’s pioneering partnership with the University of Reading.

Alumni:

• European Business Magazine reports that Angeline-Ong Su Ming studied at the University. Republished by MalayMail, sina, Business Today, MoneyFM 89.3, AsiaOne and other publications like Zawya and Macau Business.
• Architect David Yu completed a dual PhD from the University of Reading, Manila Standard mentions.
• Chelsea Whyte completed her degree at the University of Reading, Ascot, Windsor & Eton Express, Slough & South Bucks Express and Maidenhead Advertiser reports.
• Express reports that Rupert Lowe attended the University of Reading.