Reading in the news - Wed 20 Mar

Business and society:

• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) writes about the violence in Haiti for i news. Republished by MSN. Professor Freedman also spoke to talkRADIO.
• Will Bailey-Watson (Institute of Education) is featured on BBC Radio Berkshire, discussing the issue of teacher shortages.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Till Kuhlbrodt (Meteorology) shares his reaction to the World Meteorological Organisation’s State of Climate 2023 report for Science Media Centre – his comment is featured in BBC Science Focus, i news and Foreign Affairs.
• Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) describes the relationship between eclipses and their impact on weather, caused by cut-off solar radiation for Newsweek.  
• LBC News spoke to Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology)about the extreme weather events seen in 2023.

Health and wellbeing

• Medscape mentions a review by the University which found that probiotics hold the potential to prevent cognitive decline. Professor Glenn Gibson (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted.

Food and farming:

• Reading.co.uk, Reading Today, Wokingham Today and Heart Radio Berkshire continue coverage on the University’s relaunch of its FruitWatch programme. PhD researcher, Chris Wyver, is quoted.

Other Coverage:

• The University of Reading and the new owners of Reading prison are looking to work in partnership to transform the historic site, BBC Radio Berkshire reports.
• The Dairy Site mentions that Lallemand Animal Nutrition worked with the University of Reading’s Centre for Dairy Research (CEDAR).
• New episodes of BBC’s Gardeners’ Question Time will be recorded at the University of Reading next week, Reading Today reports.
• Ascot Racecourse works with dozens of institutions, such as the University of Reading, to source catering teams and waiting staff, Conference News reports.
• Kenneth Uche is one of the entrepreneurs set to be considered for the University of Reading’s Just IMAGINE If… award, Brand Spur mentions. India Education Diary reports on the award, quoting Chancellor of the University, Paul Lindley.

Alumni:

• BBC Radio Berkshire spoke to Sabrina Lee, a former University of Reading graduate, who has challenged herself to not buy a single item of clothing all year.