Reading in the news - Tue 26 Aug

Beneficial blueberries: During an episode of Channel 4’s Jamie’s Meat-Free Meals, Dr Daniel Lamport (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) is interviewed on the health benefits of consuming blueberries. From our story: Daily blueberries for cognitive and vascular health

Heavy planes: After British Airways kicked 20 people off a flight, The Telegraph, The Mirror, Daily Record, Daily Star, The Sun (republished by EnglandTimes, Expressen, and MSN) and various global outlets quote researcher Jonny Williams (Meteorology) on how increasing temperatures will mean aircrafts carry fewer people. From our story: Holiday flights could carry fewer passengers as world warms 

Heritage and culture:

• Dr Campbell Murn (Ecology) is interviewed on BBC Radio Wales, with quotes featured on BBC News, BritishBulletin, and Mahalsa (republished by Yahoo!News and FinnoExpert) about a centre in Wales which is hoping to breed and save African hooded vultures from extinction.
• Daily Kos and NewsR (with Phys.org and AllAfrica republishing an article from The Conversation) mentioning Dr Jorge Avaria-Llautureo’s (Evolutionary Biology) research which found that early primates evolved from cold climates, not tropical rainforests. From our story: Early primates survived in cold, not tropical climates

Health and wellbeing:

• Huffington Post quote Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the benefits of consuming flavanols.
• MSN republished an article from Euronews, quoting Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the impacts of consuming ultra-processed.
• The Irish Times quote Professor Julie Lovegrove (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the nutritional benefits to eating beans, peas, and lentils.

Food and farming:

• FoodIngredients and Farms.com quote Dr Nick Bardsley (Agri-food Economics) on the potential of regenerative farming.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• SpaceDaily, Earth.com WDC TV News, Nedd.cz, Yahoo!News and various other outlets provide further coverage of research from Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) on the warming impact of ozone. From our story: Ozone will warm planet more than first thought (republished by TechnologyNetworks)
• Earth.com, The Standard, ENCA, NDTV, and various global outlets quote Dr Mohamed Foudad (Meteorology) via AFP on how climate change is worsening air turbulence.
• SiliconRepublic republished an article written by Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology) from The Conversation, about how the Earth’s rotations are measured, and why some days are shorter.
• Magazin Aktualne discuss research into an atmospheric phenomenon called ‘space hurricanes’.

Business and society:

• PensionsWorld mention the Change Science Institute, launched in partnership with Henley Business School Africa.

Other coverage:

• BBC Radio Berkshire highlight Henley Business School receptionist Martin Ridley, who completed a charity swim dressed as a superhero.
• The Henley Standard and The Pinnacle Gazette mention that a local branch of the Royal British Legion held a commemorative cream tea at Henley Business School for VJ Day.
• CoStar reports that a University-leased property has been purchased.
• Daily Mail mentions content warnings on University module booklets.

Alumni:

• Judith Chinkumbi, who has an MBA from Henley Business School, is quoted in Nyakaza on gender equality in South African business directorships.
• IPN, Infotag, EconMedia, and Diez report that Andreea-Marina Pipernea, who has a diploma from Henley Business School, is a new independent member of the NBM Supervisory Board.
• Professor Sachchida Nand Tripathi, who has a PhD in Atmospheric Physics, is quoted by The Indian Express on using AI in environmental monitoring and energy forecasting systems.
• Reading.Today and The Henley Standard highlight the performance of student George Tomlinson during a recent local rugby match.
• Nomvula Zeldah Mabuza, who is an MBA candidate at Henley Business School Africa, wrote for IOL and Business Report (republished by African News Agency and MSN) on the effectiveness of South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment program.