Reading in the news - Wed 10 Dec

Flu cases surge: Dr Simon Clarke (pictured, Biomedical Sciences) spoke to Talk TV and LBC (replayed by Heart Radio London and Berkshire) about increasing flu cases, with further quotes in Grand Pinnacle Tribune, Realitatea, and StirileKanal. Dr Clarke was also quoted by The Daily Mail (republished by MSN) on pneumonia and spoke to BBC Radio Shropshire about hospital admissions. 

UK flood defences: Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire and was quoted by BBC News, Woking News, and Bordon Herald (republished by Yahoo News, Time News, and Archynetys) on UK flood defence funding. 

Food and farming: 

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by MD Edge in response to research on nitrate and food additive consumption. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Reading Today reported on research on farmland grass diversity co-authored by Professor Chris Reynolds (Animal Sciences). From our story: More plant types in grassland boost crop yields 

Business and society: 

• Professor May Tan-Mullins (CEO, University of Reading Malaysia) was interviewed by Green Network on corporate sustainability. 
• Jon Foster-Pedley (Dean, Henley Business School Africa) wrote an article for Business Report and IOL about South Africa’s youth unemployment rates. 
• Daily Maverick highlighted a new programme at Henley Business School Africa. 

Heritage and culture: 

• BBC Radio Berkshire highlighted an episode of BBC Sounds’ Secret Berkshire about cold war bunker on campus.  

Other coverage: 

• Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort was quoted by Times Higher Education on the University’s latest financial statement. From our story: Increased income helps Reading reduce financial deficit  

Alumni: 

• Tom Mills, Multi-Asset Strategies for Morningstar and Reading graduate, wrote for IFA Magazine on UK portfolio services. 
• The Guardian (republished by Yahoo News) provided an obituary for Faith Evans, co-founder of Women in Publishing, who studied French.  
• Hunt Scanlon reported that Henley Business School graduate, Govert Doedijns, has been appointed partner of HTP Group. 
• TimesLive mentioned that Gloria Sokhela, wife of DJ Sox, recently graduated from Henley Business School Africa.