Reading in the news - Tue 4 Mar

Ukraine: Daily Mail quotes Dr Kenton White (Politics and International Relations) on how Russia threatens Ukraine and the Baltic states without Western military guarantees; Professor Susanne Clausen (Art) was interviewed for BBC Radio Berkshire’s Ukraine special. 

Health and wellbeing

• Daily Mail quotes Professor Gary Stephens on microdosing common prescription drugs.
• Yahoo! Lifestyle republished a Telegraph article featuring Professor Parveen Yaqoob (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the benefits of omega-3.
• Science Alert, Yahoo News, mentions research by Professor Chris Venditti (Biological Sciences) and colleagues. From our story: Bigger animals get more cancer, defying decades-old belief

Food and farming:

• MSN reports on health benefits of beans, quoting Professor Julie Lovegrove (Food and Nutritional Sciences).

Business and society:

• MSN highlights that ISCA is partnering with the University of Reading Malaysia to provide pathways for students to pursue the Singapore Chartered Accountant Qualification.
• Time News highlights a University study showing that reduced workweeks improve mental health, lowering burnout and stress while increasing job satisfaction.
• ArchDaily highlights research by the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication contributing to user-centred wayfinding improvements in Southampton.

Other coverage:

• Henley Standard reports that James Gilman, the University fly-half, is playing for Reading Rams development side.
• Student sculler Thomas Zammitt won a gold and silver in the BUCS rowing event in Newcastle, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.

Alumni:

• HSMAI Europe features Sophie Perret, Managing Director of HVS London, MSc in Real Estate Investment and Finance.
• GlobeNewswire, Finanzen, Yahoo Finance, CRWE World, Wallstreet Online, MarketScreener, ADVFN, and The Manila Times report that Alejandro Garcia Mella, a Henley Business School graduate, has been appointed to Aramis Group.