Reading in the news - Fri 28 Nov

Here comes Christmas: Reading Chronicle (print) featured all the festive events taking place on campus across December. From our story: Winter wonders at the University of Reading 

Professor Patricia Riddell (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) was quoted by Tyla on what makes people feel Christmassy. 

Flinching at films: Interesting Engineering, Neuroscience News, BYTESEU, and News Medical provide further coverage of a study by Dr Nicholas Hedger (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences), exploring why we flinch when we see someone hurt on-screen. From our story: Why watching someone get hurt on screen makes you wince 

Health and wellbeing:

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Science) was quoted by News.de (republished by MSN) on spotting flu symptoms. 
• Greatest Hits Radio Berkshire highlighted a study by Professor Sakthi Vaiyapuri (Pharmacy), which found a new way to treat snake bites. From our story: COVID vaccine tech could limit snake venom damage 
• Vision Australia Radio aired comments from Professor Christos Pliatsikas (Director of the Centre for Literacy & Multilingualism) on his research co-authored by PhD student Xinyu Liu (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences), finding cognitive benefits to multilingualism. 

Food and farming:

• The Times India, EditorialNow, and Rclipse (republished by MSN) highlighted Reading research into the benefits of eating dates. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• NewsWise mentioned research from Professor Hong Yang (Geography and Environmental Science) on carbon capture and emissions in aquaculture. 
• The Telegraph (republished by MSN and Yahoo!News) mentioned Reading research into increasing cloud reflectivity.  
• Morning Star highlighted Reading’s involvement at the recent National Emergency Briefing. Read: National Emergency Briefing: expert comments 
• New Indian Express reported on Reading research into regional bat echolocation calls in South Asia.

Heritage and culture:

• ScienceNews featured a study from Dr Brian Pickles (Ecology) which found a new way to discover fossils. From our story: Lichens and drones reveal dinosaur bones 

Business and society:

• Dr Keith Arundale (Henley Business School) was quoted by InsiderMedia on the Government’s 2025 Autumn budget. 
• Daily Maverick reported on of Henley Business School Africa’s placement in the 2025 Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking, quoting Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Business School Africa). 
• Telkom, ABS Africa, and SABC Sport featured the Business Accelerator Event, which took place on campus at Henley Business School Africa. 

Other coverage:

• Zawya (republished by TradingView) quoted PhD student Ahmed Al Mayahi on the most recent British Omani Society meeting. 

Alumni:

• FoodBusiness reported that Agricultural Development Economics graduate Yannick Levantard is the new Area Manager for East and Southern Africa at Hubbard. 
• Ziarul Financiar featured book recommendations from Henley Business School graduate and President of Bucharest Stock Exchange, Radu Hanga.