Reading in the news - Tue 25 Nov

Preventing snakebite harm: Newsweek, One News Page, ScienceBlog, NewsMedical,  Nautilus (republished by MSN and Yahoo!News) reported on a study from Professor Sakthi Vaiyapuri (Pharmacy), on a new treatment to reduce the damage of snake bites. From our story: COVID vaccine tech could limit snake venom damage 

Roman empire collapse: Dr Tim Penn (Classics) co-wrote an article in The Conversation (republished by NZCity,  Turkmenistan News, and Tolerance) on the accuracy of BBC’s series Civilisations.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• GTN featured a study by on clearly labelling plants’ environmental benefits. From our story: Clearly label plant benefits for greener garden choices 
• Wokingham Today reported on a talk from Professor Chris Merchant (Meteorology) at Woodley Town Council’s Community Climate Action Week. 
• A study from Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) on bees and electric charge was featured by Warp News. 
• AllAfrica highlighted comments from Professor Laura Wilcox (Meteorology) on China’s efforts to reduce air pollution. 

Business and society:

• Board Agenda featured an article by Professor Nada Kakbadse and Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) on communication culture in board discussions. 
• Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce mentioned that Professor Robert Van De Noort, Vice-Chancellor, was a speaker at the Chambers’ Parliamentary Question Time. 
• Topky and NextShark (republished by Yahoo!News) reported on a study from Dr Katie Gray (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) on detecting AI faces. From our story: Five minutes of training could help you spot fake AI faces 
• Geneva Graduate Institute highlighted Dr Saeed Bagheri (Law) as an organiser for the London International Law Conference. 

Heritage and culture:

• Goa Khabar highlighted Dr Apurba Chatterjee’s (History) involvement with the DAG gallery collection art exhibition. 

Other coverage:

• Professor Steve Musson (Geography) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the 2025 Ashes series in Australia. 

Alumni:

• CEO of Tasca Therapeutics Dr Milenko Cicmil, who studied at Reading, wrote for Drug Target Review on lipid research. 
• Trumpet Media highlighted that Victor Alonge, Chartered Surveyor and Estate Management graduate, is a finalist for the 2025 GAB Awards. 
• Nomvula Zeldah Mabuza, MBA candidate at Henley Business School Africa, wrote for Business Report and IOL (republished by Africa News Agency) on changes to South Africa’s pension systems. 
• InBusiness interviewed Serik Igbayev, CEO of APS and Information Technology graduate, on cryptocurrency.