Reading in the news - Wed 12 Nov

Dr Katie Gray (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) was quoted by The Times, Scienmag, Bioengineer, Mirage News, EurekAlert and MSN on her study into detecting AI-generated facial images. From our story: Five minutes of training could help you spot fake AI faces

Business and society:

• Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) was quoted by Mada in response to Trump’s plans for the Gaza Strip.
• Dr Rebecca Yusuf (Henley Business School) was quoted by People Management on changes to workplace culture.
• Techround featured comments from Dr Keith Arundale (Henley Business School) on the current US government shutdown.
• Dr Ruvi Zeigler (Law) was quoted by I-D (print) about the UK’s migration system.

Health and wellbeing:

• The Daily Mail, DHN and News.de (republished by MSN) provided further quotes from Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Science) on rising flu symptoms.
• Professor Christos Pliatsikas (Director of the Centre for Literacy & Multilingualism) spoke to Sky News and was quoted by Entreuve, Izvestia, and Scientific American about a study finding that learning languages slows cognitive aging.

Food and farming:

• Life News Agency highlighted Professor Vimal Karani (Food and Nutritional Sciences) as a leader of a nutrition education plan implemented in Malaysian schools. From our story: Malaysia schools teach precision nutrition to combat obesity

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Saga featured quotes from Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) on the most accurate weather-predicting apps.
• DinSide, The News Indonesia and SOL highlighted a study from Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) which found a link between climate change and air turbulence. From our story: Turbulent flights to continue as warming world shakes skies
• Responsibleus quoted Regius Professor Keith Shine on a study co-authored with Professor Laura Wilcox (both Meteorology) on the effects of solar radiation modification.
• Wokingham Today highlighted an upcoming talk from Professor Chris Merchant (Meteorology) for Woodley Town Council’s Community Climate Action Week. The talk will take place on Saturday 15 November.
• PhD student Lynn de Miranda (Biomedical Science/The Pearl) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about COP30 and climate adaptation.

Other coverage:

• Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice-Chancellor, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the University’s Loddon Garden Village plans. He was also quoted by BBC News, Yahoo! News, World News and MarketScreener. From our story: Planning application submitted for Loddon Garden Village
• Professor John Martin (History) wrote for History Today about agriculture in post-war Britain.
• A study from Dr Brian Pickles (Ecology) found a new method for discovering fossils, reports Media Indonesia. From our story: Lichens and drones reveal dinosaur bones
• Eastern Daily Press (republished by Yahoo! News) highlighted a project by Harry Ward, Politics and International Relations student, during an internship with Nu-Gen Energy Services.
• EurekAlert, Phys.org and Bioengineer reported on research from Professor Chris Venditti (Ecology) which found rapidly evolving animals are less likely to develop cancer. From our story: Cancerous tumours less common in rapidly-evolving animals
• Professor Peter Hawkins (Henley Business School) was listed as a speaker by EFANews at the upcoming Conai sustainability conference.