Reading in the news - Wed 19 Nov

Health and wellbeing:

• Frontline highlighted comments from Professor Christos Pliatsikas (Centre for Literacy & Multilingualism) on new research linking multilingualism and cognitive aging.

Food and farming:

• Der Standard and Science Media Centre quoted Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the effects of ultra-processed food consumption.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Benoit Mayer (Law) was quoted by BBC News in response to a photo of an underwater meeting with the Maldivian government, showing the threat of sea-level rise.
• LAPU and HortWeek featured a study by Dr Caitlin McLaughlin, Dr Jake Bishop, and Dr Tijana Blanusa (all Agriculture, Policy, and Development) on clearly labelling the environmental benefits of plants. From our story: ‘Clearly label plant benefits for greener garden choices’
• WiredGov republished an article from Gov.uk discussing Reading’s involvement with sea level monitoring satellite Sentinel-6B.

Business and society:

• Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) wrote an article for Medium on the UK’s Top Management Programme. An article co-written by Professor Kakbadse, with the late Professor Andrew Kakabadse, on leadership values was published by The HR Director (print).
• Vaal University highlighted a talk from Dr Niran Subramaniam (Henley Business School) on using AI in finance.
• The Diplomat mentions Henley Business School’s partnership with Envisia, which offers professional training to board members and governance leaders in central and eastern Europe.

Alumni:

• CIO South Africa reported that Mornè van Rensburg, who has an MBA from Henley Business School, has been appointed CIO of AVI.
• Patrick Kalotis, Henley Business School graduate, is the new EVP Global Texture & Healthful Solutions at Ingredion, reports Quality Assurance & Food Safety.
• Psychologist and Henley Business School graduate Ilaria Magagnoli was listed by Relocate Magazine as a speaker at the International Education & Schools' Fairs 2025.