Reading in the news - Wed 26 Nov

Budget: Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the government’s 2025 autumn budget.

Disability History Month: Reading Today reported on a project led by Dr Atta Naqvi (Pharmacy) which uses films to train pharmacy students on providing better care for all. From our story: Student films train pharmacists in inclusive healthcare

Business and society:

• Dr Ruvi Zeigler (Law) was quoted by Europe Says and Tovima on changes to the UK’s migration system. Dr Zeigler also co-authored a statement of consensus on the topic, published on ILPA. The statement has received almost 600 signatories.

Food and farming:

• NDTV Food highlighted Reading research into the digestive benefits of eating dates.
• Poultry News mentioned research from Professor Richard Bennett (Agriculture) into the cost of better animal welfare. From our story: UK shoppers would pay billions more for high-welfare meat

Health and wellbeing:

• Rynekzdrowia, Samorządowy and Technology Networks reported on a study from Professor Sakthi Vaiyapuri (Pharmacy), which found a new treatment to reduce snake bite damage. From our story: COVID vaccine tech could limit snake venom damage
• Professor Christos Pliatsikas (Director of the Centre for Literacy & Multilingualism) and PhD student Xinyu Liu (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) co-wrote an article for The Conversation (republished by Yahoo! News, World.edu and Tolerance) on a study finding that learning a language slows cognitive aging, with comments highlighted by Vision Australia Radio.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• DailyKos featured research involving Professor Simon Potts (Sustainable Land Management) into how solar farms benefit bees.
• The San Diego Union reported on a tapestry created by students based on the climate stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology).

Other coverage:

• Travel and Tour World featured all the winter events taking place across campus in December. From our story: Winter wonders at the University of Reading
• AzoMaterials mentioned research into polymer engineering by University researchers.

Alumni:

• Prachi Nema, Principal Analyst at Omdia and Henley Business School MBA graduate, wrote for Barco about conferencing system Clickshare.
• Musician Jamie Cullum, who studied English Literature and Film at Reading, was interviewed by Ceska Televize