Reading in the news - Fri 31 Oct

Animal welfare: How much would you pay for a bacon sandwich from happier pigs, or a latte with milk from healthier cows? Professor Richard Bennett (Agriculture) devised a 0-100 scale for animal welfare, and shows how much people would pay for it, reports BBC News, Farmers Weekly, and World News. From our story: UK shoppers would pay billions more for high-welfare meat

Hurricane Melissa: continued coverage:

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) spoke to Inside Science on BBC Radio 4.
• IOL and BizzBuzz republished The Conversation article by Professor Liz Stephens and Dr Alex Baker.
• Comments from Dr Akshay Deoras were featured by UK Times.
• The Shillong Times highlighted a simulation by Professor Ed Hawkins of the impact of climate warming increasing rainfall. (all Meteorology).

Food and farming:

• Professor Simon Potts (Sustainable Land Management) was quoted by BBC News and LBC on how nature-friendly farming practices can save wildflowers and insects.
• The Grocer, Green Retail, National Sustainability News, and others provided coverage of the University’s partnership with Waitrose to aid farmers in tackling climate change.
• Wicked Leeks highlighted research from Professor Julie Lovegrove (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on legumes. From our story: Time to ‘Raise the Pulse’ of the UK diet
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by The Telegraph (republished by MSN) about artificial sweetener.
• Oloygeia highlighted research into walnuts. From our story: Eating walnuts for breakfast may boost your brain function

Business and society:

• Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) was quoted by Newsweek (republished by The Sun News, MSN, The Charlotte Observer, and other US media) about Americans not taking time off work.
• Professor Ruth Sealy (Henley Business School) wrote for CGJ about governance changes in Hong Kong.
• Professor Andrew Kakabadse and Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) wrote for Boardroom on the importance of leader discretion.
• Professor Niaz Asadullah (Economics) was quoted by Bangladesh Post about how AI is affecting jobs in Bangladesh.
• Memesita mentioned a Henley Business School study which found benefits to four-day working weeks.
• The Citizen reported on a campaign on making South African schools safer, which took place at Henley Business School Africa.
• Yahoo!News (Hong Kong) mentioned a study into the ways people deal with regret.
• BW HealthCare mentioned research into women’s leadership changes in India post-pandemic.
• The Conversation (republished by Inkl and MenaFN) highlighted a Reading study about Sharia councils in England.

Heritage and culture:

• Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre, and Television) was interviewed by Czech Television (from 2:20) about the use of AI in films.
• The Guardian (republished by MSN and Yahoo!News) featured an obituary for former typography and graphic communication lecturer, James Mosley.

Alumni:

• Capital Markets Africa reported that Didier Dogley, who studied Landscape Management, has been appointed Chairperson of the Islands Development Company.
• St. Lucia Times reported that Former Saint Lucia government minister Sir Calixte George, who studied Soil Science, will be receiving an honorary degree from the University of the West Indies.
• Former Conservative MP Penny Mordaunt studied Philosophy at Reading, reports Parliament News.