Reading in the news - Thu 16 Oct

Food and farming:

• Dr Paola Tosi (Agriculture) spoke to BBC News and BBC Radio Berkshire about UK farmers suffering low crop yields due to poor weather.
• Professor Parveen Yaqoob (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by The Telegraph (republished by Yahoo! News) about the history of omega-3 research.
• Health Medicine Network reported on a study which developed high-fibre white bread.

Health and wellbeing:

• Professor Jane Portlock (Pharmacy) wrote for Pharmacy Magazine about men’s health. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Tom Oliver (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by 5 News on the impact of climate change on British nature.
• Tempo covered research by Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) on climate change and air turbulence. From our story: Turbulent flights to continue as warming world shakes skies
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was quoted in NewScientist  and NewsFlash on record CO2 levels.

Business and society:

• International Bar Association quoted Dr Alexander Gilder (Law) about Russia’s violations of NATO airspace.
• Scienmag, Phys.org, My Newsdesk, Finanstidning, and EurekAlert reported on research into public opinions about US tariffs on UK goods.

Other coverage:

• BBC News (republished by Yahoo!News) featured a high court case about a house which was built on land previously used for Reading student halls.
• BusinessGhana highlighted the University’s ICMA Scholarship Programme.

Alumni:

• News24 featured an obituary for South African author Zoë Wicomb.
• Kzaif featured Paralympian and politician Kenzhegul Seitzhan, current deputy of the Majilis for Kazakhstan.