Reading in the news - Wed 8 Oct

The Witches of Windsor: Dr Helen Parish (History) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire for their ‘Secret Berkshire’ series about the history of the Witches of Windsor.

Health and wellbeing:

• Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) was quoted by Manchester Evening News (republished by MSN) about the new UK Covid vaccine criteria.
• Daily Mail, World Today News and Tempo highlighted research from Professor Julie Lovegrove (Food and Nutritional Sciences), which found eating two apples a day lowers cholesterol.

Food and farming:

• Food Management Today included comments from Professor Chris Hilson (Law) about the impact on food systems from climate change.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice Chancellor, was quoted by Maidenhead Advertiser about increasing flood risks to riverside communities.
• Orange News 9 quoted Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) about climate change-driven monsoon activity in India.
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) was quoted by Kashmir Observer about how climate change is increasing air turbulence. From our story: Turbulent flights to continue as warming world shakes skies
• Dr Matthew Pritchard (Ecology) wrote for Inside Housing about how the UK’s house building sector can become more nature centric.

Business and society:

• Professor Lucy Newton (Henley Business School) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire about changes to clothes in the workplace.

Heritage and culture:

• What's The Jam, Greatest Hits Radio, and West Bridgford Wire provided further coverage of research from Professor Adrian Bell (Henley Business School), unveiling a 490-year-old survey commissioned by Henry VIII. Professor Bell also spoke to Greatest Hits Radio about the research. From our story: Henry VIII’s ‘Tudor Domesday Book’ to open to the public

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

• Reading Today highlighted the University’s Black History Month events, including a talk from author Bernardine Evaristo and the Black History Month Community Fete.

Other coverage:

• CHRO South Africa mentioned that Henley Business school has become a silver partner of the 2025 HR Indaba.
• An article about Sir John Madejski in the Daily Mail mentions that he was previously Chancellor of the University.
• This is Oxfordshire and The Oxford Mail report on the trial of former CEO of Natural Bioscience, who is accused of fraud. The articles mention that some research for the company took place at the University.

Alumni:

• CEO of Paynet, Anvar Isamukhamedov, who studied Economics and Sustainable Development, spoke at an event about AI and global development, reports The Tashkent Times.
• The Daily Mail, Topky, and Internewscast reported on the sudden death of Georgia Taylor, a 24 year-old Reading Business and Marketing graduate.
• The Chiswick Calendar reported that artwork from painter Annabel Hill, who studied Fine Art and History of Art at Reading, was featured in their autumn art & photography exhibition 2025.
• WallstreetOnline and Investing highlighted that Cybernetics graduate Geoff Barrall is the new CPO of Quantum.
• American Banker profiled CEO of JP Morgan Chase, Marianne Lake, who studied Physics at Reading.
• Bjørn Andersen, Henley Business School graduate, has been appointed COO of Brenntag, reports CHEManager.