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Reading in the news - Mon 8 Sep

08 September 2025

University of Reading appearing in news media including TV and radio

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter visit: The New York Times (republished by DNYUZ) mentioned that actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter visited the Samuel Beckett Collection in preparation for performing ‘Waiting for Godot’. Professor Jim Knowlson is quoted.

Health and wellbeing: 

  • Professor Glenn Gibson (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted by Food Navigator on how prebiotics in drinks work.  
  • The Times highlighted research from Dr Gemma Walton (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on probiotic supplements.  
  • Professor Julie Lovegrove (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted by BBC Good Food on the nutritional benefits to eating more beans, peas, and lentils. 
  • FemTech Insider report on a collaboration between the University and BoobyBiome to develop a device to preserve the microbiome of breastmilk. 

Heritage and culture: 

  • National Geographic (Poland) featured research from Dr Brian Pickles (Ecology) which found the first evidence of multispecies dinosaur herding. From our story: Dinosaur tracks show first evidence of multispecies herding 
  • New Atlas and The Lake provided further coverage of research which found an evolutionary link between the size of primates’ thumbs and their brain. Featuring comments from Dr Joanna Baker (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology). 
  • BBC Radio Berkshire featured comments from PhD student Dr Begoña Garrido (Languages and Cultures) on their graphic novel based on interviews from women impacted by the regime of General Franco.  
  • Art UK features various images of dancers from the University of Reading’s Art Collection.  
  • Professor Kate Williams (History) wrote an article in The Telegraph (republished by AOL) on the legacy of the Duchess of Kent. 

Food and farming: 

  • FoodTechBiz highlighted research from Professor Keshavan Niranjan (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on how sustainable brand packaging influences the choices of shoppers.  
  • Daisy Wood (Sustainable Land Management) wrote an article for Farmers Weekly about adapting to regenerative farming.  

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

Business and society: 

  • Ragan highlighted research from Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) on how CEOs think about and engage with culture through marketing. 
  • Hypertext, HCN, Stuff, ABS News, ITWeb (republished by MSN) and various other outlets provided further coverage of the Huawei Women in Tech Digital Skills Training Programme, which was held at Henley Business School Africa, with SME Tech Guru quoting COO Jacques le Roux. 
  • Abigail Rappaport, executive coach at Henley Business School, was listed by Computer Weekly (republished by Knowledia and World of Software) as one of the top 50 Most Influential Women in Tech UK. 
  • Metro (republished by MSN) and The Pinnacle Gazette featured comments from Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) about why Bodycare went into administration. 
  • Professor Andrew Kakabadse and Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) write for Boardroom on the impact of geopolitical change on boards, and for HR Director on workplace values.

Other coverage: 

  • BBC Parliament broadcast a speech from MP for Earley and Woodley Yuan Yang, mentioning the University Medical Group’s Pride in Practice award. 
  • Herald Malaysia report that Associate Professor Anne Vergis (Law) delivered a workshop on safeguarding minors. 
  • Specfinish mentioned a report which evaluated the effectiveness of methods for assessing risk level on construction sites. 
  • BBC Radio Berkshire mentioned the upcoming Kala Festival being held in the Great Hall. 
  • Reading Today featured the list of University academics selected to serve as experts on The Research Excellence Framework panel, quoting Professor Parveen Yaqoob, Pro-Vice-Chancellor. From our story: UK research quality to be evaluated by Reading experts 

Alumni: 

  • Sussex Express mentioned that Peter Pragnell, a councillor for East Sussex, studied at Reading. 
  • Bolton School and The Glossy Magazine mentioned that the new Head of Futures for Bolton School, Amanda Potts, worked at the University.  
  • Eleanor Higgs, who studied Zoology, wrote for IFLScience about the physiognomy of ratfish.  
  • Revistaoe mentioned that Rodrigo Abbud, Partner and Head of Real Estate Brazil for Perfin Investimentos, has an MBA from Henley Business School. 
  • The Telegraph highlighted that Entrepreneur Ann Kaplan Mulholland is gaining a Masters of Science and Doctorate at Reading. 

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