Reading in the news - Wed 5 Aug

Honorary degrees: The University of Reading conferred an honorary degree to Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, reports The Star, Business Today, New Straits Times, the Vibes, and Nestia. In a speech, Her Majesty highlighted the value of supporting mental health and community harmony through education.

• From our story: Queen of Malaysia awarded honorary degree

BBC Radio Berkshire highlighted the honorary doctorates awarded by the University to Paddy Ladd, Fiona Marston and Vadym Tkachuk at Graduation last month. From our stories:

• Paddy Ladd: Deaf culture pioneer honoured by University
• Fiona Marston: Biotechnology entrepreneur receives honorary degree
• Vadym Tkachuk: Ukrainian rural development champion honoured by University

Food, farming and health:

• Professor Ciara McCabe (Psychology) was quoted by BBC News (republished by Yahoo News) about heat anxiety.
• Professor Carol Wagstaff (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by The Independent (republished by Newswav, AOL, Europe Says, Inkl, Yahoo News, and others) on how climate change is affecting British agriculture.
• Nutrition featured research by Professor Donal O’Sullivan (Crop Science) on increasing pulse consumption in the UK.
• Research from PhD student Holly Giles (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on improving the taste of protein shakes was featured by Dairy Foods. From our story: Your post-gym protein shake may get a taste upgrade

Business and society:

• Dr Ruvi Ziegler (Law) spoke to CGTN Europe on refugee law after Ceuta migrant border crossings.
• Dr Melissa Carr (Henley Business School) was quoted by HR World on employee wellbeing.

Heritage and culture:

• University of Bern and My Science reported on research into Samuel Beckett’s diaries.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) spoke to BBC 5 Live Breakfast (from 1:51) on the impact of droughts on UK rivers and nature.
• CustomMapPoster featured record-breaking temperatures measured in July. From our expert comment: July hottest and sunniest month in 120 years of records
• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) and PhD researcher Jeff Da Costa (Geography and Environmental Science) were quoted by New Scientist (republished by Head Topics) on the lack of recent rainfall.
• The Hindu quoted Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) on how climate change impacts air turbulence, with research mentions in Hindustan Times, Omni Flights, MixTV, and The Indian Express (republished by MSN). Further quotes from Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on India’s monsoon season were highlighted by The Statesman.
• 7News, Tech Times, and Europe Says republished an article from CNN quoting Regius Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology) about how recent temperatures are impacting water resources.

Alumni:

• Proshare reported that Henley Business School graduate Adeleye Falade has been appointed CEO of Nigeria LNG.
• Rabia Sa’id, who studied Environment and Development, has been appointed to the UN Nuclear War Scientific Panel, reports Legit.
• Musician Folarin Falana, who studied Law at Reading, was profiled by Naija News, NewsGuru, Naijaon Point, and The Cable Lifestyle.
• Graduate Vehaka Tjimune has been appointed CEO of the LLPB, reports The Brief.