Reading in the news - Mon 26 Jan

Heritage and culture: 

• Greatest Hits Radio reports on news that the National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded almost £250,000 to the Cookham Abbey Connects project. Professor Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) is quoted. From our story: Ancient abbey’s secrets to be shared thanks to major grant.  

• Dr Tim Penn and Summer Courts (both Classics) are mentioned by The Slovak Spectator in an article about how historic sites in Slovakia are shedding light on Roman board games 
• Reading Chronicle (in print) reported on ‘The Sound’, a student production, about how Caribbean music and culture transformed Reading. 

Health and wellbeing: 

• Further coverage of research by Professor Julie Lovegrove and Dr Ian Givens (both Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the risks of low vitamin D levels in New Atlas, The Star (in print), Northern Ireland World (in print). From our story: Vitamin D deficiency linked to respiratory infection risk 

Food and farming: 

• Continued further coverage of research from Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on salt levels in takeaways in SciTechDaily, YourLifeChoices, Gulf Today, BBC Radio Berkshire, From our story:Salty facts: takeaways have more salt than labels claim 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Research led by Jeff Da Costa (Geography and Environmental Sciences) on Luxembourg’s large-scale flooding in 2021 is reported on by L’essential. From our story: How Luxembourg flood warnings went without action  

• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) was mentioned by STV News discussing climate change’s impact on the jet stream.   

• Research Scientist Marta O'Brien (Geography, pictured left and named incorrectly) featured on BBC South Today and BBC Radio Oxford discussing improved air quality reports in South Oxfordshire.  

• Professor Emily Black (Meteorology) was quoted by Custommaposter on her research into global crop droughts. 

Business and society: 

• Lumi News Malaysia, Press News Agency, and Today Headline quote Professor Teck Yong Eng (Henley Business School Malaysia) on the challenges facing Malaysia’s top exporters.  

• Reading Today (and in print) quotes Professor Harmonie Toros (Politics and International Relations) on the threats facing British citizens in Syria. Read our expert comment.  

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university   

• Steve Scott publishes a blog on British Science Association discussing the Community Led Research Pilot, carried out by University researchers in Reading and Slough.  

Alumni: 

• Heirs Holdings has appointed Obinna Udofo as a non-executive director, reports The Nation, Arise TV,  Daylight Nigeria, and Southern Robin