Reading in the news - Thu 22 Jan

OBE honour: Reading Today’s cover story features Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences) at Windsor Castle. From our story: Climate education champion receives OBE at royal investiture

Food and farming:

• News Medical, Iatronet, Archyde, MedicalXPress, Abczdrowie, MSN and others featured research by Professor Julie Lovegrove and Professor Ian Givens (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on vitamin D. From our story: Vitamin D deficiency linked to respiratory infection risk
• Daily Mail, Greatest Hits Radio, Talker, Mirage News, MedicalXPress, MSN, Gizmodo and others covered research by Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on salt levels in takeaways. From our story: Salty facts: takeaways have more salt than labels claim
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by The Independent, AOL, The Local Report, and Western Morning News on supermarket weight-loss supplements.

Business and society:

• The National, Daily Telegraph, Irish Independent, MSN and Yahoo News quoted Professor Harmonie Toros (Politics and International Relations) about the removal of Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship. From our expert comment: ‘Fate of Brits in Syria is uncertain’
• Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) was quoted by Euro News and MSN on President Trump’s proposed ‘Board of Peace’.
• Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Business School Africa) wrote for Business Day (republished by Head Topics) about African leadership in response to shifting global politics.

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• Professor Emily Black (Meteorology) was quoted by Bloomberg and Agro Indonesia on drought. From our story: Europe’s crop droughts to get worse even as rain increases
• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) interviewed by BBC Surrey (from 1:16:00) and by Reading alumnus, Aaron Paul, on BBC Radio London on changes to the water industry in England.
• Outlook Business mentioned research into increasing rates of ocean warming.
• New York Post, Top ET News Yahoo News, Yecla Hoy and La Neu covered Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) research on turbulence.
• A study by Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) into climate impacts was featured by Central Bylines. From our story: UK’s worst-case climate risks laid bare for lawmakers
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was quoted by AccuWeather, Insurance Journal, and Consumers’ Association of Penang in response to a study on global droughts.
• UWE Bristol is the new South West regional hub for the Climate Ambassadors scheme, founded by the University of Reading, reports Business Biscuit.
• The Reading Chronicle reported on The Living Rainforest, a conservation project in partnership with the School of Biological Sciences.

Alumni:

• Reading graduate Rupini Deepa Sobottka has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Stewardship Professionals, reports Private Banking Magazine.
• Stock Updates featured research on bats from Reading graduate Aditya Srinivasulu.
• Environment and Development graduate Fermin Koop wrote for ZME Science about renewable energy use in Portugal.
• Reading graduate and Chief Business Officer of World Economic Forum, Mirek Dušek, was profiled by Blesk.