Reading in the news - Tue 13 Jan

Winter wonders: Feeling blue? Put your coat on, get outside and connect with the joys of nature, says Professor Tom Oliver (Biological Sciences) in The Conversation (republished by Tolerance).

Heritage and culture:

• The Sunday Times book review of The Black Cross, by Professor Aleks Pluskowski (Archaeology), praises a “lively, judicious history of the Baltic Crusades” that will become “the standard account for a generation”.
• Scarborough News reported on the University-produced play Glitch currently touring the UK.
• Heart Radio Berkshire highlighted upcoming campus walking tours available as part of the University’s 100^th anniversary celebration.

Food and farming:

• Reading Today featured research from Professor Richard Bennett (Agriculture) informing government policy on farming. From our story: Higher animal welfare brings home the bacon for UK farmers

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Huffington Post quoted Dr Tijana Blanusa (Agriculture, Policy, and Development) on the effect of houseplants on air quality.
• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) was quoted by Yahoo News about UK water shortages following Storm Goretti.
• DXB News, Today Stance, Nagaland Post, National Herald and others quote Dr Kieran Hunt (Meteorology) about lower snowfall in the Himalayas.
• Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology)’s article for the Conversation on climate education republished in BytesEU.

Business and society:

• Professor Netta Weinstein (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about group chats for parents.
• Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Business School Africa) was quoted by Business Day about changes to business education in Africa.

Alumni:

• Co-owner of TypeDesign and Reading graduate Veronika Burian was interviewed by Eye Magazine.