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Reading in the news - Wed 7 Jan

07 January 2026

University of Reading appearing in news media including TV and radio

Health and wellbeing:

  • Quotes from Dr Daniel Lamport (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) on the benefits of orange juice were featured by Bangla Mirror.
  • Further comments from Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) on the new flu strain were included by Nyheder (republished by MSN).
  • Gazeta Doleste highlighted a study by Dr Tijana Blanusa (Agriculture, Policy and Development) into how houseplants improve mental health. From our story: Attractive houseplants give biggest well-being boost

 

Food and farming:

  • In an episode of BBC’s Inside the Factory, a lab at the University was used to investigate the best biscuits to dunk in tea.

 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

  • Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) was interviewed by That’s TV Thames Valley on the cold weather snap.
  • Vision Australia Radio quoted Professor Keith Shine (Meteorology) on geoengineering and climate change.
  • Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology) co-wrote an article for The Conversation on the climate education proposals for the national curriculum.

 

Business and society:

  • An article written by Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) on corporate governance models was listed in the top three most-read piece on IR Impact.
  • Nation of Change quoted Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) on the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and its legal implications.
  • Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) was listed by American Society of International Law as a speaker at their upcoming International Criminal Law Year in Review event.
  • Compliance Magazine (print) published an article about leadership discretion written by Professors Nada and Andrew Kakabadse (both Henley Business School).
  • The Sun (republished by Newswav) quoted Professor Andrew Harding (University of Reading Malaysia) on public attitude changes towards prime ministers.
  • A study by Dr Katie Gray (Psychology) on detecting AI faces was featured by Detik Edu. From our story: Five minutes of training could help you spot fake AI faces
  • Wokingham Today mentioned an upcoming talk from Dr Fabio Goncalves De Oliveira (Henley Business School) on how businesses adapt to new technology.
  • Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) was quoted in a Board Agenda article about what businesses can expect in 2026.

 

Heritage and culture:

  • Professor Nicola Wilson (English Literature) spoke to BBC Radio 4 on the history of book clubs.

 

Other coverage:

 

Alumni:

  • Print featured the story of Type Design graduates and co-founders of TypeTogether, Veronika Burian and José Scaglione.
  • The Moment, News Central, Nigerian Eye, Gazette Post Nigeria and additional outlets provided further coverage of Leye Falade, Henley Business School graduate, being appointed as the new CEO of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas.
  • SKN Vibes reported that Former Saint Lucia government minister and Reading graduate Sir Calixte George is receiving an honorary degree from the University of the West Indies.

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