Reading in the news - Wed 10 Jun

Kick-off: A sports results model created by Professor James Reade (Economics) which predicts match outcomes was featured by The Sun (Malaysia), BBC News, Aratuon, Football 5 Star, and Mogaz. From our story: Argentina favourites for glory, says simulation

Heritage and culture:

• Farming Life, The Reading Chronicle and MSN provided further coverage of a time capsule buried at the Museum of English Rural Life for the University’s centenary, quoting PhD researcher Rosy Scholes (Agriculture) and Phillippa Heath (Museums and Special Collections). From our story: Centenary time capsule captures future farming visions
• Dr Shweta Gosh (Film, Theatre, and Television) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about how University students are benefiting from Screen Berkshire, funded by the BFI.
• Research by Dr Tim Penn (Classics) with Hassan Limane from INSAP and others, into a rare medieval stone boardgame found in Morocco was featured by HesPress and MSN.

Business and society:

• Professor Michael Schmitt and Dr Tsvetelina van Benthem wrote for Just Security on a Russian drone recently struck down in Romania, quoting Professor Marko Milanovic (all Law).
• Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about post office closures.
• HR Now mentioned Henley Business School research into workplace AI guidance, while Dubai Eye mentioned research into detecting AI-written university essays.
• Australian Fabians featured research into the benefits of four-day working weeks.

Food and farming:

• Technology Networks, Parallaxi, Trikala, Kompas, Jakarta365, The Telegraph (republished by AOL, MSN, and Yahoo News), and others quoted Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the fruits and vegetables that provide most flavanols. From our story: Not all five-a-days are equal for heart health
• Mongabay reported on research by Dr Alex Arnall (International Development) on how climate change impacts farming.
• Huffington Post (republished by Yahoo News and My Press Today) quoted Dr Alastair Culham (Ecology) on the flavour of clove plants.
• A study on the cognitive benefits of eating walnuts was featured by Time (republished by AOL, Yahoo News, PressBee, and Vitamin Rush).
• The Bee, Idaho Statesman, Miami Herald, US Weekly, News Tribune and others mentioned research into how bananas can affect nutrient absorption in smoothies.

Health and wellbeing:

• IDW, Healthcare in Europe, and Jura Forum provided further coverage of research by Dr Maria Maiarú (Pharmacy) on stem cells to treat pain. From our story: Stem cell particles study set to tackle chronic nerve pain

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Dr James Weber (Meteorology) was quoted by Wiara Science and Bomega on how cutting methane emissions affects ozone layer recovery. From our story: Cutting methane could slow the recovery of the ozonelayer

Other coverage:

• The Bucks Herald highlighted Reading students who came first in a National Digital Marketing Challenge.

Alumni:

• Patrick Masterson, Henley Business School graduate, has been appointed Managing Director of Magnet Plus, reports Irish Tech News.