Reading in the news - Tue 17 Mar

Centenary celebrations: BBC Radio Berkshire highlighted the University’s 100^th anniversary and mentioned it will be doing a series of broadcasts from the campus this week.

Meningitis outbreak: Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences, pictured) was interviewed on Good Morning Britain and Channel 5 News about the causes of bacterial meningitis following the recent outbreak in Kent. He also spoke to LBC Radio on the topic, and was quoted by Sky News, Science Media Centre, KentLive, The Sun, Daily Mail, (republished by Yahoo News and MSN), and various outlets. From our story: Expert comment: Meningitis outbreak

Food and farming:

• The Telegraph highlighted Reading research into the benefits of wholegrain cereal.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Tolerance and MSN republished a Conversation article written by Dr Luke Elson (Philosophy) on the difficulty of deciding how to tackle climate change.
• Dr Matthew Greenwell (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) was quoted by Scientias, RMF24 and Mirage News on his research into the colour changing abilities in leaf-mimic katydids. With further mentions in Ecological Society of America, StudyFinds and various outlets. From our story: Bright pink insect stands out to blend in, scientists say
  
  

Health and wellbeing:

• Ordinea Zilei quoted Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) on a study linking Alzheimer’s and air pollution.

Business and society:

• Further quotes from Dr Velomahanina Razakamaharavo (Politics and international Relations) on the appointment of Madagascar’s Prime Minister were featured by St Kitts Gazette, Dominican Republic Post, British Caribbean News, Bahamas Spectator, Antigua Tribune and other global outlets.
• Linda Buckley (Henley Business School Africa) was quoted by Daily Morning on the launch of SAB Retailer University, partnered with Henley Business School Africa.
• NTVNews quoted Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) on the Iran conflict.

Heritage and culture:

• Greatest Hits Radio reported that the University’s Cole Museum of Zoology received an accreditation renewal from Arts Council England. From our story: Museum of Zoology wins renewed Arts Council accreditation

Alumni:

• Energy Industry Review quoted Cristian Hubati, Member of the OMV Petrom Executive Board and Henley Business School graduate, on the company’s ongoing projects.
• Henry Chin, who studied Real Estate, spoke to CBRE on investments into commercial real estate.