22 May 2026
Regius Professor announced: Hannah Cloke has been appointed Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate, reports BBC Radio Berkshire and EurekAlert. From our story: New Regius Professor puts people at heart of climate debate
Regius Professor Hannah Cloke was also quoted by The Times (and print) on the spell of extreme heat set for the UK, with further comments from Professor Cloke and Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) in Farming Life (republished by MSN). From our expert comment: UK extreme heat: expert explains May temperature swing
Health and wellbeing:
WishTV, Kpax, WPTV, Vitamin Rush, ABC Bakersfield, and various global outlets quoted Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) responding to a study on the impact of preservatives.
Professor Gunter Kuhnle was also quoted by Flowee on the healthiness of ultra-processed food.
EurekAlert, Thames Gazette, and phys.org reported on a study by PhD student Sabrina Longley (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the health benefits of artisan cheeses. From our story: Could artisan cheeses that please ease diseases?
Ad Hoc News mentioned research into the health benefits of eating strawberries.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
Byteseu quoted researcher Gaurav Madan (Meteorology) on the importance of net zero policy.
Comments from Professor Liz Stephens (Meteorology) on the impact of a potential El Niño event were featured by BBC News (republished by MSN).
Dr Louise Johnson (Evolutionary Biology) was quoted by PianetaBlu News responding to a study claiming to be incubating extinct bird eggs.
Kalamata Journal reported on buses in the Greek city Kalamata that will carry a message about biodiversity loss inspired by climate stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology).
Business and society:
Dr Stephen Kastoryano (Economics) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the popularity of crowdfunding.
Research into reducing education gaps in Indonesia was highlighted by Devdiscourse.
Today’s Wills and Probate highlighted a talk from Dr Juliet Brook (Law) on changes to wills and probate legislation.
Heritage and culture:
Further coverage of a study by Professor Chris Venditti (Ecology) linking right-handedness and walking on two legs from Wykop, SciTech Daily, Mashable, USA Today, Space Daily (republished by AOL and Yahoo News), and others.
The University was listed by BFI, Televisual, and Screen Daily as a partner for BFI funding to support training for film and television production.
Comments from Dr Richard Blakemore (History) about the mystery of the Mary Celeste were mentioned by Veda Zive.
Other coverage:
Reading Today reported on the number of research procedures carried out on animals in the past year at Reading, quoting Andrew Cripps, Technical Head of Reading’s Bioresource Unit. From our story: Animal procedures by Reading scientists down in 2025
Alumni:
Reading graduate Hamer Boot has been appointed Managing Direct at HBD, reports Investigate, Property Magazine, The Business Desk, and Henry Boot.
Author and graduate Michael Rosen was quoted by The Guardian (republished by Inkl) about the benefits of online university courses.
Newsnet Orlando reported that Henley Business School graduate Dermot Briody has been appointed Chief Revenue Officer at MRI Software.
We are in the process of finalising our postgraduate taught courses for 2027/28 entry. In the meantime, you can view our 2026/27 courses.
