21 May 2026
Food and farming:
Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by Daily Mail, CNN, Science Media Centre, KTBS, BritBrief, PressBee (republished by MSN and Yahoo News) and various global outlets in response to a study on the negative impact of preservatives.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
Birmingham Live (republished by MSN) and Wokingham Today quoted Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) on potential droughts this summer.
Kompas, News of Bahrain, The Rising Nepal, Gospodarka, Batuah News and others provided further coverage of a study by Dr Jorge Avaria-Llautureo (Evolutionary Biology) into how climate change impacts seabird migration. From our story: Seabird world shrinks as oceans warm
Quotes by Professor Liz Stephens (Meteorology) on an upcoming El Niño event were highlighted by FirstPost.
A study by Professor Laura Wilcox (Meteorology) found that reducing air pollution could have a negative impact on the Gulf Stream, reports Daily Mail, Briefly and BritBrief.
The Thames Gazette, Midlands Gazette, East Anglia Gazette, Greatest Hits Radio (and broadcast) and Southern Gazette featured a study by Dr Walter Veit (Philosophy) which examines welfare and ethics in shrimp farming. From our story: Shrimp minds and welfare to be researched at Reading
Further comments by Dr Louise Johnson (Evolutionary Biology) on a study incubating extinct bird eggs were featured by ZME Science.
List23 quoted Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology) on observations of Uranus’ rings.
Business and society:
Professor Jo Phoenix (Law) was quoted by The Times on circumstances around a rape case at an NHS hospital.
Northern Ireland News highlighted research by the late Professor Christie Davies (Politics and International Relations) into Hong Kong’s capitalist system.
Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) spoke to LBC News about the effectiveness of reducing essential food and item prices.
Heritage and culture:
Comments from Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice-Chancellor, reflecting on the University’s recent centenary celebrations were featured by The Reading Chronicle and Reading Today. From our story: Thousands attend Centenary Community Festival and RAG Parade. Professor Van de Noort also wrote a column for Wokingham Today ahead of the Centenary Community Festival.
AOTF, Boing Boing, Science Alert, Khelja, Popular Mechanics (republished by AOL, MSN, Head Topics and Yahoo News) and others reported on a study by Professor Chris Venditti (Ecology) linking right-handedness and walking on two legs.
A study by Professor Hella Eckardt (Archaeology) into the cultural diversity of Roman Britain was featured by India News and The Times of India.
Dr Thomas Clements (Biological Sciences) discovered that a fossil mistaken as the world’s oldest octopus was not actually an octopus, reports List23. From our story: ‘Oldest octopus’ fossil is no octopus at all, scans reveal.
List23 reported on a study by Dr Jorge Avaria-Llautureo (Evolutionary Biology) on primates evolving from cold climates, not tropical rainforests. From our story: Early primates survived in cold, not tropical climates
Other coverage:
Henley Standard highlighted the performance of student Ivet Angelova during a recent local cricket match.
Bishopston Voice featured students who completed the University-run Reading Scholars Project.
Alumni:
Baret News reported that Dermot Briody, Henley Business School graduate, has been appointed Chief Revenue Officer at MRI Software.
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