Reading in the news - Fri 16 Oct

Haiti crisis: Professor Rosa Freedman (Law, pictured) was interviewed by France24 on political developments in Haiti. 

Droughts declared: Comments from Regius Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology) and Professor Deepa Senapathi (Sustainable Land Management) on the UK’s drought recovery were featured by Heart Radio. From our expert comment: Severe drought recovery likely to take many months 

Food, farming and health:

• Medical Dialogues and Ad Hoc News reported on a study by Professor Vimal Karani (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the health impacts of changes to diets in India. From our story: Indian diet shift exposes hidden genetic cholesterol risk 
• Professor Ian Jones was quoted by Poynter about reports of a plague case in Russia. Dr Simon Clarke (both Biomedical Sciences) was quoted by Objektif Media. From our expert comment: ‘Plague’ outbreak in Russia 
• A study by Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture) found no heart risks to trans fats in dairy, reports Self Reliance Central.  
• Professor Phil Dash (Biomedical Sciences) was quoted by The Telegraph (print) on the Pope’s recent cancer diagnosis. From our expert comment: Pope has lung cancer surgery 
• WattPoultry highlighted research by Dr Aidan Taylor (Biomedical Sciences) into reducing food poisoning risks. From our story: Blue light could cut food poisning from raw chicken 
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) was quoted by The Sun and The I Paper about an early start to flu season. 

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• Scienmag reported on Reading research into US oil and gas production resources. 

Business and society:

• Professor Steve Musson (Geography and Environmental Science) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about an increase in higher paid jobs in Reading. 
• Israel-Palestine News quoted Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) on IDF incident reports. 
• Research by PhD student Xinyu Liu (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) on multilingualism and the brain was featured by Scienmag. 

Heritage and culture:

• Reading Today and The Reading Chronicle highlighted an upcoming University-led film workshop for the upcoming Whitley Festival on the 19^{th of} October. 
• Reading Today and Wokingham Today mentioned a performance by Only The Poets at the University. 

Other coverage:

• Dr Campbell Murn (Ecology, pictured) spoke to BBC News (from 2:50) about a tiger incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, with quotes in The Liberal, The Mirror and IGV. From our expert comment: Zoo death ‘shocking’ as incidents ‘extremely rare' 

• MBA Watch listed Henley Business School in the QS International Rankings for Master’s and MBA Programs 2027. 

Alumni:

• The Reading Chronicle listed 16 different celebrities who studied at the University. 
• Jack Munday, dairy farmer and graduate, was quoted by Farmers Weekly (print) on farming profits.