Reading in the news - Fri 9 Oct

The Uprising: As the new historical film starring Andrew Garfield (pictured) hits cinemas, Professor Adrian Bell wrote for LBC and with Dr Helen Killick (both Henley Business School) for the Conversation about the modern parallels, and the real class backgrounds, of the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt. From our expert comment: The Uprising: Why the tensions of 1381 feel familiar today

Food, farming and health:

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live (from 42:30) about reports of plague in Russia. The Mirror, Hindustan Times, Daily Mail , MedicalXPRess , INC and others featured further comments. Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) was also quoted by Daily Guardian. From our expert comment: ‘Plague’ outbreak in Russia
• Food Ingredients, Earth.com, Food Fakty, Food Safety News, Life and others reported on a study by Dr Aidan Taylor (Biomedical Sciences) about how to reduce food poisoning risks. From our story: Blue light could cut food poisoning from raw chicken
• Professor Keshavan Niranjan (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by BBC News on fresh vs frozen fruit and vegetables.
• N News, Ora News, MSNBC, Izvestia, Syri and others featured research by Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture) on fats in milk.
• Professor Jane Portlock (Pharmacy) wrote for Pharmacy Magazine about ethical guidance for community pharmacists.
• A study on the benefits of eating walnuts was featured by Daily Mail, Natural News and others.
• Professor Stella Chan (Psychology) was quoted by Euro News about the mental health benefits of community activities. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• A talk from Professor Chris Merchant (Meteorology) on climate change and net zero was featured by Henley Herald
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology, pictured) spoke to Sky News (from 2:15; used in more than 50 broadcasts) about how climate change will affect regional rainfall.
• Scienmag reported on a study aiming to simulate past weather events with current ocean temperatures.
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) was quoted by Big News Network, The Star , Kenya Star, Herald Globe, Xinhua and others about how El Niño will impact the UK.
• Courthouse News, Phys.org, Alpost, News Beep, Life Technology and Air Quality News featured research by Dr James Ryalls (Sustainable Land Management) on how air pollution affects insects. From our story: Bees struggle to smell flowers when air pollutants combine
• Construction News and Housebuilding reported on a study into how construction sites are affected by extreme heat.

Other coverage:

• Dr Ivan Sangiorgi (Henley Business School) was quoted by Bloomberg about Europe’s bond market.
• Sleepy History podcast (from 24:00) highlighted excavations led by Professor Mike Fulford (Archaeology) in Silchester.

Alumni:

• Bridget Riley, medieval history graduate, wrote for Daily Wire about Hollywood actors playing ‘ugly’ characters.
• Daily Express reported on a new book by Laura Tobin, meteorologist and Reading graduate.
• Athol Daily Times provided an obituary for English graduate Danielle Girard.
• CFO South Africa highlighted that Nerissa Jalim, CFO for Sandvik, has an MBA from Henley Business School.