Reading in the news - Mon 12 Oct

Tiger attack: Dr Campbell Murn (Ecology) spoke to BBC Radio 4 Today programme how British zoos keep visitors safe after a fatal tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Climate ambassadors: Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology) was quoted by Wokingham Today on the success of the University’s Climate Ambassadors scheme, which is now active in 4,000 schools, colleges and nurseries. From our story: Climate action programme gets education settings' approval

Food, farming and health:

• The TOC featured a study by Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture) on dairy fats and health.
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) was quoted by Health and Me, World Today, Business Mirror, South China Morning Post and PBS about a reported plague case in Russia. From our expert comment: ‘Plague’ outbreak in Russia
• A study by Dr Aidan Taylor (Biomedical Sciences) found that blue light decreases food poisoning risks, reports Poultry Network, Fleischwirtschaft, LexBlog, Top Agrar and Female First. From our story: Blue light could cut food poisoning from raw chicken
• Centrum reported on a study by Professor Julie Lovegrove (Food and Nutritional Sciences) finding that eating apples lowers risk of heart disease.
• IFST highlighted upcoming talks from Dr Fatemeh Mirpoor and Professor Dimitris Charalampopoulos (both Food and Nutritional Sciences).
• DearBorn and Blogarama featured research finding health benefits to eating walnuts.
• Professor Stella Chan (Psychology) was quoted by Frankfurter Rundschau, Oberhessische Zeitung, HNA, OP Online, Gmunder Tagespost and more than 50 outlets on how community-led activities have mental health benefits.

Scienmag reported on a study by Professor Etienne Roesch (Psychology) on how people were differently affected by the Covid-19 lockdown.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• A study by Dr James Ryalls (Sustainable Land Management) on how air pollution affects insects was featured by National Geographic Poland, Missoula Current, ESA, Reading Today , World News 24 and others. From our story: Bees struggle to smell flowers when air pollutants combine
• PhD student Sam McKee was quoted by Space.com, Root Nation, Media Indonesia and News Beep on a study into terraforming Mars.
• Scienmag reported on a study by Dr Isabel Smith, Professor Reinhard Schiemann, and Professor Paul Williams (all Meteorology) about air turbulence. Hoodline also features research on turbulence and climate change.
• Scienmag reported on research into St. Elmo’s Fire by Dr Blair Mcginness, Visiting Professor Karen Aplin, Dr Martin Airey and Professor Giles Harrison (all Meteorology).
• Scienmag and Bioengineer featured a study by Dr Bryony Willcox and Professor Simon Potts (both Sustainable Land Management) on threats against bees.

Business and society:

• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was interviewed by France 24 about Navi Pillay, international lawyer and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Professor Freedman was also quoted by Tovima on the recent RAF Fairford incident.
• Jornal Economico highlighted a study by Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) about four-day working weeks.
• Research by Professor Keiichi Nakata (Henley Business School) on AI and skill gaps was mentioned by European Business Review.
• Visiting Professor Niaz Asadullah (Economics) wrote for The Daily Star about father-daughter relationships.

Heritage and culture:

• Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology) was quoted by Ancient Origins responding to a study on 60,000-year-old tools.
• Reading Today featured the upcoming University Centenary Heritage Tours about the University’s royal charter and wartime history.
• The Reading Chronicle reported on an upcoming performance by Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra on campus.

Other coverage:

• BBC Radio Berkshire highlighted the number of Reading commuter students.
• Fotocasa Life mentioned a study on how to choose the right houseplant.

Alumni:

• Henley Business School graduate and executive coach Liz Dean wrote for The Marketing Society about believing in yourself.