Reading in the news - Mon 5 Oct

Covid cases rising: Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences, pictured) spoke to Good Morning Britain about rising covid hospital admissions.

Food, farming and health:

• Dr Caroline Rymer (Animal Sciences) spoke to Voice of Islam (from 27:20) about how the meat industry impacts the environment. 
• Scienmag and Bioengineer mentioned research into soil used for cocoa farming in Africa. 
• Syri and Onet mentioned the health benefits of rocket. 
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by Natural News on the healthiness of ultra-processed food. 

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• Engineers Ireland mentioned research into regional climate models. 
• A study by Dr Alejandra Perotti (Ecology) into face mites was mentioned by The Times.  
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was quoted by Newsweek about how El Niño will affect winter weather. 
• Emerging Risks mentioned comments on how El Niño will affect UK flood risks. 
• News Beep, Seed Daily, Robo Daily, Saturn Daily and Biofuel Daily quoted Professor Helen Dacre (Meteorology) on satellite monitoring of the Anak Krakatau eruption. 

Business and society:

• Dr Daisy Powell, Dr Holly Joseph, Dr Emma Page (all Education) and Dr Sophie Heywood (Languages and Cultures) co-wrote a Conversation article about multilingualism and children’s reading. Phys.org and Uzbekistan News mentioned the University’s recent festival for translation and linguistic diversity. 
• Professor Jane Setter (English Language and Applied Linguistics) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about accent stereotypes. 
• Dilip Amin, Security Services Manager, was mentioned by Professional Security Magazine, Cyberdefense, Security Matters and FE News in articles about Martyn’s Law. 
• Dr Hannah Collis (Henley Business School) spoke to University of Exeter Podcast about challenging workplace situations. 
• Black Enterprise quoted Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) about changes to interview etiquette. 
• Dr Rory Jones (Built Environment) was quoted by Ghana Webbers and Joy Online about public transport planning in Ghana.  
• Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) co-wrote an article for Leiber Institute about AI use in warfare.  
• Visiting Professor Niaz Asadullah (Economics) wrote for The Daily Star about improving ‘learning poverty’. Professor Asadullah also wrote for The Daily Star about challenges following elderly care duties.  
• Professor Asadullah was quoted by Bonik Barta on education governance in Bangladesh. 
• Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about rising diesel prices.  
• Tovima quoted Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) on the recent RAF Fairford incident. 

Heritage and culture:

• Scienmag featured research by Dr Nigel Larkin (Evolutionary Biology) on a 240-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton.  

Other coverage:

• Passionate in Marketing and PNI mentioned that Professor Fiona Ross (Typography and Graphic Communication) won the Typography Day Lifetime Achievement Award. 
• Reading has been ranked 27th in the UK in the Times Higher Education University Rankings 2027, reports Reading Chronicle. Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort is quoted. With further mentions by Greatest Hits Radio. 
• England Naturally highlighted the University’s green spaces in a list of places to visit in Berkshire. 
• Professor Laurence Harwood (Chemistry) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about battery fire risks. 

Alumni:

• An exhibition from Artist and Reading graduate Bhajan Hunjan was featured by New Exhibitions. 
• Irish Mirror highlighted that Sports Advisor Tom Markham has a PhD in Football Finance from Henley Business School. 
• The Vibes profiled Mpho Dagada, Henley Business School graduate and founder of Arise SA. 
• Profit mentioned that Golden Union Director Lefteris Veniamis studied Business Administration.