Reading in the news - Tue 13 Oct

Zoo incident: Dr Campbell Murn (Ecology, pictured) spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC News Channel, BBC Look North, BBC Radio Oxford and BBC Radio Scotland on maintaining safety in zoos following a fatal tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. BBC News, The Guardian, Joe, Blooloop, Breitbart, Heart Radio Berkshire and others featured further comments. From our expert comment: Zoo death ‘shocking’ as incidents ‘extremely rare'

Food, farming and health:

• Reading Today reported on an upcoming talk by Dr Samrah Ahmed (Psychology) on how brains change as we age. Event details: The Ageing Brain
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by The I Paper on the healthiness of canned food.
• The Times mentioned a study on how walnuts affect cognitive function.
• FoodNext reported on research into the healthiness of plant-based diets.
• Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) was quoted by Raw Story and PolitiFact about a suspected plague case in Russia. From our expert comment: ‘Plague’ outbreak in Russia
• A study by Professor Netta Weinstein (Psychology) found benefits to spending more time alone, reports Bolde.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Technology Networks featured a study 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
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) was quoted by Central Africa News and Dimsum Daily on how El Niño might impact the UK.
• Scienmag and Bioengineer reported on a model which detects greenhouse gas source developed by Dr Ross Bannister (Meteorology).
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) was quoted by New York Post, Ghana News, Time Bulletin, American Talk, Times News Network and others on how climate change is affecting air turbulence, following an Airbus A320 incident.
• Dr Jon Robson (Meteorology) was quoted in New Scientist for an article about predicting the collapse of the AMOC.
• Scienmag reported on a study by Dr Lara Richards (Meteorology) on how doldrums affect the Great Barrier Reef.
• The Reading Chronicle mentioned climate stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology).

Business and society:

• Student Lucy Freeland, and her father, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about living costs and choosing to stay at home during university.
• Professor Alison Bisset (Law) was listed by ICJ as a signatory of a joint statement calling for inclusive civil society participation in the UN.
• Observador provided further coverage of a study by Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) into four-day working weeks.

Other coverage:

• Lancaster Guardian provided an obituary for John Whitehead, former Reading professor of Applied Statistics.
• The Guardian featured an obituary for Philip Mitchell, former Reading Chemistry lecturer.

Alumni:

• The Reading Chronicle mentioned that MP Rupert Lowe studied at Reading.
• DieBildschirmzeitung featured an upcoming exhibition from Dafi Kühne, who studied Typeface Design.
• Răzvan Szilagyi, Henley Business School graduate, has been appointed chief financial officer of Raiffeisen Asset Management, reports News.ro.