Reading in the news - Wed 21 Oct

Reading 2040: Professor Eugene Mohareb (Construction Management and Engineering) and Professor Steve Musson (Geography and Environmental Science) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire on their visions for developing Reading town centre.

Festival of Languages: The University’s upcoming languages festival was featured by Reading Today, quoting Professor Melanie May (Languages and Cultures). From our story: Try origami, Russian dance and signing at language festival 

Food, farming and health:

• Scottish Dental Magazine reported on a new sensitive toothpaste that was tested at the University of Reading's Chemical Analysis Facility. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Devdiscourse, The Standard, WMBD Radio, Kelo and more than 50 outlets highlighted the involvement of Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) on a Reuters project on 'heat storms'. 
• Dr Fatima Pillosu (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Radio Lincolnshire about preparing for extreme weather events. 

Business and society:

• Greatest Hits Radio featured a robot developed for caring duties that was tested by Dr Rodrigo Perez-Vega and Dr Echo Feng (both Henley Business School, pictured). 

• Professor Nick Kemsley (Henley Business School) was quoted by People Management about the lack of opportunities for new workers as employers prefer candidates with more experience. 

Heritage and culture:

• Bangor University reported on a study into the Welsh language’s connection to nature, co-authored by Professor Simon Willcock (Agriculture). 
• Forskning featured a study by Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology) into how Neanderthals used wooden tools. 
• Research by Professor Matthew Bennett (Archaeology) on early human fossilised footprints was featured by Responsible Us. From our story: First humans in America experienced dramatic climate change 

Alumni:

• BBN featured a recent talk by Henley Business School graduate and architect Gareth Stapleton at the Climate Change Summit.  
• Jo Hawkings, Land Management graduate and portfolio manager at Cambridge Science Park, was interviewed by BE News. 
• Dailywire highlighted articles written by Medieval History graduate Bridget Riley. 
• Ayman Khalil, Physics graduate and researcher at the Arab Institute for Security Studies, wrote for The New Arab about the Strait of Hormuz. 
• Garden Organic reported on research by Crop Science graduate Carlota González Noguer into how climate change affects fruit trees. 
• VisitChef listed an upcoming talk by Reading graduate and chef Georgianna Hiliadaki at the Prague Culinary Symposium.