Reading in the news - Fri 25 Sep

United Nations: Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was quoted by New York Times, DetikNews and SBS News about walkouts and protest at the UN General Assembly. From our expert comment: UN changes ‘overdue’ but General Assembly still ‘essential’

Elephant birthday: BBC News, BBC Radio Berkshire and Thames Gazette reported on the 175th birthday celebrations for Norman, the Asian elephant skeleton in the Cole Museum of Zoology - pictured above. Quoting curator Professor Amanda Callaghan (Ecology). From our story: Norman the elephant turns 175 at University museum

Food, farming and health:

• Greatest Hits Radio highlighted a new test developed by Professor Jon Gibbins (Biomedical Sciences) which helps doctors prevent heart attacks and strokes. From our story: Blood test picks the right drug to stop heart attacks
• Further comments from Paddy Woodman, Director of Student Services, about on-campus meningitis B vaccinations were featured by Distilled Post, with coverage from BBC News. From our story: NHS brings MenB vaccinations to campus during Freshers’ Week
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by The Sun on the healthiness of ‘juice diets’.
• Comments from Professor Kuhnle on ultra-processed food were mentioned by Myawady.
• Echo24, Innsalzach, Costa Nachrichten, BW24 and more than 50 outlets quoted Professor Ian Givens (Animal Sciences) on full-fat foods.
• Moments mentioned research into the benefits of family meals.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) was quoted by Hakka News about the cause of El Niño.
• Travel Industry Today quoted Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology) on the naming of extreme weather events.
• The i Paper (print) quoted Dr Phillip Baker (Ecology) on feeding foxes.

Business and society:

• TEE featured an upcoming talk about AI from Professor Derek Clements-Croome (Construction Management and Engineering). 
• Dr Florence Phua (Construction Management and Engineering) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about entering the construction industry after new proposals for vocational GCSEs.
• Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) wrote for Global Governance Forum about AI and sovereignty.
• Bloomberg and Headliner quoted Dr Ivan Sangiorgi (Henley Business School) about bond trading.
• Slough Observer (print) highlighted a Thames Valley Police project to keep students safe during freshers’ week.

Other coverage:

• BBC Radio Berkshire featured the BBC Make a Difference awards held at the University Great Hall, highlighting the University’s Centenary.
• ZME Science highlighted research from Dr Nigel Larkin (Evolutionary Biology) on a dinosaur skeleton found in Tanzania.

Alumni:

• Nikos Vatopoulos, Politics graduate, wrote for Kathimerini about the ethics of language.