Reading in the news - Mon 7 Sep

Food, farming and health:

• Food&Wine highlighted a study by Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture) on trans fats in dairy. From our story: Natural trans fats in dairy do not raise heart disease risk
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by Zdrowie about flavanol-rich foods. From our story: Not all five-a-days are equal for heart health
• Azet reported on a study by PhD student Sabrina Longley (Food and Nutritional Sciences) into the health benefits of artisan cheeses. From our story: Could artisan cheeses that please ease diseases?
• Reading Today featured a study by Dr David Field (Psychology) on the benefits of Vitamin B6. From our story: Vitamin B6 shows promise as depression treatment
• Dr Hisham Al-Obaidi (Pharmacy) was quoted by Pharmacy Daily about the effectiveness of vitamin sachets.

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• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology, pictured) spoke to Global News (from 15:35) about the impacts of El Niño. Net Weather featured comments from Dr Deoras on the impact it also has on India’s monsoon season. 
• The Times quoted Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) on how heatwaves impact flood risks.
• Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez and Professor Ed Hawkins (both Meteorology) wrote for The Conversation about their research into the weather forecasting system used for D-Day.
• The Good Men Project and Eurasia Review quoted Professor Liz Stephens (Meteorology) about the cause of Nepal’s flash floods. From our expert comment: Nepal's complex chain of flood hazards
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) was quoted by BBC News, Diebewertung and UA News on how climate change affects air turbulence, with further mentions of his research in FTN News, TravelBinger, The Traveler and others.

Business and society:

• Master's student Sebastian Moore wrote for Apolitical about public sector AI investment, highlighting work by Professor Kecheng Liu (Henley Business School).
• Politico highlighted the anniversary of the publication of the Wolfenden Report on 4 September 1957, led by previous Vice-Chancellor Sir John Wolfenden, calling for the decriminalisation of homosexuality.
• Visiting Professor Niaz Asadullah (Economics) wrote for The Daily Star about crisis faced by universities in Bangladesh.
• Reggio Report highlighted an upcoming talk from Professor Federico Faloppa (Languages and Cultures) on the militarisation of language.

Heritage and culture:

• Professor Mary Lewis (Archaeology) was quoted by IFLScience about identifying the sex of human remains.
• Morning Star republished a Conversation article by Dr Apurba Chatterjee (History) about 18th century Indian landscape paintings.
• Professor Mark Nixon (English Literature) spoke to ABC Radio about Samuel Beckett’s German travel diaries. From our story: Samuel Beckett’s Nazi Germany travel diaries revealed

Other coverage:

• BBC World Service Radio highlighted a study into how people get music stuck in their heads.
• Streamline quoted Professor Amanda Callaghan (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) about the UK’s invasive mosquitos.
• TNN and Sunday World featured a talk from Louise Claassen, Executive Fellow at Henley Business School Africa, at the Huawei Women in Tech 2026 programme.
• Dr Adam Humphreys (Politics and International Relations) was interviewed by Qoshe.
• BBC Radio Solent mentioned a recent record fair on campus.
• Henley Business School was listed by Poets and Quants in the Financial Times 100 Best Master's in Management Programs 2026.

Alumni:

• Founder of Impakter and Reading graduate Michele Bonanno wrote for Impakter about video surveillance.
• Graduate Vehaka Tjimune has been appointed CEO of Livestock Products Board of Namibia, reports Informante.
• Vietnam mentioned the involvement of Nhu Quynh Ha Dang, Education graduate, at an upcoming talk about studying English.
• The Post, The Press and Waikato Times interviewed artist and Reading graduate Cornelia Parker.