Reading in the news - Thu 17 Sep

Gory stories: The Times (print) featured Blood, Guts and Nasty Cuts by Dr Alanna Skuse (English Literature) as their children’s book of the week. 

Food, farming and health:

• A study by Dr Maria Maiarú (Pharmacy) on how magic mushrooms can treat nerve pain was featured by Germanic News. From our story: Magic mushroom chemical cuts nerve pain and enhances drug 
• Professor Katrina Bicknell (Pharmacy) was quoted by Pharmaceutical Journal about weight loss drug outcomes. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• RMetS highlighted upcoming meteorological masterclasses from Professor Helen Dacre, Professor Len Shaffrey and Dr Robert Lee (all Meteorology). 
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) was quoted by Huffington Post about how El Niño is affecting flood risks. 
• The Times highlighted research led by Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) which will investigate cloud reflectivity. 
• The Reading Chronicle mentioned the upcoming Observe the Moon Night event on campus, led by Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology). From our story: Moon samples land at Reading for NASA observation night 

Business and society:

• Arcoiris TV featured a talk by Professor Federico Faloppa (Languages and Cultures) on the militarisation of language. 
• Madrid Fine Arts Circle highlighted a talk from Professor Susanne Clausen (Art) on how Brexit impacted the humanities. 
• Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre, and Television) was quoted by Mimikama on a deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg. 

Heritage and culture:

• Stourbridge News (print) reported on Professor Gail Marshall’s (English Literature) new book Britian in 1859: Custom, History and Modernity. 
• The Reading Chronicle (print) highlighted the University’s Beckett Archive. 

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

• Reading Today reported on the University’s community choir for children, quoting Dr Rebecca Berkley (Education). From our story: Reading children invited to join free University choir 
• Kirsty Shakespeare, Engagement Project Manager, was quoted by The Reading Chronicle (print) about the University’s upcoming Learning Garden open day on 19 September. From our story: Public invited to explore University Learning Garden 

Alumni:

• Schwarzer provided further coverage of Maike Haas, Film and Drama graduate, who has been appointed Manager of General Fiction at Kosmos. 
• Reading graduate Vehaka Tjimune has been appointed CEO of LLPBN, reports Food Business. 
• Business Post, Nairametrics and Naija on Point reported that Henley Business School graduate Debo Adebowale Fagbemi has been appointed Director of Premier Paints. 
• Michael Murray, who studied Real Estate, was interviewed by Financa. 
• Straits Times highlighted that Actress Koe Yeet studied Law at Reading.