Reading in the news - Thu 24 Sep

Food, farming and health:

Reading Chronicle reported on Meningitis B vaccines being offered on campus, quoting Paddy Woodman, Director of Student Services. From our story: NHS brings MenB vaccinations to campus during Freshers’ Week

BBC Radio Berkshire spoke to Professor Jon Gibbins (Biomedical Sciences) about a new test he has developed to help doctors prevent heart attacks and strokes. From our story: Blood test picks the right drug to stop heart attacks

Professor Ian Givens (Animal Sciences) was quoted by The Telegraph about the healthiness of full-fat foods.

Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by Streamline, Medpage and InYourArea about the impacts of ultra-processed food.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

Regius Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology) spoke to Channel 4 (from 4:50) about preparing for extreme weather events. 

Professor Cloke was quoted by Daily Mail on the cause of recent warm temperatures, with comments from Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) in Daily Mail and Raport.

BBC News quoted Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on global warming and potential future heatwaves.

Comments from Dr Deoras on the effects of El Niño were featured by Huffington Post, Daily Times and Aljazeera.

Huffington Post quoted Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) on how El Niño is affected by climate change.

Business and society:

Dr Petra Cattanach (Henley Business School) was quoted by Digital Health on the use of AI in breast cancer screening.

BBC News highlighted comments from the Students’ Union about changes to Turnitin’s license agreement.

Other coverage:

Greatest Hits Radio highlighted the 175^th birthday of Norman, an Asian elephant skeleton housed in the Cole Museum of Zoology, quoting Dr Vicky Boult (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology).

Eos quoted Dr Thomas Clements (Biological Sciences) about using fossilised squid to help understand when the creatures started dispersing throughout the world’s oceans.

Alumni:

The People Space highlighted that Executive Coach Emma Steenson studied at Henley Business School.