Reading in the news - Tue 29 Sep

Business and society:

• Thames Gazette featured comments from Professor James Reade (Economics) on the potential penalties for Manchester City FC after being found guilty of 114 financial offences. From our story: City points penalty would halve Spurs' relegation risk

Heritage and culture:

• Punchline reported on an upcoming talk by Professor Kate Williams (History) about the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Food, farming and health:

• KFMN highlighted a study by Professor Vimal Karani (Food and Nutritional Sciences) about how milk affects cholesterol levels. From our story: No link between milk and increased cholesterol according to new study of 2 million people
• A study into the benefits of eating walnuts was mentioned by Caymanian Times.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) was quoted by ET Agricultre about India’s recent monsoon season.
• Angling Times (print) featured a study by PhD researcher Lucia Snyderman (Geography and Environmental Science) about sturgeon population loss.

Other coverage:

• Basingstoke Gazette and Reading Chronicle featured the BBC’s Make a Difference Awards held at the University’s Great Hall.
• PhD researcher Helen Norris (Education) was listed by The Conversation and Uzbekistan News as a finalist for the 2026 Three-Minute Thesis competition.

Alumni:

• GB News highlighted that Labour MP Jenny Riddell-Carpenter has an MBA from Henley Business School.