Reading in the news - Tue 22 Nov
22 November 2022

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- mentions climate risk initiatives that Professor Rosalind Cornforth (Director of the Walker Institute) shared during a side event on global preparedness for water security issues in COP27.
- Farmers Guide (in print) reports on a talk given by Professor Martin Lukac (Agriculture) on the benefits and limitations of agroforestry.
- mentions the University's use of carbon labels on food products to help reduce emissions in consumption.
COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic
- Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by and , disqualifying false information about Covid subvariants.
Other Coverage:
- Professor Nazanin Derakhshan (Psychology) is quoted by the on her expert reaction to a study on the long-term health outcomes and survival after radiotherapy for breast cancer.
- The reports on upcoming strike action at UK Universities, including Reading.
- reports on Semicolon Africa's year-long 'techpreneurship' programme which includes a course by Henley Business School.
- Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre, and Television) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on 'deepfake' technology.
- Dr Darius Widera (Pharmacy) is quoted by , , and on his expert reaction to research findings that leprosy-causing bacteria are able to regenerate liver cells in Armadillos.
- Professor Jonathan Passmore's (Henley Business School) article on leveraging neurodiversity in the workplace is reposted by .
- Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted by on new research that suggests eating apples and drinking tea offers health benefits including improving heart health. Read our news story.
- mentions University research on the psychological benefits of scheduled 'meeting-free' days at work.
- reports on a children's hockey club tournament that took place at the University.
- mentions the proximity of Milton park to the University.
Alumni:
- publishes an article co-authored by Reading graduate, Ollie Sheldrick, on pollution in construction.
- reports on the upcoming re-election of Henley Business School graduate, Godfrey Gwainda, to a position at National Foods Holdings Limited.
- reports on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate, Robin Raven, as Chief Product Officer at DMG Media.
- reports on the career of actor and Henley Business School graduate, Thato Molamu.
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