Media report - Tue 11 Feb
11 February 2025

Milk evidence: Professor Chris Reynolds (Agriculture) quoted in , from a on feed additives to reduce methane from cows.
Sustainability scholars: In his column, the Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort focuses on the role of Reading’s Global Sustainability Leaders Scholarship. Education website also features the scheme. From our story: Reading to invest £34m in green leader scholarships
Health and wellbeing
- BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC Radio Oxford spoke to Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) about the health effects of black mould.
- , and mention Reading research on the benefits of solitude and silence. From our story: How solitude boosts wellbeing.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- reports on a study by PhD student Flynn Ames (Meteorology) about Saturn’s moon Enceladus. From our story: Alien ocean could hide signs of life from spacecraft
- (Slovakia) reports on research by Professors Christopher Merchant and Richard Allan (Meteorology). From our story: Ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s
- and report on research by Dr Amy Gresham (Biological Sciences). From our story: Deer poo probe presents promise for woodland plant growth
- (Indonesia) quotes Professor Allan about the dwindling impacts of La Nina to cool the planet, and comments on research about temperatures breaching the 2-degree Paris Agreement limits, for , and others.
Heritage and culture:
- BBC Radio 4 Front Row highlight a new exhibition featuring a Roman helmet analysed by Dr Peter Bray (Archaeology).
- BBC Radio Berkshire and (skip to four minutes in) interviewed Institute of Education learning hub manager Charlotte Dormer about encouraging children to read.
Other coverage:
- reports that Sir David Bell, Reading’s former Vice-Chancellor, has been named as new vice-chair of Skills England.
Alumni:
- Literature graduate ‘Julius Arth’ (a pseudonym) has published his first novel ‘Die Brucke von London’ (London Bridge), reports .
- David Leydon, a Henley MBA, is new ifac head of food and agribusiness, writes the
- Anastasia Sakellariou, a finance graduate, has joined Greek bank Piraeus, report and others.