Reading in the news - Mon 27 Apr

Health and wellbeing:

• Naked Scientists interviewed Dr Oliver Hancox, CEO of University-founded company Astratus, about a new test that could provide faster UTI treatment. From our story: Rapid urine test could select UTI antibiotics within hours 
• Nauka Polsce featured research from by PhD student Susanne Cromme (Psychology) which shows the scale of untreated pain during hysteroscopies. From our story: Mumsnet posts reveal women gaslit over womb procedure pain 

Food and farming:

• Professor Donal O’Sullivan (Crop Science) featured in an episode of Inside the Pod to discuss his project to increase pulse consumption in the UK. 
• Comments from Professor Parveen Yaqoob and Professor Gunter Kuhnle (both Foodand Nutritional Sciences) on the effects of artificial sweeteners were mentioned by Forskning. 
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle was also quoted by Chip about ultra-processed food.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Gizmodo spoke to Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology) about the way AI is changing weather prediction. 
• The Business Standard featured comments from Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) on how global warming has changed Earth.  
• A study by Dr Matt Greenwell (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) on colour-changing katydids was featured by Techo Science, Jabar Online, and DetikEdu. From our story: Bright pink insect stands out to blend in, scientists say 
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) spoke to ABC Natioal Radio about how human activity increases flood risk. 
• Newser, Watson, Media Indonesia, and El-Balad quoted Dr Thomas Clements (Biological Sciences) about a recently discovered giant octopus fossil. 
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) was quoted by ComCiencia on acid rain in Iran following recent airstrikes.  
• NDTV featured other comments from Dr Akshay Deoras on heatwave risks in India. 

Business and society:

• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Anne Delauzun, Director of Careers and Employability, about finding the right job and preparing for interviews. 
• Professor May Tan-Mullins, Chief Executive University of Reading Malaysia, was interviewed by Higher Education Digest about sustainability in education and empowering students. 
• A talk from Christian Neusser (Henley Business School) on business angel investors was featured by Band. 
• Zara Cupido, Research Manager at Henley Business School Africa, wrote for Sunday Tribune and Business Report about changes to traditional employment mdels. 
• An article co-written by Professor Nada Kakabadse and the late Professor Andrew Kakabadse on effective boards is published by Boardroom.  

Heritage and culture:

• The Canary mentioned that the first driverless tractor was demonstrated at the University in the 1950s. 
• Research from PhD student David Cardillo (History) on the US-Italy relationship during the Nixon administration was featured by P-magazine (republished by Drimble). 
• ABC Radio National replayed an episode of BBC Radio 4’s You’re Dead to Me, featuring Dr Alanna Skuse (English Literature) to discuss renaissance medicine. 
• Greatest Hits Berkshire highlighted a concert at the Hexagon on Saturday 9 May, which will feature musicians from the University and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

• BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC News (republished by Europe Says and Yahoo News) reported on the University’s Giving Day to raise money for student bursaries and learning spaces. Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice-Chancellor, is quoted.  

Other coverage:

• The Asian Age profiled PhD student and Physician A.B.M Haroon. 

Alumni:

• Power Game, ICTPlus, and Infocom (republished by MSN) reported that Reading graduate Sotiris Markatos has been appointed Vice President of the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission.  
• Nhu Quynh Ha Dang, Education graduate, was quoted by Vietnam about effective study methods.  
• The Sunday Times (republished by Digitpatrox) reported on Reading graduate Rob Briggs, who recently passed away. 
• Clint Raine, Henley Business School graduate and owner of Belvedere and Partner, will be a speaker at the upcoming Polyurethane Technology International Forum, reports PUDaily.