Reading in the news - Thu 20 Aug

Salmonella outbreak: Dr Aidan Taylor (Biomedical Sciences) was quoted by The Sun, Medscape and The Telegraph (republished by MSN and Yahoo News) about rising salmonella cases.

Food and farming:

• Times of India provided further coverage of research by PhD student Sabrina Longley (Food and Nutritional Sciences) into the benefits of artisan cheeses. From our story: Could artisan cheeses that please ease diseases?

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Dr Jeff Da Costa (Geography and Environmental Sciences) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the rainfall in Berkshire this week and the impact this will have on the dry ground, following weeks of hot weather.
• We News reported on a study into how cleaner air will impact global warming.
• PhD student Sonia Alam (Economics) was quoted by Dawn on responses to extreme weather in Pakistan.

Business and society:

• Professor Moira Clark (Henley Business School was quoted by CSM and Contact Centres about the recent European Contact Centre and Customer Service Awards.

Heritage and culture:

• BBC Four replayed an episode of Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome, featuring Professor Hella Eckardt (Archaeology) discussing migration in Roman Britain.
• An upcoming talk by Professor Kate Williams (History) on the death of Mary, Queen of Scots was featured by Premier Magazine.

Other coverage:

• Midsussex Times (print) featured the success of A-level students who will be joining Reading in September.

Alumni:

• MedChem Africa highlighted that Lerato Ntuli, Manager of Lanlaagte Terminal, studied at Henley Business School.
• Grace Harding, CEO of Ocean Basket and Henley Business School graduate, was interviewed by Business Day.