Reading in the news - Thu 8 Jan

Optometry Today and The Reading Chronicle (print) reported that Emeritus Professor Anna Horwood (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, pictured talking to That’s TV Thames Valley) received an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours list, quoting Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort. From our story: Vision science pioneer awarded MBE

Food and farming:

• Agriland reported on a study by Professor Sokratis Stergiadis (Animal Sciences) about livestock feed with a lower environmental impact. From our story: Greener diets for Europe’s farm animals
• The Sun included comments from Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) in response to a study on the health effects of food preservatives.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Leicester (from 2:29:15) about UK flood defences.

• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) was quoted by Wokingham Today, reflecting on last year's weather conditions. From our expert comment: Reading weather in 2025 - hot, dry and sunny

• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) was quoted by Today Newsand CBC (republished by KamuMedya) on why air turbulence is increasing, with comments featured by CBC Radio One.

• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) spoke to That’s TV Thames Valley about the recent cold snap. 

Business and society:

• Xinhua News Agency,Big News Network, Finland News, Madrid News, Belgium News, and various outletsquoted Dr Angela Garcia Calvo (Henley Business School) on the EU Digital Decade Target.
• Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) spoke to GBH Radio(re-played by Nashville Public Radio and more than100local US broadcasts) about international law violations.

Other coverage:

• Professor Vicki Harmann (Politics and International Relations) was listed by University of Duisburg-Essen as a speaker on children who are cared for by their grandparents.

Alumni:

• Business and Economics graduate, Phaedros Pantelides, wrote for FXStreet on US employment.

• Christel Lund Bøjler, who has an MBA from Henley Business School, is the new district manager for the Greenland Working Environment Authority, reports A4.

• Investegate reported that Law graduate Martin Thomas is the new Independent Non-Executive Director of The Smarter Web Company. 

• Premium Times (republished by All News Africa) featured Leye Falade, Henley Business School graduate, who is the new CEO and Managing Director of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas.

• ADVFN,GlobeNewswire, AP News,International World Times, The Active Age(republished by Business Insider,Yahoo News, and Benzinga) and various global outlets reported that Bo Rode Hansen, Henley Business School graduate, is the new CEO of LIfTBioSciences.