Reading in the news - Tue 7 Jul

Henley Regatta: Windsor Express and Henley Herald reported on the trophies won by the University of Reading team at the Henley Royal Regatta, highlighting graduate Finnola Stratton. Students Meg Knight and Shannon Whelehan, who competed in the Regatta, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire on the topic.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort wrote for Reading Today about the recent Henley Royal Regatta and the ongoing football tournament.

Food and farming:

• Food and Wine (republished by Yahoo News and MSN) mentioned a study by Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the benefits of flavanol-rich foods. From our story: Not all five-a-days are equal for heart health
• Food Science students Benjamin Leroy, Kam Bautista, Xintong Qiao and Charlie Reavell have won a food innovation prize for turning hazelnut by-product into a chocolate dessert, reports Thames Gazette. Visiting Professor Chris Wells (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted. From our story: Leftover hazelnut pulp becomes prize winning chocolate treat
• A study involving Dr Charlotte Mills (Food and Nutritional Sciences) about the benefits of sugary gum and beetroot was featured by InfoMarket.
• A study by PhD student Sabrina Longley (Food and Nutritional Sciences) found health benefits to artisan cheeses, reports Brighter Side News. From our story: Could artisan cheeses that please ease diseases?
• Public Sector Catering highlighted a project by Professor Donal O’Sullivan (Crop Science) into increasing pulse consumption in the UK.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) was quoted by The View from Yours (print) about the 1976 heatwave.

Business and society:

• Professor Louise Hague (Law) was quoted by The Guardian (republished by Inkl) about using AI to benefit your studies.
• Anne Delauzun, Director of Careers and Employability, spoke to The Guardian (republished by Inkl) about how to gain employability skills over the holidays.
• Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) wrote for CapX about why government reforms don’t last long.
• Professor Kakabadse also wrote for Envisia about why independent boards fail.

Heritage and culture:

• Thames Gazette, Heart Radio Berkshire, Maidenhead Advertiser, Slough Express, Southern Gazette and others reported on the University's return to the Cookham Abbey excavation, quoting Professor Gabor Thomas (Archaeology). From our story: Cookham dig to reveal monastic care for early England's sick

Other coverage:

• Phys.org, Life Technology, Mirage News, Custom Map Poster and EurekAlert reported on a study by Dr Jamie Thompson (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) into how hummingbirds help pollinate bromeliads. From our story: Hummingbirds speed up pineapple family’s evolution
• The Guardian (republished by Inkl) featured comments from Philosophy student Isaac Kearney in part of a student guide to beginning your first year of university.

Alumni:

• Psychology graduate Fatima Akilu has been appointed Non-Executive Director of HBM Nigeria, reports This Day, Prima News, Proshare, The Times, Nairametrics, and others.