Reading in the news - Wed 8 Jul

Food business prize: BBC News, BBC Radio Berkshire, and Food Manufacture and Yahoo News highlighted an award-winning macaron developed by Food Science students Benjamin Leroy, Kam Bautista, Xintong Qiao, and Charlie Reavell, quoting Visiting Professor Chris Wells (Food and Nutritional Sciences). From our story: Leftover hazelnut pulp becomes prize winning chocolate treat

Business and society:

• Professor May Tan-Mullins, Chief Executive University of Reading Malaysia, wrote for The Sun Malaysia (republished by Newswav) about business education in Singapore.
• Comments from Dr Miriam Sorace and Dr Lawrence McKay (both Politics and International Relations) about Nigel Farage’s resignation as MP were highlighted by The Reading Chronicle and Streamline (republished by MSN). From our expert comment: Farage resigns: expert comment as by-election looms
• Noah News mentioned Henley Business School research into UK workers planning their next career move.
• Henley Business School research into workplace attitudes about AI was highlighted by The AI Journal and Ad Hoc News.

Food and farming:

• Yahoo News and AOL republished an article from Brighter Side News into a study by PhD student Sabrina Longley (Food and Nutritional Sciences) about artisan cheese. From our story: Could artisan cheeses that please ease diseases?
• ScienceDaily, MSNBC, and SSBCrack News reported on a study by Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) about how much salt is contained in takeaways. From our story: Salty facts: takeaways have more salt than labels claim

• Dr Charlotte Mills (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by BBC News (republished by Yahoo News and AOL) on the best food to eat during heatwaves.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Medscape highlighted climate stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology).
• Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about potential health risks from the UK’s next upcoming heatwave.
• Research from Dr Jamie Thompson (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) on how bromeliads benefit from hummingbirds was featured by Times of India, India News, and 7Globe. From our story: Hummingbirds speed up pineapple family’s evolution
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was quoted by Development Aid and Grand Pinnacle Tribune about how climate change is causing recent heatwaves.
• Comments from Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) about India’s monsoon were featured by Claims Journal.

Other coverage:

• LeapScholar highlighted the University of Reading’s world ranking. From our story: Reading in top 200 of QS World University Rankings 2027
• Thames Gazette and Abergavenny Chronicle (print) reported on the medals won by the University of Reading team at the recent Henley Royal Regatta, highlighting student Finnola Stratton and quoting Will Rand, Director of the University’s boat club.
• Professor Netta Weinstein’s (Psychology) study on solitude was featured in Twojstyl.

Alumni:

• Brand Icon reported that Psychology graduate Fatima Akilu has been appointed Non-Executive Director of HBM Nigeria.