Reading in the news - Thu 27 Apr

Encouraging change: Professor Simone Varotto (Henley Business School) is quoted by Reuters on why companies should invest in climate change adaptation.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) is quoted by The Times Hub and Future Zone on what to expect during the solar maximum. 

• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by Escape and Cairns Post on how extreme flight turbulence may more than double in the future due to climate change.

• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) is quoted by Mirror and Inkl on what the weather has been like on May 6 in years gone by, in anticipation of the King’s coronation on the same date this year. Read our expert comment.

• Climate scientists used old data to show how climate change today would make the impacts of the 1903 ‘Ulysses’ storm worse. More coverage in The Daily Mirror (in print). Author Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted. Read our news story.

Food, Health, and Wellbeing:

• The BBC reports on a study by Postdoctoral researcher, Agnes Fekete (Food and Nutritional Sciences) which found the consumption of whey protein can lower high blood pressure.

• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by IFL Science and MSN on recent evidence that Dog Flu could adapt to become infectious to humans.

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted by Saltwire on the credibility of a study that explored the link between fried food consumption and mental health.

• Positive Health mentions research from the University about the brain function benefits of eating blueberries. Professor Claire Williams (Psychology) is quoted. Read our news story.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Science) was interviewed by BBC Hereford and Worcester on why the Covid tracking app for England and Wales is being discontinued, and the impact that it had during lockdown.

Other Coverage:

• Yahoo! mentions that Soha Khattab, who worked at the University, is among the British nationals unable to evacuate the conflict currently in Sudan. 

• Allsop mentions a talk about their Apprentice Scheme that was given at the University's recent Pathways2Property event.

Alumni:

• Derbyshire Times reports on the career of workplace expert, Sarah Markham, and mentions she has a coaching qualification from Henley Business School. 

• Consultancy reports on the fifth anniversary of a company co-founded by Reading graduate, Jon Willams.

• Dnevnik reports on the appointment of Henley Business School alumna, Vera Petrova as the new manager of Flip Bulgaria.