Reading in the news - Fri 10 Feb

Food and farming:

• Professor Julie Lovegrove (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted by Popular Science, News Break, MSN, Delecious Food, and others on the University's research project, 'Raising The Pulse', which aims to increase consumption of UK-grown pulses for their positive effect on health and the environment. Read our news story.
• Farmers Weekly mentions gross margins on farmland conducted by the University.  
  
  

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Wokingham Today reports on University findings that high atmospheric pressure can increase water's boiling point, quoting Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) on how this happens, and mentioning Dr Stephen Burt's (Meteorology) recent record-high pressure readings.
• Professor Tom Oliver (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Head Topics criticising HS2's flawed method of calculating the value of nature affected by construction.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university  

• Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort wrote a column for Wokingham Today (in print) on the outcome of the University's community consultation on the development of sports and leisure facilities in Shinfield. Read our news story. Wokingham Today (in print) reports on this again. 
• Wokingham Today (in print) mentions that the University took part in consultations on the future of Wokingham.

Business success: A team from Reading that won the YES22 entrepreneurship competition featured technicians, students and staff. Ross Wilson (technical services) and Simon Cutler (KTC) are quoted by Mitalent. Read our news story.

Other Coverage:

• i News, Greatest Hits Radio, BBC Radio Berkshire, and Newscabal list the University among other institutions to be taking industrial strike action. 
• Professor Chris Collins (Geography and Environmental Science) is quoted by i News (and in print) on the time it takes for chemicals to break down in the body, following concerns about the health of Grenfell resident survivors who were exposed to toxic fumes for long periods of time.
• Professor Jo Phoenix (School of Law) is quoted by The Telegraph about protests at the Education For Women’s Liberation conference held at UCL.
• Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Africa) is quoted by South Coast Sun, Capital Newspapers, Brakpan Herald, Rekord, Rosebank Gazette, Randfonthein Herald, Lowvelder, Ridge Times, and others on the opening of Sol Plaatje scholarship applications, and by Skills Portal on the opening of Henley Business School Africa's new branch in Cape Town.
• Dr Erhan Aslan (Literature and Languages) is quoted by News Week, The Wichita Eagle, Idaho Statesman, and others on tips to solve Wordle puzzles. 
• Dr Manuela Gonzalez-Suarez (Biological Sciences) is quoted by The Reading Chronicle and Knowledia on local 'big cat' sightings. 
• Sessional lecturer, Saul Lehrfreund (School of Law) co-wrote an article on capital punishment and it is published by Taipei Times.
• A student at the University was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on their reaction to the earthquake in Turkey.
• Study international lists the University's campus in Malaysia as part of an overseas consortium central to Malaysia's higher education strategy. 
• ITV News and The Reading Chronicle report on complaints against 'for sale' signs outside student homes in Reading. 

Alumni:

• The JC reports on the life of Reading alumnus and refugee who remodelled Airfix, Ralph Ehrmann. 
• Tech Economy publishes an article by Henley Business School alumna, Carel Botha on the African Payments Industry. 
• Chat (in print) reports on a friendship between two University alumni as part of their "galentines" segment. 
• Trade Link Media reports on the appointment of Reading alumnus, Eugene Seah as global board member and chief operating officer at Meinhardt Singapore.

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