Reading in the news - Mon 27 Feb

Four-day week: Dr Miriam Marra (Henley Business School) writes for The Conversation on the successful trial for the four-day working week. Republished by Yahoo News, Foreign Affairs, Today Headline and others. GB News’ Sunday with Michael Portillo also highlights the research.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Patrick McGuire’s (Meteorology) study in Nature on the carbon absorption of land is covered by Hindustan Times. Read our news story.
• BBC Two’s Flog It features Dr Alastair Culham (Biological Sciences) and the University’s Herbarium and Harris Gardens.

Food and farming:

• Farmer’s Weekly (in print) quotes research led by Professor Chris Reynolds (Agriculture) on how different feeds for cows can reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
• SciTech Daily, Waitrose Weekend (in print) and Kennedy’s Bakery (in print) covers 'Raising The Pulse', which encourages British consumers to switch to bread containing fava beans. Professor Julie Lovegrove (Food) quoted. Read our news story.
• Mail on Sunday (in print) quotes Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) in a feature on the sugar tax.

Health:

• Daily Express says Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) has warned the recent covid pandemic doesn’t mean the world is protected from a new wave of flu. Also covered by Amed Post, Newslanes.
• Pharmacy Magazine highlights the differing pass rates for professional exams for students of MPharm courses at UK universities.
• The Sun quotes Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) about a study linking head injuries with brain cancer. Also covered by the US Sun, Mahalsa, Foreign Affairs, Republika.
• Women’s Health mentions Reading research about parabens found in skincare products.

Other Coverage:

• IT Pro quotes Dr Miriam Marra on business failings in recruiting neurodiverse staff.
• The Daily Brit covers a report suggesting Reading is the second best town for graduates interested in careers in tech.
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentions the upcoming talk about forgiveness, hosted by the University chaplaincy.
• Daily Sabah quotes Professor Mike Lockwood (Meteorology) in dismissing conspiracy theories about human-induced earthquakes.
• The Star (Malaysia) quotes Professor Wing Lam (UoR Malaysia) on ways to combat degree grade inflation.
• BBC West Midlands highlights the influence of Reading’s courses on drama education for deaf people.
• Professor Helen Parrish (History) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the history and traditions of Lent.
• Dr Mélani Prinsloo (Henley Business School) writes in Leader about machine learning in revenue assurance.
• Yahoo! News features an article on Reading student society Turning Point UK.

Alumni:

• The Guardian, Book Business and Yahoo News publish an obituary of Alistair Brotchie, a publisher and graduate of fine art, who has died aged 70.
• GhanaWeb highlights a new position for Ghanian MP, Associate Professor Hamza Adam, who gained his PhD from Reading.
• BBC Radio Berkshire interviews Reading graduate and Rams rugby player Ollie Moffitt.