Reading in the news - Thu 16 Nov

Health and wellbeing 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) was featured on BBC 2 Radio and BBC Hereford and Worcester, discussing chicken pox and the difference in infection of children and adults.

Food and farming: 

• BBC 1 South and BBC Berkshire reported on a research project involving the University of Reading, intending to make it easier for people in Whitley to access healthy food.

Business and society: 

• The Wise Marketer quotes Professor Moira Clark (Henley Business School), who stresses the fact that brands need to refocus on the customer if they want to drive customer loyalty.  
• Jon Foster-Pedley (Dean of Henley Business School) was on the panel of judges for the inaugural 2023 CIO Awards, Tech Financials reports.  

Other Coverage: 

• Research by Dr Samuele Lo Piano (Built Environment) has found that decades-old simulations predicting widespread nuclear power highlights the flaws in current energy policy models. The research is covered by Alpha Galileo, EurekAlert! and Mirage News. Read our news story.
• Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) provides comment for NBC on the Israel/Hamas conflict.
• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) explains the role of international humanitarian law in relation to military action at the Al-Shifa hospital for France24. (Republished by Banoyi and DNYUZ). 
• Reading Today reports on a new display of agricultural toys at the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), located at the University’s London Road Campus, illustrating the process of change through the toys. Dr Ollie Douglas (Curator of MERL Collections) is quoted.  
• Zawya reports on Space4Climate, who represent the UK Earth Observation community, bringing together elements of the climate data from the space supply chain, based at the University of Reading. Republished by TradingView.  
• Liskeard & Saltash Voice (in print) mentions that University of Reading student, Milo Herbert, is participating in a point-to-point horse race. Republished by Penzance Voice (in print), Truro Voice (in print), St Austell Voice (in print) and Newquay Voice (in print).