Reading in the news - Thu 29 Feb

Ultra-processed foods exposure: Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) reacts to a review that suggests ultra-processed foods are linked to 32 illnesses for the Daily Mail, The Telegraph and Science Media Centre. Republished by Business Insider, Yahoo! News, Today Headline, WhatsNew2Day, MSN and many other news outlets.  

Academic freedom: The Daily Mail quotes a speech given by Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort, given to Parliament earlier this week, calling on universities to promote academic freedom and promote diversity of thought. Read our news story.  

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• The Telegraph mentions the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast and the University of Reading’s Advancing the Frontiers of Earth System Prediction programme, which could help to provide accurate weather forecasts up to six weeks ahead. Professor Pier Luigi Vidale (Meteorology) is quoted. Republished by Yahoo! News.
• The University of Reading is part of a project that looks at the attitudes of society to UK forests, according to Robert Gordon University and Aberdeen Business News. 
• TalkTV and TalkRadio discuss the need to improve bathing forecasts across the UK’s designated bathing locations. Read our news story. 

Food and farming:

• Agriland continues coverage of a study led by PhD researcher Charlotte Howard (Agriculture) that found flower margins can prevent pests from damaging fruits. Republished by The Farming Forum, Farming Life and BNN. Read our news coverage (Reposted by phys.org.)
• University of Reading researchers are part of a team involved in a government-backed project aimed at improving fermentation innovation, Food Navigator reports. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Helen Parish (History) discusses Julius Caesar’s Year of Confusion for the BBC Future. Republished by NewsBeezer.
• Reading Phoenix Choir will be performing at the University’s Great Hall to mark International Women’s Day, Reading Today reports.

Alumni:

• Global lead of international and strategic capital for JLL, Tim Graham, studied at the University, Mingtiandi reports.