Reading in the news - Fri 12 Jan

Flavanols: Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) explains the importance of consuming flavanols for cognitive function for HuffPost. Republished by Yahoo! News.  

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment  

• Professor Paul Williams is quoted in The Independent discussing jet streams and turbulence. Republished by Yahoo! News.  
• Ellie Highwood discusses the ‘global warming blanket’, which features the climate stripes, on The World and WJCT, WCPN, St Louis Public Radio, Nashville Public Radio, Connecticut Public Radio several other American radio stations.
• Dr Xiangbo Feng (Meteorology) is quoted in Newsweek and EcoWatch on the rapid growth of tropical cyclone waves.  

Business and society: 

• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) features on France24, discussing South Africa’s ‘benchmark’ genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Republished by The Citizen and Banoyi.
• BBC Berkshire mentions Professor Elizabeth Conaghan (Law), as she teaches about the legal issues involved in the Post Office - Horizon scandal.

Alumni:

• Chris Ofikulu, Executive Director of Polaris Bank, attended the Leadership and Corporate Governance Training at Henley Business School, Business Day reports.
• Former MP Mark Prisk holds a degree in Land Management from the University, Bishop’s Stortford Independent reports.