Reading in the news - Mon 22 Jan

Vaccine development: Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) discusses an emerging method utilising moths to develop vaccines for The Telegraph. Republished by Yahoo! News.

Business and society:

• Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) spoke to LBC News about ‘shrinkflation’. 
• Poets & Quants and BusinessNews share the Financial Times’s ranking of Henley Business School.  
• Professor Nada Kakabadse and Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) write for Risk and Compliance magazine on the impact of technology on the future of work. 

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• Express republishes a quote Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) gave to Sky News about the flood risk newly built homes face.  
• The Times mentions the Rainfall Rescue project, which asked for volunteers to turn handwritten weather records into a digital format.  
• Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) discusses industrial snowfall for The Cool Down. Republished by Yahoo! News.  
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/ Meteorology) was featured in a documentary on Channel 5 about the River Thames flood of 1928. 
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) is quoted in the Irish Examiner and Radio News Hub discussing research on rising sea levels in the EU and UK.   

Health and wellbeing:

• The Sunday Telegraph (in print) reports on research from the University, which discovered that men and women over 65 who consume blueberries daily experienced better memory.

Food and farming:

• The Scottish Farmer mentions the NMR-500 Herd report, which researchers from the University of Reading produced. 
• Farmers Weekly mentions that the University of Reading is collaborating with mathematics Professor Edward Codling on a project investigating the heat stress experienced by cows.
• A PhD student from the University is helping with research and development of cheeses at Nettlebed Creamery, Henley Standard (in print) mentions in an interview with Manor Farm owner Rose Grimond.

Other Coverage: 

• WIREDGOV mentions that Professor Richard Tranter (Agri-Food Economics and Marketing) is a member of the POST Board.  
• Miles Clifford, a PhD student at the University of Reading, spoke to the Henley Agricultural and Historical Group about his research on river maintenance, Henley Standard (in print) mentions.  
• Reading Today and Wokingham Today reports that the Bishop of Oxford will explore AI and humanity as a guest speaker at the University’s annual chaplaincy lecture.  
• The University of Reading Malaysia’s Career Fair is returning, The Star reports. Republished by MSN.  

Alumni:

• An obituary for Richard Muir in The Guardian says he studied at the University of Reading. Republished by Yahoo! News. 
• Portfolio Adviser (in print) reports that Asset Management analyst, James Baxter, completed a masters at Henley Business School.
• An obituary for P.G. Punchihewa in The Island shares that he completed a diploma at the University of Reading.
• Acting Chief Marketing Officer for Alba, Hisham Alkooheji, holds a masters from Henley Business School and a bachelor’s degree from the University, Zawya, TradeArabia, Gulf Construction reports 
• BusinessWire mentions that Ismael Roig holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Reading. Republished by Market Screener, MorningStar, InvestorsObserver, The AI Journal and other news outlets like Yahoo! Finance and AP News.