Reading in the news - Mon 8 Jul

General election

• Professor Harmony Toros and Dr Wang Leung (Kiwi) Ting (both Politics and International Relations) provided analysis on the recent general election in the UK for BBC Radio Berkshire.

Food and farming:

• Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture, Policy and Development) confirms that a 200ml glass of milk contains the same quantity of protein as 800g of spinach for Agriland.
• Professor Gunter Kunhle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) discusses that there is no evidence for the claim regarding UPF’s creating a worse nutrient profile than simple processing for Nutrition Insight.
• SciTech Daily shares published research from the University, and other institutions, regarding how dietary patterns sculpt brain chemistry and mood. Dr Piril Hepsomali (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) is quoted. Read our news story.
• CNN News 18 mentions research by the University of Reading, which found higher levels of beneficial bacteria in people who drank high-cocoa chocolate milk. Republished by MSN and Samachar Central.
• Research from the University of Reading discovered that people who ate dates over a certain period found improvements in their stool frequency and increase in bowel movements, Women and Home report. Republished by inkl.
• Perfumer Flavourist reports that Dr Luke Bell (Crop Science) was a part of the panel discussion at the FlavourTalk 2024 conference.

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• Dr Robert Thompson (Meteorology) is quoted by The Independent on the jet stream being further south than normal for summertime, which may be contributing to the colder start to the summer. Republished by Yahoo! News, Aol., and inkl.

Business and society:

• People Management quotes Dr Melissa Carr (Henley Business School) who explains how employers can model good behaviour within core hours.
• After School Africa reports on the Women in Leadership MBA Scholarship at the Henley Business School.
• Dr Alexander Gilder (Law) writes about Nato’s Washington summit needing to tackle escalating incidents of Russian sabotage for UK Defence Journal.
• The Guardian shares Vice Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort’s comments on the encampment at the University’s Whiteknights Campus. Republished by Yahoo! News, inkl, Newscabal and Aol.    
• Paul Stevens from local campaign group SOLVE spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about Clive Jones becoming an MP, and mentions that the University’s Hall Farm may potentially be involved in future housing development in Wokingham.

Other Coverage:

• BBC Radio 4 spoke to Professor Katherine Harloe (Classics), a colleague of Dr Ittai Gradel, who unmasked a thief at the British Museum.
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentions that the University of Reading’s rowing team were beaten by Skøll, a club from the Netherlands. 

Alumni:

• Former Reading PhD student, Dr Morwenna Fellows, shares her research on the challenges of communications on construction sites for Construction Magazine.
• Eastern Eye reports that Rohin Raja Shah graduated from the University of Reading.
• The Reading Chronicle mentions that Kevin Wilson studied at the University. Republished by Yahoo! News and MSN.
• The Guardian shares an obituary for Sandy Brownjohn, who studied at the University of Reading. Republished by Yahoo! News and inkl.