Reading in the news - Mon 25 Mar

Brain juice: Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture, Policy and Development) is quoted in The Telegraph about the benefits of eating meat on brain function. Republished by Yahoo! News, MSN and Aol.

Fruit bowl secrets: PhD researcher Chris Wyver (Agriculture) writes for The Conversation about what the contents of a fruit bowl reveal about the environment. Republished by Yahoo! News and Big News Network.

Business and society:

• Dr Melissa Carr (Henley Business School) writes for Times Higher Education about calling out microaggressions at Universities. 
• FE News reports on the winner of just IMAGINE if… Felix Weaver and his idea to pair academic information with music to make learning easier. 

Health and wellbeing:

• Gurinder Singh Purewal (Pharmacy) writes about becoming an independent prescriber for Chemist and Druggist.

Food and farming:

• Solar Energy UK mentions a study led by Lancaster University, in collaboration with the University of Reading, which found that wildlife is flourishing on solar farms.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted in Times of India and The Indian Express about the onset of hot weather expected over Holi. Republished by MSN.
• The Indian Express reports on a new study which will involve scientists studying Saturn’s ‘northern lights.’ Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology) is part of the research team. Republished by Samachar Central.

Other Coverage:

• Express continues coverage on plans to transform Reading Prison, with hopes to work with the University of Reading on the project. Republished by MSN,
• Speaking to The Globalist’s Monocle, Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) discusses the ongoing crisis in Haiti.
• Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van De Noort spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire (skip to 1 hour 19 minutes) about the University of Reading’s potential involvement in planning for the future of Reading Prison.
• Swarajyamag reports on an event, run by the University in 2014, where a chatbot convinced one-third of judges that it was a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy.

Alumni:

• Dr Andrew Ormerod held a position at the University of Reading, Gift Focus mentions.
• Henley Standard reports that historian, Ruth Gibson, obtained a degree at the University of Reading.