Reading in the news - Mon 20 May

Community festival: BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Solent, Greatest Hits Radio report on the Community Festival, hosted by the University of Reading. Molli Cleaver (Community Relations Manager) is featured on BBC stations.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• The University of Reading is seeking volunteers for a national climate education program, which was recently announced by the Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan, Reading Today reports. Read our news story.

Food and farming:

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) responds to research about ultra-processed foods and cardiometabolic risk factors in children for Science Media Centre and the Daily Mail. Republished by VNExplorer, MSN and Mahalsa.
• Nutra Ingredients quotes Professor Glenn Gibson (Food and Nutritional Sciences), who responds to a study about how people with more severe metabolic conditions benefit less from a probiotic intervention for depression.

Business and society:

• Technology Reseller mentions that Workday have recently launched a scheme which offers a new range of Bachelors and Master’s degree apprenticeship programmes in partnership with Henley Business School.
• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) spoke to France24 about the ICJ’s case against Israel. Republished by WhatFingerNews.

Other Coverage:

• BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Solent and BBC Radio Oxford mention that the University of Reading recently worked with Maymessy to create an accessible cookbook.
• Bracknell News, The Reading Chronicle and Slough Observer quote PhD researcher, Juliette Waterman (Archaeology), on the behaviour of Red kites.
• Singer, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, told the Daily Sun that she will be completing her master’s degree at Henley Business School.

Alumni:

• Reigate & Banstead reports that councillor, Roger Newstead, studied at the University of Reading.