Reading in the news - Fri 10 May

Food and farming:

• The Daily Mail, Business Insider and The U.S. Sun continue coverage on a study about ultra-processed foods, sharing Professor Gunter Kuhnle’s (Food and Nutritional Science) expert reaction. Republished by Mahalsa, WhatsNew2Day, WebTimes, Business Insider, Today Headline, Yahoo! Life and India Education Diary.
• Hampshire Chronicle and Farmers Weekly continue reports on Waitrose collaborating with the University of Reading to accelerate nature-friendly farming.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• The Daily Mail and The Independent quote Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology) on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change, in order to protect food security. Republished by The Evening Standard, LBC News, Belfast Telegraph, Express & Star, Yahoo! News, The Bolton News, Oxford Mail, Swindon Advertiser, The National, The Standard, The Reading Chronicle and many other publications such as South Wales Argus, Aol, and the Telegraph & Argus.
• Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) explains that polls suggest voters are more willing for governments to take climate action, for The Guardian. Professor Matt Owens (Meteorology) spoke to Business Insider about AR3664 has released coronal mass ejections which are making their way toward Earth. Republished by Yahoo! News, Today Headline and Aol.
• Mongabay use a chart, produced by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology), displaying the temperature in the past 100+ years in Bhutan.

Other Coverage:

• Dr Rebecca Berkley (Institute of Education) will feature on a panel at the Cathedral Music Trust’s academic conference, Slipped Disc reports.
• Daily Observe and Bangladesh Post mention that Visiting Professor, Dr Niaz Asadullah, was the speaker and resource person at the ‘Higher Studied and Career Prospects in Economics and Development Studies’ event.
• Dr Saeed Bagheri (Law) discusses that the Israeli army cannot target natural environments unless there is an ‘imperative military necessity’, for The New Arab.
• BBC Radio Berkshire spoke to MERL curator, Dr Ollie Douglas, on their collection of art work from the Ladybird book series.

Alumni:

• Solicitor, Kirsti Harvey, earned a degree from the University of Reading, Solicitors Journal mentions.
• CityWire reports that institutional client executive, Willem Saayman, holds a postgraduate and MBA from Henley Business School.
• Farmer, Dave Passmore, graduated from the University of Reading in 1991, National Sheep Association reports.