Reading in the news - Fri 27 Sep

Hummus pot lids: Dr Kimon-Andreas Karatzas (Food and Nutritional Sciences) commented on the impact removing plastic lids from hummus pots will have on bacteria growth for The Times (and in print) as supermarkets cut down on plastic packaging.

Israel-Lebanon conflict: Dr Younis Lahwej (Politics/Language) discussed the potential risks of a ground invasion by Israel into Lebanon on Heart Radio Berkshire.

Health and wellbeing:

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) is quoted by The Telegraph on the benefits of getting enough sleep and eating well to avoid your immune system.

Food and farming:

• MMJDaily, The Herald Glasgow and Vertical Farm Daily report that the James Hutton Institute has secured funding for a research project focused on lettuce cultivation. The project is supported by the University of Reading.
• Architets' Journal (in print) highlights a ‘conscious chocolate’ project that made use of the University of Reading’s International Cocoa Quarantine Centre.
• Farm Contractor Magazine highlight the development of the world's first driverless tractor in the 1950s, created by a team of agricultural engineers at the University of Reading.

Heritage and culture:

• Reading Today reports that the Museum of English Rural Life has been awarded Museum of Sanctuary status. Professor Federico Faloppa (Languages and Cultures) is quoted.

Business and society:

• KLSE.I3investor features an article by Kee Liang Chin (Henley Business School Malaysia) discussing a new special economic zone for Singapore.
• Kathy Pain, Professor of Real Estate Development at Henley Business School, was a judge at the Thames Valley Property Awards 2024, The Business Magazine reports.
• The Henley Standard (in print) reports that Henley Business School masters courses in finance and management have been ranked in the top 100 of the annual QS business master’s rankings.
• Professor Andrew Kakabadse and Nada Kakabadse (both Henley Business School) write for Board Agenda on approaching difficult questions as a board member.
• Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean, Henley Business School Africa, writes for the Daily Maverick on the importance of agility and flexibility for CEOs.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Central Fife Times and Advertiser Country (in print), Dunfermline Press (in print) and Helensburgh Advertiser (in print) report on the University of Reading research that found every hedge species benefits the environment.
• Maidenhead Advertiser (in print) reports that Maidenhead recorded its wettest day since 1901 on Sunday, 22 September. Dr Roger Brugge (Meteorology) is quoted.

Other coverage:

• The Reading Chronicle (in print) features a meeting between Yuan Yang, Labour MP for Earley and Woodley and James Haxell (President, Reading Students' Union, focusing on night safety and the rental market in Reading.