Reading in the news - Mon 16 Sep

Talking truth: Church Times interviews Professor John Cottingham (Philosophy) in a podcast conversation with Andrew Brown. They discuss truth and morality, key themes in Cottingham's philosophical work.

Football saviours: Universities in towns with Premier League football teams recruit more students, a study co-authored by Professor Adrian Bell (ICMA Centre) has found, according to the Guardian, and Aol, MSN.

League table rise: Bracknell News quotes Professor Parveen Yaqoob, Deputy Vice-Chancellor after Reading went up nine places in the latest Guardian rankings, from 44 to 35. Also published in The Reading Chronicle, Slough and South Bucks Observer, and Bucks Free Press.

Food and farming:

• Seed Quest  and India Education Diary report Reading has won part of £3 million of Defra funding to develop climate-resilient legumes.
• Daily Mail reports on a trend where people are eating dirt. Professor Gunter Kuhnle, (Food and Nutritional Science) suggests that this trend may be rooted in historic belief about clay removing toxins. Republished Whatsnews2day, Mahasla UK
• The Business Magazine and Heart Radio highlight Reading as part of a £6.5 million government-funded consortium focused on changing land use to achieve net zero by 2050. Dr Anna Macready (Agri-Food Economics and Marketing) quoted. Read our news story.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Times of India quotes Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) who says this year’s monsoon has not experienced a break phase for the first time since 2016.
• BBC Radio 4 featured best-of gardening advice first heard on Gardener’s Question Time, with an answer first delivered at the University in 2015.
• The Financial Times (in print) quotes Professor Michaela Hegglin (Meteorology) who explains that while emissions from asthma inhalers may seem small, they still contribute to climate change.
• iNews and the i paper (in print) reports on a survey by PhD student Rosie Mammatt (Meteorology) showing which UK weather apps performed best over the past fortnight in Reading. Republished by MSN, Earth
• Tribunnews and MSN highlight Reading research on how the climate crisis could worsen turbulence.
• EurekAlert quotes Professor Nicolas Bellouin (Meteorology) noting that while rerouting flights to avoid contrails could reduce aviation's climate impact, real-world trials are needed. Also in Mirage News, Lokmat Times, Ani News, Webindia123, Eurasia Group and Big News Network.
• Greatest Hits Radio reported on an event at the University of Reading where around 200 people participated in NASA's "Observe the Moon" night.

Business and society:

• Fem-Fem (in Dutch) and The National News features Professor Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School), who argues that shorter working hours can benefit companies.
• Mirror quotes Dr Fabio Goncalves de Oliveira (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) warning that creating fake videos and avatars of individuals is both easy and inexpensive, costing as little as £30.
• Devdiscourse reports on a study featuring research by Sana Ahmed from Henley Business School, investigating how sentiment analysis on Twitter can be harnessed to predict stock market trends using AI.
• Daily Maverick quotes Jon Foster-Pedley, vice-chair of the British Chamber of Business in southern Africa, and dean and director of Henley Business School Africa, highlighting the importance of kindness in creating a better world.
• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Professor Adrian Palmer, head of Marketing and Reputation at Henley Business School, discussing the resurgence of nostalgic 90s crisps. Republished by BBC Radio Oxford and BBC Radio Solent.

Other Coverage:

• Multiple Greek sources including  Makeleio, and ERT News highlight research involving the Reading, where Professor Mary Lewis (Archaeology) developed a technique to detect puberty markers in the bones of Ice Age teenagers. Republished by MSN, On.ge, Guia Medica, The U.S Sun,  Knowridge, LBV Magazine Cultural Independiente, Victoria News, Vancouver Island Free Daily, Ancient.Origins, Tech Explorist, The Paradise, Alithia, The Print, Bundle. Read our news story.
• The Tab highlights the University of Reading has an average entry tariff of 130 UCAS points.
• The Guardian (in print) and The Times (in print) report the death of Brian Godfrey Palmer, Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Reading, who has died aged 91.
• Route One reports that fresher’s week leafleteering in Reading demonstrates the continued relevance of print media.

Alumni:

• Hospitality Business reports that John Stuart Bishop did a management qualifications from Henley Business School, and is an Accredited Business Communicator.
• Gazzetta features Dimitris Kafritsas, a "Basketball First" Association candidate holds an MSc in Accounting and International Management from Reading. Republished by Aitoloakarnaniabest, Sportal.gr.
• Peterborough Matters highlights that Mary, a nurse retiring after four decades, has recently graduated from Henley Business School with a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
• Bangkok Post highlights Ms Jiraporn Sindhuprai, who earned an MA in International Business from Reading. The newspaper hopes she found time during her studies to support the Reading football team, given their need for support. (Have they been reading the Guardian? See above).