Reading in the news - Tue 13 May - University of Reading

Reading in the news - Tue 13 May

13 May 2025

University of Reading appearing in news media including TV and radio

Food security: Professor Richard Tiffin (Agriculture/Agrimetrics) explains how the UK can build food security on (from 16 mins), while BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Dr Imelda Uwase (Geography and Environmental Science) on extreme weather impacts on crops.

Health and wellbeing:

quotes Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) on regular physical activity benefits for brain health.
and report on a study led by Professor Vimal Karani (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on benefits of dairy in diet. From our story: Veggie diet beats vegan for diabetes prevention benefits
lists the University among the institutions whose Physician Associate courses have been officially approved by the General Medical Council.
Daily Mail quotes Professor Glenn Gibson (Food and Nutritional Sciences), on benefits of probiotics.
highlights the involvement of Dr Emma Pagnamenta, Professor Vesna Stojanovik, and Dr Rebecca Baxter (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) in a project honoured at Manchester’s 2025 Making a Difference Awards.

Business and society:

highlights research from Henley Business School, revealing that 56% of workers feel optimistic about AI’s potential but overwhelmed by its rapid development. From our story: .
highlights that Henley Business School has renewed its contract with skills specialist Think to further enhance its apprenticeship programme.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

highlights an upcoming talk by Professor Chris Merchant (Meteorology) on climate and the River Thames on June 1.
reports that a team from the University has received £2m for a geoengineering project exploring how electric charge can be used to brighten clouds. From our story: Electric cloud research joins UK climate cooling programme
(Greece) features Professor Ed Hawkins’ (Meteorology) climate stripes visual, in an article on climate indifference.
highlights a new adhesive developed in the Department of Chemistry. From our story: Plastic bottles easier to recycle with new degradable glue

Other coverage:

reports on NASA's new images of auroras on Jupiter and Neptune, with insights from Dr James O'Donoghue (Meteorology), and in , , , and .
reports that the University plans to test disaster recovery capabilities using Nutanix NC2 hybrid cloud.
reports on the University’s annual Celebration of Volunteering.

Alumni:

features Nomvula Mabuza, an MBA candidate at Henley Business School who discusses South Africa’s leadership role in the African Continental Free Trade Area. Republished by .
features Seán Batty, a TV weather presenter, who studied meteorology at the University.

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