Reading in the news - Tue 7 Nov
07 November 2023

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- BBC Surrey, BBC Sussex and BBC Kent interviewed Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) on damaging flooding and more extreme rainfall, due to a warming atmosphere holding more moisture.
- Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) was interviewed on BBC News regarding flooding following Storm Ciarán.
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- £40k is being given to Thames Valley Street Pastors to ensure safety around Reading. The scheme follows the establishment of Reading Safe Space, which is in partnership with the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé, and reports.
Health and wellbeing
- Gurinder Singh Purewal (Pharmacy) is quoted by the on why patients are so terrified of taking pills, stating that people with a fear of medicines feel ‘judged’. Republished by , and .
Food and farming:
- Anglia Farmer (in print) reports that the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé is one of the institutions that welcomes students from developing countries to study agriculture in the UK, thanks to the Marshal Papworth Fund.
- An article in the British Medical Journal (in print) on the topic of ultra-processed foods, mentions expert comments made by Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences).
Other Coverage:
- quotes PhD student Amos Fox (Politics) on the conflict/violence between Israel and Hamas. Republished by , , , , , , , , , and .
- reports that a £1 million collaborative project between the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé and the British Museum is set to transform understanding of religion in the English Middle Ages. Professor Roberta Gilchrist (Archaeology) is quoted. Read our news story.
Alumni:
- Non-Executive Director for Community Health Partnerships, Pete Cornforth, studied Land Management at the Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé, reports.
- reports on Wayne Daniell, who is the New Director of ChemQuest for the EMEA Region. Daniell obtained a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University. Republished by .
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