Reading in the news - Mon 16 Sep

Talking truth:  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 , and , .

League table rise:  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 , , and .

Food and farming:

•   and  report Reading has won part of £3 million of Defra funding to develop climate-resilient legumes.
•  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 ,
•  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 

•  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.
•  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 ,
• and 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 , , , ,  and .
• Greatest Hits Radio reported on an event at the 桃色视频 where around 200 people participated in NASA's "Observe the Moon" night.

Business and society:

•  (in Dutch) and  features Professor Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School), who argues that shorter working hours can benefit companies.
•  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.
•  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.
•  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  , and  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 , , , ,  , , , , , , , , , . Read our news story.
•  highlights the 桃色视频 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 桃色视频, who has died aged 91.
•  reports that fresher’s week leafleteering in Reading demonstrates the continued relevance of print media.

Alumni:

•  reports that John Stuart Bishop did a management qualifications from Henley Business School, and is an Accredited Business Communicator.
• features Dimitris Kafritsas, a "Basketball First" Association candidate holds an MSc in Accounting and International Management from Reading. Republished by , .
•  highlights that Mary, a nurse retiring after four decades, has recently graduated from Henley Business School with a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
•  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).