Reading in the news - Wed 8 Jan

Drink milk to cut bowel cancer risk: Professor Ian Givens (Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health) provided expert comment for on a new study which has found a link between drinking milk and reducing the risk of colorectal cancers. Republished by and .

Health:

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) is quoted in a article on how to prevent cold and flu. Republished on and .
• Dr Clarke also spoke to regarding growing concerns about HMPV (Human Metapneumovirus).
• features comment from Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutrition) for a feature on why fizzy drinks are unhealthy.

#PlanetPartners: for the environment and sustainability

• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) spoke to about how the climate stripes visualisation helps people understand how Earth is warming.
• spoke to Dr Matthew Patterson (Meteorology) about the fluctuating weather the UK is currently experiencing. Republished by .
• Heart Berkshire and report on University data that showed December was the dullest ever since the 1950s, based on expert comment from Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology). From our story: Dullest December since 1956 as sun hides for 21 days.
• spoke to PhD student Isabel Smith (Meteorology) about air turbulence and how it is changing due to climate change.
• and feature reports on flash floods in Indonesia in March 2022, featuring comments by former Reading student Ainur Ridho.
• Professor Maarten Ambaum (Meteorology) was quoted by for an article about flooding events in the Middle East.

Business and society:

• Dr Anne Dibley (Henley Business School) wrote an article for on changes to apprenticeship funding.
• reports on projects that have received funding to improve UK supply chains, naming a project led by Professor Tom Oliver (Ecology). Also featured in .
• Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa, writes for on five leadership lessons for 2025.
• Dr Filipe Morais (Henley Business School) is quoted by and about the recent controversy surrounding the CEO of a Portuguese oil company.

Other coverage:

• PhD student Frankie Tait (Archaeology) was featured on (approx. 49 mins in), talking about analysing ancient DNA.
• BBC Radio Berkshire highlights a talk taking place at the University this evening on birds of the north Norfolk coastal path.
• explores the topic of female facial hair, highlighting the work of Professor Karín Lesnik-Oberstein (English Literature) in her book The Last Taboo: Women and Body Hair.
• reports on a Wokingham Borough Council consultation regarding the environmental impact of proposed plans at Hall Farm, which is owned by the University.
• PhD student Ellen Green spoke to about a 2,000-year-old painted dog penis bone found in quarry shaft near London, explaining it could have been part of a Roman ritual.

Alumni:

• Former art student, Karimah Ashadu, has been named by  as one of their top 10 artists to watch in 2025.
• reports on the news that Roman Sioda, a graduate of Henley Business School, has been appointed by NVIDIA as the director of the Enterprise segment in Central and Eastern Europe.
• Panduit has appointed Jens Holzhammer, who holds an MBA from Henley Business School, as its new Managing Director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, reports , and others.