Reading in the news - Wed 23 Jul

Food and farming:

• , and feature comments from Dr Kimon-Andreas Karatzas (Food and Nutritional Sciences), who warns that buffets can pose serious food safety risks if proper precautions aren’t taken. The comments come from a article written by Dr Katatzas.
• PhD student Alex Biss (Agriculture) was interviewed in a documentary on British wine for Portuguese news channel . From our story: Wine forecast: Britain could be Chardonnay champions by 2050

Business and society:

• Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) co-wrote an article for on a new era of corporate governance.
• , and report that Professor Christopher Bones, former Dean of Henley Business School, has been appointed Chair of the CIPD Board of Trustees.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Liz Stephens (Meteorology) is quoted in for an article about the incoming Thames Water hosepipe ban.
• publishes an article written by Professor Alastair Culham (Ecology), outlining which garden plants to prioritise saving and which to sacrifice during hosepipe bans.
• reports on a new study improving climate predictions through better understanding of the jet stream, with researchers from the University among the contributors.

Other Coverage:

• reports that Girlguiding has launched 72 new badges, with contributions from the University including “Laughter and Courage” for Rainbows and “Journalling” for Guides.
• highlights an upcoming event, Parliamentary Question Time, hosted at Park House, University Whiteknights Campus, on Friday 21 November.
• reports that Johannes Pollak has taken over as Rector at the Sigmund Freud Private University. He previously held research fellowships at various institutions, including Reading.

Alumni:

• profiles Emily Lui, who studied Food Science and Nutrition at the University, and now works as a Senior Technical Project Lead at Suntory.
• highlights David Crozier’s appointment as CMO at Appian - he holds an MBA from Henley Business School.