Reading in the news - Fri 2 May

Business and society:

• features comments from Professor Derek Clements-Croome (Construction Management and Engineering) on how noise harms productivity.
• quotes Professor Lucy Newton (Henley Business School) on the history of female dress in the workplace.

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• BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science interviewed Professor David Brayshaw (Meteorology) about the UK’s power grid, following power blackouts in Spain and Portugal. features comments from Dr Omid Shariati (Construction Management and Engineering). Republished by . From our story: Spain and Portugal: Expert comments on power outages.
• features comments from Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) on the UK’s 2022 summer heatwave.
• reports that a 2021 paper involving Reading researchers has won the prestigious Haagen-Smit Prize for its contributions to air quality science.
• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Dr Peter Innes (Meteorology) about keeping safe in extreme heat.

Health and wellbeing:

• mentions research by Dr David Field (Psychology) that found Vitamin B6 can help reduce anxiety and depression. Republished by .

Food and farming:

• highlights University research showing that using silicon biostimulants can halve plant mortality in kale crops.

Other coverage:

• quotes Billah Qureshi, Head of Employer Engagement and Projects at the University Careers Service, who shares tips on making the most of careers fairs.

Alumni:

and highlight that Ayanda Thabethe has graduated with an Executive MBA from Henley Business School, which she began in June 2021.