Reading in the news - Thu 18 Sep

Healthy diets: Research by Professor Carol Wagstaff (Food and Nutritional Sciences) with Reading residents found benefits to using community engagement in health and food research, reports , , , and . From our story: Food reform led by residents provides real health benefits. The research is part of a , published today, with widespread media coverage including on BBC Radio 4 Today.

#SpaceStars: celebrating Reading’s stellar space science

• and (republished by ) reported on photos of Jupiter taken by Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology) in support of a NASA mission. From our story: Jupiter pictures directed from Reading for NASA mission

Food and farming:

• mentioned research from Professor Vimal Karani (Food and Nutritional Sciences), on benefits of dairy products. From our story: Veggie diet beats vegan for diabetes prevention benefits
• reported on Professor Jeremy Spencer’s (Food and Nutritional Sciences) work on raspberry leaf tea benefits to blood sugar levels.

Business and society:

• Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) is listed by and as a speaker at an event to discuss four-day working weeks, with additional research mentions from IBT.
• , republished by , , and , quote Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) on AI impacts on jobs.
• Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Business School Africa) wrote an article in about South Africa’s response to US tariffs.

Heritage and culture:

• BBC Radio 3 mentioned a production of Ruslan and Ludmila from the University in 1976.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• , , , , (republished by ) and others quote Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on the death toll for the 2025 European heatwave.
• quoted Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) about archived weather data being transcribed with AI tools.
• featured a photo of climate stripes produced by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology)
• An article written by Professor Tom Oliver (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) on nature-centric housing, originally in , was republished by .

Other coverage:

• Comments from Dr Stuart Black (Geography and Environmental Science) were featured in the from an inquest in Winchester.

Alumni:

• featured an obituary for type designer John Morgan, who studied Typography.
• mentioned artist and Reading graduate Larisa Crun牛eanu’s latest film at an event in Paris.
• Jatinder Mann, who studied Law, is the new director of the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley, reports .
• listed Jude Currivan, who has a PhD in Anthropological Archaeology, as a speaker at The Journey of the Universe event.
• reported on the death of Jay Wynne, BBC weather presenter, a master’s graduate in meteorology from Reading.
• Henley Business School graduate Fred Conijn wrote for about organisations using technology to explore trends.