Reading in the news - Tue 21 Apr

Medical misogyny:   and , (republished by  and ) featured research by PhD student Susanne Cromme (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) that analysed women’s experiences of hysteroscopies. From our story: Mumsnet posts reveal women gaslit over womb procedure pain 

Food and farming:

•  quoted Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) about links between ultra-processed food and obesity. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Dr Hazel McGoff (Geography and Environmental Science) wrote for  about the geological samples held at the University. 
• Comments from Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) on Japan’s tsunami warning systems, following an earthquake, were featured by . From our expert comment: ‘Japan earthquake could be a precursor for something bigger’ 
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) was quoted by  (republished by ) about how recent air strikes in Iran have caused acid rain. 
• Dr Akshay Deoras was also quoted by  about what causes heatwaves. 
• Men’s Health (print) mentioned the longest chain of rainy days ever recorded on campus. From our story: Longest rain spell ever recorded as IPCC comes to campus 

Business and society:

• Dr Panagiotis Koutroumpis (Henley Business School) was quoted by  about geopolitics and investment.  

Heritage and culture:

• BBC 4 re-aired an episode of , which featured Dr Matthew Nicholls (Classics). 

Alumni:

• Reading graduate and UCL lecturer Bernie Wright wrote for  about women entering STEM fields.  
•  reported on a new novel by Reading graduate and Author John Studholme.  
• Vanessa Goonahsylin, who studied Management Practice at henley Business School, has been appointed People and Culture Lead at NTT Data, reports .