Reading in the news - Fri 23 Jan

Board of Peace: Dr Alexander Gilder (Law) was quoted by  (republished by ) and Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was interviewed by  on President Trump’s Board of Peace.

Food and farming:

• , ,,, Daily Express (in print), I-D (in print),  and and various outlets provided further coverage of research from Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on salt levels in takeaways. From our story:Salty facts: takeaways have more salt than labels claim
•  highlighted Professor Richard Bennett (Agriculture) as a speaker at an upcoming talk on animal economics, discussing his research into animal welfare costs. From our story: UK shoppers would pay billions more for high-welfare meatUK shoppers would pay billions more for high-welfare meat

Health and wellbeing:

• ,, , and featured research by Professor Julie Lovegrove and Dr Ian Givens (both Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the risks of low vitamin D levels. From our story: Vitamin D deficiency linked to respiratory infection risk

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

•  highlighted a workshop led by Dr Stuart Black (Geography and Environmental Science) on volcanic hazards.

• Professor Emily Black was quoted by  on her research into global crop droughts.

• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) was quoted by  on his research into air turbulence.

•  featured comments from Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) following 2025 being confirmed the third warmest year on record. 

• Research Scientist Marta O'Brien (Geography) was quoted by  in response to improved air quality reports made in South Oxfordshire, speaking to  on the topic.

Business and society:

• Henley Business School research which found benefits to four-day working weeks was mentioned by .

• Professor Jonathan Passmore (Henley Business School) wrote for  on human vs AI coaching.

• Professor Teck Eng (Henley Business School Malaysia) was quoted by (republished by and) on latex glove company Ringgit. 

Heritage and culture:

• BBC Radio Berkshire reported on ‘The Sound’, a student production, about how Caribbean music and culture transformed Reading.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

•  mentioned an upcoming fundraising event for homeless charity Launchpad, originally founded by Reading students in 1979.

Other coverage:

• PhD student Sam McKee featured in an episode of Premier’s  podcast, discussing Christianity and science.

Alumni:

•  profiled Reading graduate and Chief Business Officer of World Economic Forum, Mirek Dušek, Mirek Dušek.

• Colin Batten, who studied Politics at Reading, has joined The Development Bank of Wales technology investments team, reports .

•  featured an obituary for Chairman of The Christian Institute, Revd Dr Richard Turnbull, who studied economics and accounting at Reading.

• Mikaela Messios, Business Administration and French graduate, was interviewed by . 

•  interviewed Real Estate graduate and Chief Officer of Indurent, Julian Carey.