Reading in the news - Thu 22 Jan

OBE honour: features Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences) at Windsor Castle. From our story: Climate education champion receives OBE at royal investiture

Food and farming:

• , , , , , and others featured research by Professor Julie Lovegrove and Professor Ian Givens (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on vitamin D. From our story: Vitamin D deficiency linked to respiratory infection risk
• , , , , , , and others covered research by Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on salt levels in takeaways. From our story: Salty facts: takeaways have more salt than labels claim
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by , , , and on supermarket weight-loss supplements.

Business and society:

• , , , and quoted Professor Harmonie Toros (Politics and International Relations) about the removal of Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship. From our expert comment: ‘Fate of Brits in Syria is uncertain’
• Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) was quoted by and on President Trump’s proposed ‘Board of Peace’.
• Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Business School Africa) wrote for (republished by ) about African leadership in response to shifting global politics.

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• Professor Emily Black (Meteorology) was quoted by and on drought. From our story: Europe’s crop droughts to get worse even as rain increases
• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) interviewed by (from 1:16:00) and by Reading alumnus, Aaron Paul, on on changes to the water industry in England.
• mentioned research into increasing rates of ocean warming.
• , , and covered Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) research on turbulence.
• A study by Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) into climate impacts was featured by . From our story: UK’s worst-case climate risks laid bare for lawmakers
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was quoted by , , and in response to a study on global droughts.
• UWE Bristol is the new South West regional hub for the Climate Ambassadors scheme, founded by the 桃色视频, reports .
• reported on The Living Rainforest, a conservation project in partnership with the School of Biological Sciences.

Alumni:

• Reading graduate Rupini Deepa Sobottka has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Stewardship Professionals, reports .
• featured research on bats from Reading graduate Aditya Srinivasulu.
• Environment and Development graduate Fermin Koop wrote for about renewable energy use in Portugal.
• Reading graduate and Chief Business Officer of World Economic Forum, Mirek Dušek, was profiled by .