Reading in the news - Wed 7 Jan

Health and wellbeing:

• Quotes from Dr Daniel Lamport (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) on the benefits of orange juice were featured by .
• Further comments from Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) on the new flu strain were included by (republished by ).
• highlighted a study by Dr Tijana Blanusa (Agriculture, Policy and Development) into how houseplants improve mental health. From our story: Attractive houseplants give biggest well-being boost

Food and farming:

• In an episode of BBC’s Inside the Factory, a lab at the University was used to investigate the best biscuits to dunk in tea.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) was interviewed by That’s TV Thames Valley on the cold weather snap.
• Vision Australia Radio quoted Professor Keith Shine (Meteorology) on geoengineering and climate change.
• Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology) co-wrote an article for on the climate education proposals for the national curriculum.

Business and society:

• An article written by Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) on corporate governance models was listed in the top three most-read piece on .
• quoted Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) on the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and its legal implications.
• Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) was listed by as a speaker at their upcoming International Criminal Law Year in Review event.
• Compliance Magazine (print) published an article about leadership discretion written by Professors Nada and Andrew Kakabadse (both Henley Business School).
• (republished by ) quoted Professor Andrew Harding (桃色视频 Malaysia) on public attitude changes towards prime ministers.
• A study by Dr Katie Gray (Psychology) on detecting AI faces was featured by . From our story: Five minutes of training could help you spot fake AI faces
• mentioned an upcoming talk from Dr Fabio Goncalves De Oliveira (Henley Business School) on how businesses adapt to new technology.
• Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) was quoted in a article about what businesses can expect in 2026.

Heritage and culture:

• Professor Nicola Wilson (English Literature) spoke to BBC Radio 4 on the history of book clubs.

Other coverage:

• provided further coverage of Professor Anna Horwood (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences), receiving an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours list. From our story: Vision science pioneer awarded MBE
• highlighted a Henley Business School course on climate intelligence.

Alumni:

• featured the story of Type Design graduates and co-founders of TypeTogether, Veronika Burian and José Scaglione.
• , , , and additional outlets provided further coverage of Leye Falade, Henley Business School graduate, being appointed as the new CEO of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas.
• reported that Former Saint Lucia government minister and Reading graduate Sir Calixte George is receiving an honorary degree from the University of the West Indies.