Reading in the news - Wed 6 May

Food and farming:

• Professor Jane Parker (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by (republished by and ) about the risks of eating smoked foods.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• , and mentioned the climate stripes, developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology).
• Ascot News (print) provided coverage of an upcoming free public information film about climate change. The University of one of numerous local organisations supporting the film.

Heritage and culture:

• , , , and provided further coverage of a study by Professor Duncan Garrow (Archaeology) into the discovery of an artificial island older than Stonehenge.
• Professor Gabor Thomas’s (Archaeology) excavation of the Marlow Warlord burial was featured by .
• Isabel Hughes, Associate Director of the Museum of English Rural Life, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about how social media encourages museum visitors.

Other coverage:

• highlighted the performance of student Ethan Bassett in a recent rugby match.
• Henley Business School Africa has been ranked in the top 100 for QS Global Executive MBA Rankings, reports (republished by ).
• A study into how chewing gum can help people with music stuck in their heads was mentioned by .

Alumni:

• featured comments from Nhu Quynh Ha Dang, Education graduate, about language learning.
• Further coverage of Lee Cowie, Henley Business School graduate, who has been appointed CEO of Accesso, from and .