Reading in the news - Wed 1 Jun

Health impacts of coffee

• Dr Charlotte Mills (Food) was interviewed by BBC World Service Radio on reports of a study showing coffee can lower mortality risk, and the interview aired on US stations including WNYC-FM Radio, Michigan Radio, and Texas Public Radio.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) was interviewed by BBC World News and is quoted by  and  on the findings. 

Luxembourg floods: Opposition parties are now calling for a parliamentary inquiry in Luxembourg, reports , , , , , , after on Monday that Reading PhD student Jeff Da Costa (Geography and Environmental Science) was sacked by a hydrology company after criticising the government’s response to the July 2021 floods. .  

Killer cats: Further coverage of research from the School of Biological Sciences by Dr Tara Pirie (now at the University of Surrey) on pet cats killing 270 million animals per year in the UK by  (and in print), , , , , and .

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted by on impacts of climate change already being seen. 
• Tuco Academy (in ) names the University as one of the first institutions in the UK to adopt the Menus of Change approach. .

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

•  Dr Jane Parker (Food) is quoted by , , and  on parosmia. Read our news story. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) was interviewed by BBC Radio Oxford on the economic boost that the new bank holiday may offer.
• PhD student Chris Griffiths (Archaeology) is quoted by  and  on the contents of ‘bronze age hoards’ found in Wales. 
• An article by Professor Gunter Kuhnle, Dr Charlotte Mills, and Professor Jeremy Spencer (Food) on  on the science of diet and health is republished by .
•  publishes the latest column by Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort on celebrating the University's royal connections and the Queen's Jubilee.
• Professor Jeanine Treffers-Daller (English Language and Applied Linguistics) is quoted by on the various complexities of languages. 
• Dr Rose De Geus (Politics and International Relations) is quoted by  on a study she co-authored looking at voting patterns in the UK.
•  lists the University as an institution where graduates of WLSA Shanghai School have chosen to study abroad.