Reading in the news - Tue 22 Nov

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

•  mentions climate risk initiatives that Professor Rosalind Cornforth (Director of the Walker Institute) shared during a side event on global preparedness for water security issues in COP27. 
• Farmers Guide (in print) reports on a talk given by Professor Martin Lukac (Agriculture) on the benefits and limitations of agroforestry.
•  mentions the University's use of carbon labels on food products to help reduce emissions in consumption.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by  and , disqualifying false information about Covid subvariants. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Nazanin Derakhshan (Psychology) is quoted by the  on her expert reaction to a study on the long-term health outcomes and survival after radiotherapy for breast cancer.
• The  reports on upcoming strike action at UK Universities, including Reading. 
•  reports on Semicolon Africa's year-long 'techpreneurship' programme which includes a course by Henley Business School.
• Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre, and Television) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on 'deepfake' technology. 
• Dr Darius Widera (Pharmacy) is quoted by , , and  on his expert reaction to research findings that leprosy-causing bacteria are able to regenerate liver cells in Armadillos. 
• Professor Jonathan Passmore's (Henley Business School) article on leveraging neurodiversity in the workplace is reposted by .
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted by  on new research that suggests eating apples and drinking tea offers health benefits including improving heart health. Read our news story. 
•  mentions University research on the psychological benefits of scheduled 'meeting-free' days at work.
•  reports on a children's hockey club tournament that took place at the University. 
•  mentions the proximity of Milton park to the University.  

Alumni:

•  publishes an article co-authored by Reading graduate, Ollie Sheldrick, on pollution in construction. 
•  reports on the upcoming re-election of Henley Business School graduate, Godfrey Gwainda, to a position at National Foods Holdings Limited. 
•  reports on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate, Robin Raven, as Chief Product Officer at DMG Media. 
•  reports on the career of actor and Henley Business School graduate, Thato Molamu.