Reading in the news - Wed 24 Apr

Carbon footprint: Dr Samantha Mudie (Sustainability) is featured on BBC One South Today discussing carbon footprints and the ‘easy wins’ that can help people to become more sustainable.

Supermarket support: Further coverage of research carried out by Dr Cathy Manning (Psychology) about how supermarkets can better support for people with autism is provided by Heart Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester, BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC Radio Stoke, BBC Radio Oxford and BBC Radio Leeds.

Food and farming:

• Food Manufacture reports that a team from the University are finalists at Ecotrophelia UK competition, which challenges students to develop a sustainable and innovative food product from concept to market.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) responds to a study about emulsifiers and type 2 diabetes for Science Media Centre.
• Agriland mentions research on grass silage carried out by the University of Reading. Republished by The Farming Forum.

Business and society:

• Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) co-writes for Sloan Review about the benefits of letting employees defining their jobs. Republished by Tribune Content Agency.
• Dr Simon Thaler (Henley Business School) spoke to BBC Radio Oxford about the challenges facing first-time home buyers.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Polish News mentions research by the University of Reading that showed climate change is making clear-air turbulence worse.
• Heart Radio Berkshire reports on research by scientists at the University who used AI to forecast the path of Storm Ciaran. Read our news story.

 Alumni:

• Nick Williams, from the Wates Group, studied at the University of Reading, ChannelEye reports.
• MarketScreener and Gulf Oil & Gas mentions that John Wakefield hods an MBA from Henley Business School.