Reading in the news - Mon 12 Feb

Healthy lunch: Professor Gunter Kunle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) advises that homemade food is the healthiest option for lunch in an article in the Daily Mail. 

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• Professor Jon Robson (Meteorology) responds to a study about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation approaching its tipping point and is quoted in ITV, Dorset Echo, Gazette & Herald, North Wales Pioneer, South Wales Argus and other news outlets like The Irish News and The Sunday Post.
• Professor Maarten Ambaum (Meteorology) is quoted in The Times discussing cloud seeding technology in an article about the Advanced Research and Invention Agency.
• Professor Tom Oliver (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) discusses the enforcement of environmental regulations in an article in The Guardian about a new national biodiversity credit scheme. Republished by Yahoo! News and MSN. 

Health and wellbeing:

• Female First, Proiqra and Perth Now mention research from the University of Reading that found that two glasses of champagne a day may be good for the heart and circulation
• Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) is quoted in Time News about the challenges of improving the diagnosis and care of Alzheimer’s patients. 

Heritage and culture: Basingstoke Gazette, Planet Radio and Greatest Hits Radio spoke to Professor Michael Fulford (Archaeology) about an upcoming exhibition displaying the finds from an archaeological excavation in Silchester. The excavation is also mentioned in a report by BBC News. Republished by Yahoo! News.

Food and farming:

• Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped visited the University of Reading’s farmlands, looking at how animals' diets affect the quality of their meat. Dr Kirsty Kliem (Animal Sciences) is featured also.

Business and society:

• West Observer, The Limited Times, Pledge Times republish an article by El Paìs, mentioning a study by Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) about how the four-day workweek can improve mental health.

Other Coverage:

• GB News spoke to Professor Jo Phoenix (Law) following her legal claim against the Open University.
• University of Reading research is mentioned in a Daily Mail article about the countryside being out of reach for non-white individuals. Republished by WSTPost.
• The Telegraph mentions the University’s Museum of English Rural Life in an article about England’s peasantry. Republished by Yahoo! News.
• BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC South Today discuss new sites for the possible relocation of the Royal Berkshire Hospital. The University of Reading’s Thames Valley Science Park is mentioned as one option.