Reading in the news - Thu 9 May

Nature-friendly farming: The Telegraph and Retail Gazette report that the University of Reading is working with Waitrose to help the retailer support more than 2,000 of its British farmers to move to nature-friendly farming practices. Republished by Yahoo! News and Aol.. Waitrose Executive Director, James Bailey, spoke to BBC Radio 4 about the new scheme, while Professor Carol Wagstaff (Agriculture) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about why regenerative farming is an important move to improve soil health and biodiversity. Read our news story. 

Ultra-processed meat: Emeritus Professor Christine Williams and Professor Gunter Kuhnle (both Food and Nutritional Science) respond to the latest research which claims to have found a link between ultra-processed meat and ill health, for The Telegraph, The Times, the Daily Mail, BBC Science Focus and Science Media Centre. Republished by Yahoo! News, Foreign Affairs, WhatsNew2Day, Mahalsa, Aol. and VNExplorer. 

Ladybird books: Ollie Douglas (Museum of English Rural Life) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the Museum’s extensive Ladybird book collection and the history of why they are held in Reading.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) discusses the rapid development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for the Daily Mail. Republished by Mahalsa, VNExplorer and MSN. Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) spoke to LBC News about the vaccine also.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) discusses the replacement of the Thames Barrier for the Daily Mail. Republished by MSN, Mogaznews, VNExplorer,
• Tech Central.ie provides coverage of the newly launched Co-Centre for Climate and Biodiversity and Water – a collaboration between the University of Reading and other institutions.
• Further coverage on why climate change is leading to more storms and flooding events around the world – Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted in Hurriyet Daily News, Barrons, Arab News, Alarabiya News and The Current.

Other Coverage:

• Director of Student Experience & Education, Matthew White, discusses university catering for Public Sector Catering.
• MBA student at Henley Business School, Dinolan Narsimdas, shares how Henley helped him develop his strengths for MBA.co.za.