Reading in the news - Wed 23 Apr

Pope Francis: Professor Rebecca Rist (History) spoke to various news outlets about the death of Pope Francis, including The Washington Post, BBC News, BBC Radio Five Live, France 24, DW News, KCBS-AM Radio, LBC News, NewsNation, Heart Berkshire, and The Spokesman.

Cocoa harvesting: BBC Radio Berkshire spoke to Dr Katie Sampeck (Archaeology) (listen from 1.03.10) and Dr Andrew Daymond (Agriculture) (listen from 2:42:20) about an experimental study carried out at the International Cocoa Quarantine Centre which will help researchers learn more about how ancient cultures harvested cocoa.

Food and farming:

• PhD student Rosy Scholes (Agriculture) spoke to Farming Today comparing soil on farms using agroforestry and farms not employing agroforestry.
• Matt Tebbit (Dining Services) is mentioned as a signatory of the new Love British Food pledge in articles by Hospital Caterers Association and Public Sector Catering.
• The Food and Nutritional Sciences department helped a family business launched the UK’s first frozen nutritional supplement, The Carer reports.

Heritage and culture:

• Professor Annalisa Marzano (Classics) spoke to BBC Radio 4 about trade in the Roman Empire.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• The Canary quotes Professor Chris Hilson (Law) about the ‘technical risks’ of performing citizens arrests, after campaigners restrained bosses of oil, gas and water companies.
• The Cool Down reports on a new easily-dissolvable adhesive created by Matthew Hyder and Wayne Hayes. From our story: Plastic bottles easier to recycle with new degradable glue

Health and wellbeing:

• Heart Berkshire mentions the Men In Mind film festival taking place at the Minghella Studios, a film festival organised by Sarah Ifidon (Students’ Union) about men’s mental health. From our story: Men's mental health in focus at student film festival
• Chris Danbury is a Visiting Research Fellow in Health Law at the School of Law in the University of Reading, Stewarts mentions.

Business and society:

• Henley Business School research on corporate governance is mentioned by Outsourcing Today.

Other coverage:

• Royal Gazette reports that Najée Pitt-Clarke, a Bermudan rugby player who plays for the West Indies, studies at the University of Reading.
• Reading University will receive funding via the Bottle Donation Program. More information on MyGrandPrairieNow.
• The University of Reading is mentioned as an education option for young people living in Didcot in an article on This Is Oxfordshire.

Alumni:

• Julie Mae Cohen, who studied English at the University of Reading, has published a new novel ‘Eat, Slay, Love’, Writers Read reports.
• Jessica Omutuki holds a doctorate in climate finance, Penn State mentions.
• Dr Debanjan Chakrabarti holds a PhD in media and culture studies, according to Eastern Eye.