Reading in the news - Mon 17 Feb

Health and wellbeing:

• Medical Economics, LabMedica, Health Tech World, Health Medicine Network and Drug Topics highlight research led by Dr Alexander Bye (Pharmacy) on identifying patients who would benefit from blood thinning drugs. From our story: Blood test paves the way for better heart attack prevention.
• Pulse Today and Medscape quote Professor Angela Clerk (Biomedical Science), who comments on a study linking certain hormonal contraceptives to heart attacks and strokes.
• Popular Science, Today Headline and Scientific American mention research by Professor Netta Weinstein (Psychology and Clinical Languages Sciences) on silence in romantic relationships.
• PsyPost highlights a study co-conducted by the University of Reading which examined the effectiveness of digital mental health interventions. Republished by MSN.
• Heart Radio Berkshire, RDG.Today and Reading Chronicle reported on a study led by Dr Yoshikatsu Hayashi (Biomedical Sciences) which found virtual reality technology could help stroke patients regain arm movement. From our story: Virtual reality technology helps Berkshire stroke patients.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Mannheim24, Innsalzach24, Come-On, Chiemgau24, Merkur, Buzzfeed DE, Fuldaer Zeitung, OP-Online, FNP, Echo24, World Journal, Scientias, Business Age, Heart Radio Berkshire and Olympia feature research on the impact of the war in Ukraine on carbon emissions, co-authored by Professor Nicolas Bellouin (Meteorology). From our story: Ukraine war forces planes to take longer routes, raising CO2.
• EarthSky features research by Flynn Ames (Meteorology) on the challenges of detecting life in Enceladus' deep ocean from surface samples. From our story: Alien ocean could hide signs of life from spacecraft
• EastMojo and Inquirer.net republish Professor Richard Allan’s (Meteorology) The Conversation article on record January heat.
• Wokingham Today mentions Professor Chris Merchant’s (Meteorology) attendance at a meeting of Wokingham Positive Difference.
• Science Media Centre quotes Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology) on the chances of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth.
• Mother Jones highlights Professor Saeed Bagheri (Law) discussing how the Israel-Hamas conflict has caused an environmental crisis in Gaza.

Business and society:

• MIT Sloan Management Review publishes an article co-authored by Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School).
• The Conservative Woman mentions Emeritus Professor Antony Flew (Philosophy) in an article about free speech in British education. Republished by INKL.
• Lanka Business News highlights Dr Tharindu Liyanagunawardena (Digital Accessibility Officer) supporting a Sri Lanka-UK handloom heritage digitalisation project.

Other coverage:

• The Star profiles the University of Reading Malaysia.
• Henley Standard (in print) highlights the Greenlands Hotel at Henley Business School.
• Gazeta.pl Kultura highlights Professor Philip Beaman’s (Psychology) research on earworms.
• The New Milton Advertiser & Lymington Times, New Milton Advertiser (in print) and The Lymington Times (in print) report the death of international Relations and Politics student Cian Everett.
• Reading Chronicle mentions Professor Trish Reid (Arts & Communication Design), who appears in a new documentary about the history of Scottish girl bands. From our story: Scottish pop documentary features Reading professor
• Bernews highlights Najee Pitt-Clarke’s four-try performance in Reading University Women’s Rugby’s 77-0 win over Sussex.

Alumni:

• Financieel Management features Fred Conijn RA who completed the Business Design Developing Expert Program 2014.
• Louder Sound highlights Arthur Brown's time at Reading University. Republished by Yahoo! Entertainment.
• Essex Life (in print) highlights Marion Wilberforce, a trailblazing 'ATA-girl' pilot and former student.
• Accrington Observer (in print) reports that Dr Reverend Graham earned a degree in agriculture and worked as an agriculturist with the Methodist Church in the Caribbean.
• Blueprint features Shuaibu Audu, a Nigerian politician who holds a master’s in international securities Investment and Banking.
• Gibbons Stamp Monthly (in print) feature an obituary for Michael JY Roberts who studied Estate Management at the University of Reading.
• The Telegraph mentions Gwen Watkins, a former Bletchley Park codebreaker who studied English literature at the University.
• Nairametrics, Daily Post Nigeria, Daily Trust, News Diary Online, The Moment NG and Authority Nigeria highlight Shola Phillips with a degree in Economics from the University of Reading.
• BBC Radio Oxford and BBC Radio Solent featured Colin Brake noting his early training at the University before working on major TV shows like Doctor Who.