Reading in the news - Mon 10 Feb

USAid shutdown: BBC News, Yahoo!News, AOL, France24 and UNILAD quote Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) on President Trump’s plan to shut down USAid.

Health and wellbeing:

• Food Manufacture reports that the University’s food scientists helped develop IceSupp, a new range of frozen nutrition supplements.

Food and farming:

• Yahoo! Lifestyle republishes an article from The Cool Down which features Professor Richard Ellis (Crop Science) discussing the impact of carbon dioxide on grain production.

Business and society:

• SME South Africa reported that Henley Business School will host a masterclass to help business leaders understand AI fundamentals and implementation.
• Construction Management featured Dr Florence Phua (Construction Management and Engineering) discussing EDI practices in construction firms across India, the UK, and Sweden.
• Henley Standard (in print) highlighted Reading as a growing tech hotspot.
• The Star (Malaysia) profiles Henley Business School.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) writes for The Conversation on the influence of La Nina on global temperatures.
• The Daily Star reports on PhD student Flynn Ames’ (Meteorology) research examining the difficulties of the search for life on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn. From our story: Alien ocean could hide signs of life from spacecraft. Republished by MSN, Kompas, Knowridge and MDR.
• Henley Standard (in print) reported that January was colder and wetter than usual, with only 50
• New Scientist (in print) highlights a study led by Professor Chris Merchant (Meteorology) which investigated ocean warming over the past four decades. From our story: Ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s.
• Democratic Underground quotes Dr Saeed Bagheri (Law) on the impact on the Israel-Hamas war’s impact on nature.
• Seznam Zprávy and The Portugal News mention a university study from Dr Brian Pickles (Ecology) that confirms a pterosaur fossil bears a bite mark from a prehistoric crocodile. From our story: Rare pterosaur fossil reveals crocodilian bite 76m years ago.

Other coverage:

• Bel Novosti reports on a study which found that bulbous flowers planted near vegetables release toxins, slowing root crop growth by 30%.
• Bernews reports that Najee Pitt-Clarke and her University of Reading women’s rugby team faced Sussex University at the Falmer Sports Complex.
• Henley Standard (in print) reported that the Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra’s winter concert will be held on February 15 at the Great Hall.
• Bucks Free Press (and in print) reported that Greenlands Hotel, located at Henley Business School, won Booking.com's Traveller Review Award 2025 from Booking.com.
• The Telegraph mentions the University of Reading in an article about trigger warnings in a course module.
• RDG Today reports that a petition to save an art space in Reading, signed by more than 1,800 people, was handed in by Professor Susanne Clausen (Fine Art) at a council meeting.
• RDG.Today reports on the status of a former heating business near the University’s Whiteknights campus.
• Ian Visits highlights that the University owns a replica of the 1725 printing press used by Benjamin Franklin.
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentions a University project aimed to bring science to underserved communities.

Alumni:

• Konii, Property Magazine and Deal Magazin reported that Carolin Pfeffer, appointed Head of Capital Markets & Strategy at GRR, holds an MSc in Real Estate Finance and Investment from the University.
• Finyear reports that Pierre-Alexandre Clément has joined Optigestion as Private Manager holds an MSc in Real Estate Finance from Henley Business School.
• Financieel Management highlights Fred Conijn RA, managing consultant at DynamicControl.NL, who completed the 'Business Design Developing Expert Program' at Henley Business School.
• The Telegraph highlights Rupert Lowe, Reform Party's business spokesman, who studied estate management at the University of Reading. Republished by Yahoo!News, AOL, MSN.
• BBC Radio Wales mentions the late Gwen Watkins, who was awarded a first-class honours degree in English at the University of Reading.
• SME Thailand features Thanya Siriudomsak, a former master's student in Digital Marketing who founded Gifted, a gift shop specialising in unique souvenirs.