Reading in the news - Wed 26 Nov
26 November 2025
Budget: Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the government’s 2025 autumn budget.
Disability History Month: reported on a project led by Dr Atta Naqvi (Pharmacy) which uses films to train pharmacy students on providing better care for all. From our story: Student films train pharmacists in inclusive healthcare
Business and society:
- Dr Ruvi Zeigler (Law) was quoted by and on changes to the UK’s migration system. Dr Zeigler also co-authored a statement of consensus on the topic, published on . The statement has received almost 600 signatories.
Food and farming:
- highlighted Reading research into the digestive benefits of eating dates.
- mentioned research from Professor Richard Bennett (Agriculture) into the cost of better animal welfare. From our story: UK shoppers would pay billions more for high-welfare meat
Health and wellbeing:
- , and reported on a study from Professor Sakthi Vaiyapuri (Pharmacy), which found a new treatment to reduce snake bite damage. From our story: COVID vaccine tech could limit snake venom damage
- Professor Christos Pliatsikas (Director of the Centre for Literacy & Multilingualism) and PhD student Xinyu Liu (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) co-wrote an article for (republished by , and ) on a study finding that learning a language slows cognitive aging, with comments highlighted by Vision Australia Radio.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- featured research involving Professor Simon Potts (Sustainable Land Management) into how solar farms benefit bees.
- reported on a tapestry created by students based on the climate stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology).
Other coverage:
- featured all the winter events taking place across campus in December. From our story: Winter wonders at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½
- mentioned research into polymer engineering by University researchers.
Alumni:
- Prachi Nema, Principal Analyst at Omdia and Henley Business School MBA graduate, wrote for about conferencing system Clickshare.
- Musician Jamie Cullum, who studied English Literature and Film at Reading, was interviewed by
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