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Animal welfare: How much would you pay for a bacon sandwich from happier pigs, or a latte with milk from healthier cows? Professor Richard Bennett (Agriculture) devised a 0-100 scale for animal welfare, and shows how much people would pay for it, reports , , and . From our story: UK shoppers would pay billions more for high-welfare meat

Hurricane Melissa: continued coverage:

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) spoke to on BBC Radio 4.
• and republished article by Professor Liz Stephens and Dr Alex Baker.
• Comments from Dr Akshay Deoras were featured by .
• highlighted a by Professor Ed Hawkins of the impact of climate warming increasing rainfall. (all Meteorology).

Food and farming:

• Professor Simon Potts (Sustainable Land Management) was quoted by and LBC on how nature-friendly farming practices can save wildflowers and insects.
• , , , and others provided coverage of the University’s partnership with Waitrose to aid farmers in tackling climate change.
• highlighted research from Professor Julie Lovegrove (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on legumes. From our story: Time to ‘Raise the Pulse’ of the UK diet
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by (republished by ) about artificial sweetener.
• highlighted research into walnuts. From our story: Eating walnuts for breakfast may boost your brain function

Business and society:

• Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) was quoted by (republished by , , , and other US media) about Americans not taking time off work.
• Professor Ruth Sealy (Henley Business School) wrote for about governance changes in Hong Kong.
• Professor Andrew Kakabadse and Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) wrote for on the importance of leader discretion.
• Professor Niaz Asadullah (Economics) was quoted by about how AI is affecting jobs in Bangladesh.
• mentioned a Henley Business School study which found benefits to four-day working weeks.
• reported on a campaign on making South African schools safer, which took place at Henley Business School Africa.
• (Hong Kong) mentioned a study into the ways people deal with regret.
• mentioned research into women’s leadership changes in India post-pandemic.
• (republished by and ) highlighted a Reading study about Sharia councils in England.

Heritage and culture:

• Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre, and Television) was interviewed by (from 2:20) about the use of AI in films.
• (republished by and ) featured an obituary for former typography and graphic communication lecturer, James Mosley.

Alumni:

• reported that Didier Dogley, who studied Landscape Management, has been appointed Chairperson of the Islands Development Company.
• reported that Former Saint Lucia government minister Sir Calixte George, who studied Soil Science, will be receiving an honorary degree from the University of the West Indies.
• Former Conservative MP Penny Mordaunt studied Philosophy at Reading, reports .