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Royal arrest: Professor Kate Williams (History) spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 4 about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Business and society:

• Dr Karen Jones (Education) was quoted by after appearing on a Nature Careers podcast about challenges to parenthood in academia.
• quoted Dr Rebecca Berkley (Education) on funding cuts to teacher training.

Heritage and culture:

• reported that The Museum of English Rural Life has received funding to digitise historical agricultural films. From our story: Historic farming films to be digitised for wider access
• and reviewed campus gigs by The Primitives and Only the Poets.

Health and wellbeing:

• and (republished by , , , and ) quoted Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) about a potential universal vaccine.
• (South Africa) mentioned a study from Professor Netta Weinstein (Psychology) on the benefits of spending time alone. From our story: Alone but not lonely: how solitude boosts wellbeing
• Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) was quoted by on air pollution links to Alzheimer's.
• quoted Dr Michelle Weech on her diet-tracking research co-authored by Professor Julie Lovegrove, Dr Rosalind Fallaize (all Food and Nutritional Sciences). From our story: Camera glasses show diet researchers what we really eat

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) was quoted by about challenges to government regulations for offshore oil and gas methane emissions.
• BBC Radio Berkshire and Heart Radio Berkshire reported on the first dry day in Reading following record-breaking rainfall, with further coverage from and (republished by and ). From our expert comment: REJOICE! First dry day recorded in Reading for 37 days
• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) was quoted by and about the jet stream and the UK’s record rainfall.

Alumni:

• Saeed Mohamed Hamad Al Mazrouei, CEO of Abu Dhabi Investment Council and Reading graduate, was listed by in Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank’s 2025 integrated report.