Reading in the news - Thu 5 Mar
05 March 2026
Meningitis jabs: Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences, pictured) was interviewed by ITV News about vaccinations against meningitis.
Iran conflict: Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) spoke to BBC World Service (used by National Public Radio in the US) about the Iran conflict. Professor Milanovic was also quoted by , , and others including , , , , and . mentioned responses to the conflict from University societies. Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) was also quoted by and .
Food and farming:
- Research into the benefits of flavanol-rich foods was featured by .
- reported on a study about the costs of declining pollinator activity from climate change.
- , , , , (republished by ), and various German outlets highlighted a study into the nutritional benefits of eating frozen fruit and vegetables.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- , , and reported on plans to change the climate education curriculum, with quotes by Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology) from BBC Radio Berkshire, and . From our story: Experts unveil ten-point plan to deliver climate education
- quoted Dr Jonathan Dale (Geography and Environmental Science) on a study about sea level rise. Dr Alex Arnall (International Development) was quoted by . Both comments via the .
- Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) was quoted by (republished by ) on the impact of recent rainfall on reservoirs.
- Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) was quoted by about links between climate change and increasing air turbulence. From our story: Turbulent flights to continue as warming world shakes skies
- and featured comments from Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on his study on heatwaves. From our story: Weather patterns behind India’s moist heatwaves uncovered
- featured comments by Professor Tom Oliver (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) and Professor Rowan Sutton (Meteorology) on climate change risk assessment. From our story: ‘Update climate change risks list to avoid worst impacts’.
- A Reading study found that ancient woodland stores more carbon than replanted trees reported , , , and .
Business and society:
- Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre, and Television) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about copyright and AI actors.
- and quoted Dr Yoshikatsu Hayashi (Biomedical Engineering) on a neuron-powered computer chip which learned to play videogames.
- Professor Radu Tunaru (Henley Business School) was quoted by , , , , and about how geopolitics influences investment markets.
- The inquest of international relations student Fintan Feltham, who died in Oxford, is to be held today, reports the
Alumni:
- mentioned that media personality Ayanda Matsimbe has an MBA from Henley Business School.
- Henley Business School graduate Victoria Darmanin is CFO of Raketech, reported .
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