Reading in the news - Wed 4 Aug

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• Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) is quoted by The Independent on water-saving measures to help fight climate change.  
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by The Telegraph and The Sun on the UK heatwave.  
• Brazzil republishes an article written by PhD researcher Oliver Wilson (Environmental Science) on Brazil's Atlantic Forest, originally published by The Conversation. 
• PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio 5 about current wildfires in the Mediterranean region as a result of heat waves. 
• Professor Elizabeth Robinson (Agirculture) spoke to BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Scotland about the suggestion of a meat tax. 
• Professor Ted Shepherd (Meteorology) is quoted in Viral News on climate change predictions.  
• Dr Linda Speight (Geography/Environmental Science) is quoted in The Teller Report and Archyde on changes in urban areas to prevent flooding hazards. 
• PhD student Akshay Doras (Meteorology) is quoted by msn on rainfall forecasting in Western Maharashtra for August and September.  

 COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Sky News, Yahoo and Smooth Radio on school children no longer regularly testing for COVID; The New Scientist on infection rates; ABC News and The National News on the current UK COVID data sets; and The Sun and The Express on the possibility of new COVID variants; spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the self-isolation rules for double-vaccinated people; talkRADIO (twice) about people being ‘pinged' by the NHS Test and Trace app  and infection rates going down; spoke to BBC Radio Hereford and Worcestor about COVID infection risks in train stations and on trains.  
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Daily Mail on the Delta variant in the US; The i news (also in print) about the 10-day isolation period. 
• Indy 100 quotes Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) on fake claims that COVID-19 vaccines are magnetic; My Joy Online on false positives on LFT tests. 
• The Food Navigator quotes Dr Jane Parker (Food) with her research on long COVID parosmia; and BBC Radio Kent mentions the partnership between AbScent and UoR co-led by Dr Parker.
• New research on blood clots found that they can be caused by abnormal COVID-19 antibody responses. Professor Jon Gibbins (Biological Sciences) comments on the study in The News Kerala.
• Talk Retail mentions UoR research on consumer's attitudes to the food sector after COVID-19.

Millet benefits: Multiple news articles covers research about the benefits of millet consumption for managing type two diabetes, including The Business Mayor, The Daily Hunt, Sify, DevDiscourse, Stock & Land, The Economic India Times and The India Education Diary. Prof Ian Givens (Agriculture) is quoted. Read our news story about the research.  

Other Coverage:

• PhD researcher Drew Price (Food) is quoted in The Telegraph in an article about young people's use of protein powders. 
• Professor Jane Setter (English Language) spoke to BBC Radio 5 on discrimination of accent features and differences in pronunciation in English.
• A repeat of Horizon on BBC Four (approx. 48 mins in) visited the University to report on their research on factors affecting pollinators. Dr Deepa Senapathi and Prof Simon Potts (Agriculture) are interviewed. 
• Dr Laurence Smith (Agriculture) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about farm management.
• Dubai Week, WSB Radio, Interesting Engineering and The Insider and Tree Hugger further cover Reading research (Meteorology) into the use of drones to deliver electrical charge into clouds to encourage rainfall in the Middle East. Read our news story on a recent visit to the University by the United Arab Emirate Ambassador to the UK to see the research.  
• Wokingham Today reports on a UoR initiative for typography students to help not-for-profit organisations with their branding schemes. 
• The Scottish Farmer reports that UoR is working in partnership with John Deere to create an online farming simulator game using precision farming. 
• ATV Today reports on a modern take on the first known example of a style of music discovered at Reading Abbey, and the report mentions UoR.
• Professors Glenn Gibson and Bob Rastall (Food) are quoted in The Financial Express and World Pharma Today with their research on prebiotics and probiotics in vegetables. 
• Charged Retail covers a Henley Business School report on the benefits of a 4-day working week. 
• Professor Emeritus Ginny Gibson (Henley Business School) is quoted in Pa Life and The Commercial News Media on gender equality in the commercial property sector. 
• The Eagle announces a partnership between Henley Business School South Africa and The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria to deliver a masterclass. 
• Metro reports on UoR's Christmas Special team on University Challenge from 2017, who scored zero points in the final of the competition.