Reading in the news - Mon 9 Aug

#PlanetPartners: Reading’s global work for a sustainable future

• IPCC Report
  • Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted about the publication of the UN’s IPCC report on climate change, on BBC News online, BBC News Channel, Financial Times, Sunday Times, LBC, Herald Scotland; and the International Business Times, and The Australian via Agence France Presse.
  • Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is also quoted about the IPCC report, in the Guardian; and spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live.
  • Professor Bill Collins and Professor Richard Allan (both Meteorology) were quoted on LBC Radio on how British weather is likely to be affected by climate change.
  • Read our news story on Reading’s contribution to the AR6 Working Group I report.
• Flooding
  • Yahoo! News and AOL report on potential potato food shortages following a combination of flooding and other factors affecting crop yields, and quotes Prof Hannah Cloke (Meteorology / Geography).
  • Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme about how cycling more often can help cut emissions.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in Sky News online, Independent, MSN News, and Daily Express about new variants and vaccine-developed immunity, and in Mail Online articles about neighbourhood vaccinations, the R number falling, case numbers rising. Dr Clarke was interviewed on Talk Radio about a potential end to lockdowns; Talk Radio about offering vaccines to younger teenagers.

New academic year: The Sunday Times and Mail Online report on universities planning to continue using a blend of online and in-person teaching for the new academic year. Two UoR students are quoted.

Other Coverage:

• Prof Jane Setter (English Language) writes to the Sunday Times about accent prejudice.
• Further coverage of research into millets and managing type two diabetes, in Nation and Daily Hunt. Prof Ian Givens and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Paul Inman are quoted.
• Reading graduate Emma Tinsley (English Literature) who has gone on to manage the gin academy at Burleighs Gin, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire.
• A local headteacher spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about exam results days this week and mentioned a summer teaching programme that will partly be held at the University.
• The Romsey Advertiser reports on food funding programme and quotes Prof Carol Wagstaff (Food) who is leading a funded project working with disadvantaged communities. Read our news story.
• A UoR graduate now based in Qatar, Prof Siham Yousuf A Alqaradawi has found a new way of converting toxic emissions from cars reports the Qatar Tribune.
• Reading Chronicle report on companies underpaying the minimum wage, and quotes UoR graduate and Business Minister Paul Scully MP.