Reading in the news - Tue 24 Aug

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

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) and Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) were interviewed for the Channel 4 Dispatches programme ‘Summer of Wild Weather’, broadcast on Monday night, speaking about climate change influence on flooding, global temperatures, wildfires and more.
• Flooding report
  • Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by the Times, Independent, Yahoo News and Politico on a new report on the influence of climate change on the recent floods in Germany and elsewhere in Europe by World Weather Attribution.
  • Dr Linda Speight (Geography) is also quoted by Politico on the report’s findings.
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is also quoted by Washington Post and MSN News on climate change and flooding in Tennessee.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Mail Online, Bloomberg, MSN News, Fortune and Express Digest about vaccine effectiveness; Mail Online on people testing positive for coronavirus after being admitted to hospital; and The Sun about booster jabs. He was interviewed by BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Berkshire about antibody tests being made publicly available.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by The Sun on the antibody test rollout.

Monastery at Cookham: International coverage continues of the excavation in Berkshire led by Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology), which has found the remains of a ‘lost’ monastery that may have been the final resting place of Queen Cynethryth. Articles appear in the Express, Medievalists.net, Times Now News, and Origo, Duol and Boon (Hungary). Read our news story.

Other Coverage:

• Research by Dr John Hanson (Classics) contributes to a map in a National Geographic article (subscription needed) about Roman gladiators.
• Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) appears in a film for Understanding Animal Research about the role of animals in research into Alzheimer’s and dementia.
• Professor Ian Givens (Food) is quoted by Farming Portal on whether milk alternatives are healthier than cow milk.
• Henley Business School’s Universities Governance report, which interviewed university leaders about board governance and independent director roles, is covered by University Business.
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by Kethimerini (Greece) on the impact of climate change on aviation.
• Visiting Professor David Baines (Food), who is a flavourist who owns a food consultancy, is interviewed by SCI blog about meat substitutes.
• Catherine Price, who is based in an agriculture research group at the University, is interviewed about genetically modified foods by Food Stuff.
• Bee Craft previews the National Honey Show this October, at which PhD fellow Elena Cini (Agriculture) is speaking about boosting bee diversity.
• The Guardian Nigeria reports on a training programme announced by Henley Business School and the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria.
• Cambridgeshire Live mention the University of Reading’s success in round one of the new University Challenge series in an article on a Cambridge University college’s participation.