Reading in the news - Mon 26 Jul

Climate Education Summit: In an open letter, Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice-Chancellor and other heads of leading climate and education institutions, call for action to boost the UK's education on climate change, as the University launches plans for a Climate Education Summit on September 15. Read the full text of the letter, and read our news story about calls for improved climate education.

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

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by The Mail on Sunday (in print), The Daily Mail, The Economist (in print), Politico and Brinkwire on the forecasting of the European floods.
• Multiple news sites including The Sunday Times (in print), UNILAD, The Daily Mail, Metro and AOL quote PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Meteorology) on heatwave warnings in Southern England.
• Prof Richard Allan (Meteorology) spoke to GB News (no link) about heatwaves.
• PhD student Akshay Doras (Meteorology) is quoted by News 18 and msn on the extreme rainfall in Maharashtra.  

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Independent, The Mirror and The Sun on UK infection rates; The Times and The Sun on school holidays lowering the R number; Medical XPress and London News Time about the NHS Track and Trace app; and spoke to LBC about vaccine passports. 
• Professor Gary Stephens (Pharmacy) spoke to ITV News Meridian about how llamas are helping scientists develop Covid-fighting antibodies. Read our news story

Other Coverage:

• Further coverage on Reading research (Meteorology) into the use of drones to deliver electrical charge into clouds to encourage rainfall in the Middle East, including Gizmodo, msn, Yahoo Finance and Archinect. Read our news story on a recent visit to the University by the United Arab Emirate Ambassador to the UK to see the research.
• Professor Gary Stephens (Pharmacology) is quoted in The Guardian with research on medical CBD to treat epilepsy.  
• Professor Duncan Garrow (Archaeology) is mentioned in Sott.net about his research on crannogs in Scotland. 
• Dr Katie Gray (Psychology) is quoted in QRIUS with research on why we can still recognise people when wearing face masks.  
• Knowridge mentions UoR Food and Nutritional Sciences research on wholegrain bread.
• Professor Liam McGuffin (Biological Sciences) is quoted in Wonderful Engineering on Deepmind, an AI research lab.  
• BC Local News mentions UoR research on the mental health benefits of e-biking for older people.  
• Wokingham Today reports on the approval of a new TV studio in Shinfield. Read our news story.
• Brinkwire reports on COVID fines issued to students by the University of Reading, mentioning that Reading issued the most fines across England (not all fines related to COVID guidelines breaches).
• Agriland states that UoR is working in partnership with John Deere to create an online farming simulator game using precision farming. 
• US radio stations including WWJ-AM and KCBS-AM mention a Henley Business School report on the four-day working week.