Reading in the news - Mon 1 Nov

#PlanetPartners: Reading will be presenting its environmental work at COP26 in Glasgow from 31 Oct – 12 Nov. Find out how we’re Partnering for the Planet at reading.ac.uk/planet

• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) was mentioned by BBC News and Yahoo! on the climate warming stripes which will be displayed in this year's COP26 Climate Summit. 
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) was quoted by iNews (and in print) on a legal case against the Colombian government following climate displacement of indigenous people. Read how the Reading Centre for Climate and Justice is helping. Prof Hilson was also quoted in Colombian paper El Mercurio (£) about the COP26 summit.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was quoted by The Guardian (and in print), MSN, and Yahoo! on comments on a new climate report released by the World Meteorological Organisation. 
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography / Meteorology) was quoted by the Telegraph (and in print), Mirror, Yahoo!, The Guardian (and in print), Irish Times, Today UK News, and Knews on the extreme weather events of 2021. 
• Professor Martin Lukac (Agriculture, Policy, and Development) was quoted by the Times (and in print) on the need to halt deforestation. 
• Dr David Rose (Agriculture) was quoted by Phone Week, MSN, and The Independent on carbon costs of dairy products.  
• Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) spoke to Times Radio ahead of COP26 about the need for urgent climate action.
• Professor Mike Goodman (Geography and Environmental Science) was quoted by MSN and Ex Bulletin on the royal families raised status after focussing on climate issues. 
• Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) was quoted by Express, Daily Star Post, Tech Register, and The US Posts on the damage that solar storms could cause. 
• Professor Ted Shepherd (Meteorology) was quoted by Engineering and Technology (in print) on the link between extreme weather events and climate change. 
• BBC Berkshire spoke to Martin McMahon following news that the University and Salix Finance has won a major sustainability award for decarbonising heating systems. BBC Oxford also mentioned the award. Read our news story here.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was quoted by Insider, Business Insider, Yahoo!, Blog Likes, Politic Say, News Break, Daily Magazine, and MSN on Covid infections at home; and The Observer (in print), The Guardian, Yahoo!, MSN, News Break, Ex Bulletin, ABC Mundial, and Business Mayor on NHS capacity. Dr Clarke spoke to BBC 5 Live about rising cases and a new variant, and clips of the interview was replayed on BBC Ulster and BBC Foyle. TalkRADIO replayed an interview with Dr Clarke about Covid numbers.
• Dr Jane Parker (Food) was mentioned by The Guardian, Yahoo!, News Cabal, Business Mayor, TVN, Business Telegraph on research that she conducted on Covid-induced parosmia. 
• Professor Ian Jones's (Biological Sciences) article in The Conversation on the likelihood of the Nipah Virus becoming the cause of another pandemic was published by UPI, Dhaka Tribune, and the Scotsman (in print). He was also quoted by Patient on the level of Covid protection achieved from vaccinations.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) was quoted by Politi Fact and Austin American Statesman on conspiracy theories about vaccines. He was also quoted by the Daily Mail and Knowledia on the J&J vaccine.
• Dr Netta Weinstein (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) was quoted by The Times (and in print), the Daily Telegraph (in print), Herald (in print) and the Daily Mirror (in print) on how solitude can be positive. Read our new story here.

#UniForReading: reaffirming our role as a civic university 

• The University's sports park was mentioned by Greatest Hits Radio as the location where an exhibition for cycling and walking improvements will take place.
• The University was mentioned by RDG Today on its incentive to install a free bus service for students to access and leave 3Sixty safely, as well as reduce noise in the local community. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was quoted by the Telegraph, Yahoo!, MSN, Politic Say, Daily Magazine, and Asia Pacific Report on the right to free speech and the need for a stance against harassment on campus. 
• Professor Uma Kambhampati (Economics) was quoted by The Times (and in print) on a study she conducted which established eating fruit and vegetables had a positive impact on overall wellbeing and happiness. 
• Neda Naseer, a computer science student from the University, was mentioned by FE News on receiving the new Amazon Future Engineer Bursary. 
• RHS director of science, Alistair Griffiths, mentioned graduating from the University during an interview with Gardens Illustrated. 
• Sharmla Chetty, the new CEO for Duke Corporate Education, mentioned holding a qualification with Henley Business School during an interview with Business Media Mags. 
• Professor Patrick Major (History) was quoted by Berkshire Live on a nuclear bunker located on the University campus.
• Editor of the Wokingham Paper, Phil Creighton, mentioned working at the University's newspaper, The Spark, on Wokingham Today.
• Trails on SlimBiome led by specialists in metabolism at the University were reported by Mens Health. 
• Professor Kate Williams (History) was mentioned by Your Cat (in print) as working at the University. 
• Dr Deepa Driver (ICMA) was quoted by Asia Pacific Report and Foreign Affairs about a court case about Julian Assange. 
• Professors Nada Kakabadse and Andrew Kakabadse's (Henley Business School) article on how boards can make better decisions was published by Board Agenda.
• Ayanda Thabethe was quoted by Briefly on being accepted into Henley Business School and pursuing her dream to achieve a master's in business.