Reading in the news - Mon 15 Nov

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Rosalind Cornforth (Walker Institute) spoke to BBC News about what the draft agreement reached at COP26 means; and was quoted by Food Tank on linking issues such as climate change to gender equality.
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography and Meteorology) was quoted by CNN and MSN on criticism of the COP26 deal. 
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was quoted by The Guardian and News Break on his optimistic view of climate progress made in recent years.  
• Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) unpicked the last day of COP26 with BBC Radio Berkshire. 
• Professor Ed Hawkins’ (Meteorology) climate stripes continued to be used as part of the the BBC News COP26 and climate change coverage.
• Wokingham Today and Rdg Today reported on the Climate Education Action Plan developed by the University and partners, which aims to reshape climate education in schools. Read our news story.
• A new UK climate risks website developed by Reading is reported by Reading.co.uk. Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) was quoted by Berkshire Live on how the website shares important data and information. Read our news story.
• Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) was quoted by Indian Country Today following a CNN interview on the importance of keeping the 1.5-degree goal. 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Alexander Edwards' (Pharmacy) article on The Conversation, explaining how the two new antiviral covid drugs work, was published by Foreign Affairs, Berkshire Live, Deccan Herald and other regional titles; he was quoted by Drug Discovery World, Archy Newsy and RCTI Plus on a new kind of vaccine that primes T-cell immunity; by News Week and Head Topics on the safety and monitoring of vaccines and medicines; and by Al Khalee Today on a study into false negative test results.
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was quoted by BBC News, Travel News, and Bru Direct on winter increasing cases of Covid; by Medical News Today on the limitations of a study on covid antibodies; by Politico on waning covid immunity; by BBC Radio Berkshire on the constant ups and downs of covid cases, and again by BBC Radio Berkshire on the UK's immunity. He wrote an opinion piece for Berkshire Live on the debate over compulsory vaccinations for NHS workers.
• Dr Netta Weinstein's (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) study on solitude during the pandemic was mentioned by Zoomer. 

Other Coverage:

• A project led by the University that has been used to improve the security of road tolls was mentioned by Ledger Insights. 
• Dr Folashade Adeyemo (Law) was mentioned by Business Day and Nairametrics on the publication of her book on banking regulation in Africa. 
• The war bunker on the University's campus was mentioned by Berkshire Live. 
• A study conducted by the University found an exact reason why fatty foods may increase risk of a heart attack, as reported by Study Finds. 
• Professor Uma Kambhampati's (Economics) article on The Conversation, about India's roads and highways, was published by The Toys Matrix.
• Henley Business School Africa was featured in an article on MBA degrees by Business Insider South Africa. 
• Emma Leahy, an art student from the University, was mentioned by Henley Standard for being awarded a £2,000 prize by TASH for graduate ambition. 
• Professor Ben Laker (Henley Business School) was quoted by PS News on trust between workers and their employers. 
• A tech innovation jointly developed by the University has won a research and development award, as reported by ABQ Journal and Ex Bulletin.
• Stephanie Back, a graduate of the University, was mentioned by Western Mail (in print) for leading Wales’ first and only youth theatre for deaf and hard-of-hearing young people.
• Natasha Burian, a graduate of the University, was mentioned by Seychelles Nation for being appointed as the new Master of the Supreme Court of Seychelles.
• Reports by Greatest Hits Radio, Gloucestershire Live, Stroud News, Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, Bristol Live, Stroud News, and Western Daily Press (in print) of the death of a woman include a tribute by her family that mentions she studied Zoology at Reading.
• Tributes to a former teacher in the Gazette Herald mention that he studied at Reading.