Reading in the news - Tue 12 Oct

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to BBC Radio 5, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Highlands & Islands, BBC Radio Orkney, and BBC Radio Shetland about a critical report of the UK's public health response to Covid. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Alex Arnall (Agriculture, Policy, and Development) was quoted by Daily Mail, Today UK News, Business Fast, Business Mayor and Express Digest on sea-level rise and catastrophic flooding in places around the world, including the UK.
• Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) was quoted by the Independent on the importance of limiting global warming. 
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) was quoted by Swarajya and Energy Live on the reduction of wind speeds in Europe; he also spoke to BBC Radio Scotland about why there has been a reduction of wind speed in the UK. 
• Professor Jacopo Torriti (Built Environment) spoke with BBC Radio Berkshire about UK's energy crisis.
• Reading was mentioned by The Beef Site, The Cattle Site, The Dairy Site, The Orkney News, and The Herald Ghana on its part in researching the use of willow as an environmentally friendly alternative to other farm feed. 
• UKRI reports that Dr Vicky Boult (Meteorology) was awarded a fellowship by NERC to conduct innovative environmentally focused research.
• The University was mentioned by IEMA on a placement arrangement that gives Reading Master's students ecological experience.  

#UniForReading: reaffirming our role as a civic university 

• The University's donation of £50,000 to support homeless people in Reading was mentioned by BBC Radio Berkshire. 

Other Coverage:

• PhD researcher Alice Mpofu-Coles (History) spoke with BBC Radio Berkshire about the diversity of Reading and Black History Month. 
• Dr Lebene Soga (Henley Business School) was quoted by Forbes on employee feedback. 
• Dr Soon Gweon (Biological Sciences) was mentioned by HorseTalk on their research of gut fungi seen in horses affected by equine grass sickness. 
• Professor Nada Kakabadse and Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) wrote for Feature Boards about board members using rules to avoid awkward debates.
• Professor Alastair Hudson (Law) was mentioned by The Barrister on his recent appointment with Addington Chambers as an associate member. 
• The University was mentioned by Business Live on the Flying Start Program - a course the University is part of which allows students to study and gain paid work experience at the same time. 
• Rustam Majainah, a graduate of the University, was quoted by Physics World on his work as a pricing analyst at OVO.