Reading in the news - Tue 8 Aug

AI and film: Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre and Television) writes for BFI’s Sight and Sound magazine (in print) on what the future holds for actors after rapid developments in AI. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Sky News spoke to Dr Xiangbo Feng (Meteorology) on Typhoon Khanun, which is set to hit South Korea. 
• Financial Times (Available in print) quotes Professor Chris Merchant on El Niño being in its early stages.  
• Professor Rowan Sutton (Meteorology) is quoted in CNBC, KNBC-TV, Breaking Latest News and Teller Report on concerns over warming ocean temperatures. 
• Opera News republish an article by Beat of Hawaii on the effect clear air turbulence has had on Hawaiian flights, mentioning a study from the University of Reading.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted in Breaking Latest on jet streams spreading across the hemisphere.   
• BBC Berkshire spoke to Professor Helen Bilton (Education) on how the University of Reading is opening an online course in teaching children about climate change and sustainability.  

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university 

• BBC Berkshire reported on the return of the family science day at Early Crescent Resource Centre, which works in partnership with services based at the University of Reading.
  
  

Food and farming:

• Greatest Hits Radio, Gem 106 and City Talk FM Liverpool reported on the SEE & EAT picture books, which aim to help children eat their vegetables. Professor Carmel Houston-Price (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) was interviewed.

Health and well-being: 

• Daily Record, Daily Express and Daily Mail (All available in print) report on research by the University of Reading that drinking orange juice can boost cognitive function.
  
  

Business and society:

• Dr Chris Foye (Housing Economics) recalls the acceleration of the property race within cities for World Finance.  
• Dr Fabio Goncalves de Oliveira (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) speaks to Raconteur on the complex issue of foreign companies using cloud services. 

Other Coverage:

• Building Design reports that Emily Pallot (Architecture) sees the T level course (Equivalent to-A Level) as a better insight into architecture. 
• Professor Cindy Becker (English Literature) and Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Allan Laville (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) have received National Teaching Fellowships, Wokingham Today and Reading Today report.  
• Cllr Stephen Conway writes for Wokingham Today (Available in print) on the importance of partnerships and mentions the University of Reading.  
• BBC Sheffield spoke to Bryan Unkles, owner of Cafeology, who mentioned how coffee is being supplied to the University of Reading.
• Vice Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort mentions the various experiences, opportunities and achievements found at the University of Reading in a column for Wokingham Today (Available in print).  

Alumni: 

• Hodge Jones & Allen mentions how Partner in their Mental Capacity and Deputyship team, Sarah Charnley, initially studied at the University of Reading.