Reading in the news - Mon 6 Feb

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• The Mirror (and in print), Knowledia reports on the praise that Reading FC has received for wearing Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes on their kit during the FA Cup. 
• Professor Marc Day (Henley Business School) is quoted by The Times (in print) on concerns about the impact of wind farms on nearby residents. 
• The Sun and Mahalsa mention the University's predictions that flight turbulence will be three times more common by 2050 to 2080 due to climate change.
• Professor Rowan Sutton (Meteorology) is quoted by Reading.co.uk on the University's £30 million partnership with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, the Met Office, and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts.
• Professor Ted Shepherd's (Meteorology) research on how sea-surface temperatures affect the earth's vortex is mentioned by DNYUZ.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the Daily Mail, Public News Time, Today Headline, Express Digest, Express Informer, Health Medicine Network, and Mogaz News on official statistics that show 75 British people have died from Covid jabs. 

Deepfake technology:

• Associate Professor Mathilde Pavis (Law) is quoted by the Daily Mail (and in print) and Express Digest on the ethical issues of 'deepfake' technology. 
• Dr Dominic Lees' (Film, Theatre, and Television) is quoted by Homeland Security News Wire on the use of 'deepfake' technology in movies. 

Food and Farming:

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted by the Daily Mail, Mail+, Mail on a Sunday (in print), What's New 2 Day, Knowledia, on the lack of regulations in the 'wellness' industry. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Jo Phoenix (School of Law) is quoted by The Telegraph (and in print), Yahoo!, and MSN on the backlash that a feminist conference she was on the panel of has received, and was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 and quoted by The Economist (in print) and Head Topics about the debate on arrangements for trans prisoners.
• Dr Rose De Gues (Politics and International Relations) is quoted by the Financial Times, Germanic, and Public News Time on how inheritance causes a class divide in the UK. 
• Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) wrote an article on restoring trust in healthcare and it is published by Forbes and Business News.
• Professor Ian Jones is quoted by Yahoo!, Ex Bulletin, Head Topics, and Germanic on the biological barriers that prevent the transmission of Avian Bird Flu to humans after it was discovered in foxes and otters.
• The Times (and in print) interviews art historian, Robert Neil MacGregor, and it is mentioned that he previously lectured at the University.
• Dr Erhan Aslan (Literature and Languages) is quoted by News Week, DNYUZ, Public News Time, Hero Mag, The Sun News, The Tribune, Merced Sun-Star, The Olympian, Idaho Statesman, and others on tips to solve Wordle puzzles. 
• Dr Reuven Ziegler (Law) is quoted by The JC on recent protests outside Israel's London Embassy against the Israeli government's planned legal reforms.
• Professor Wing Lam's (CEO and Provost, University of Reading Malaysia) article on embracing AI technology is published by The Star.
• Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) is quoted by Archaeology on recent findings that an Anglo-Saxon monastery was more resilient to Viking attacks than previously thought. 
• University student, Shalini Roy, is quoted by Total Swindon on her placement work experience. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed artist Maddie Ashman who performed at a BBC Introducing event at the University last week. 
• The Reading Chronicle (in print) mentions the University's industrial strike action. 
• Berkshire Live mentions the University's Library Cafe has a five-star hygiene rating. 
• Simply Business mentions a Future Learn course on property management that is free in partnership with the University. 
• EIN Press Wire and User Walls report on an upcoming Black Business Workshop at Henley Business School.
• Buila mentions a delegation of education stakeholders from Kazakhstan visited the University.

Alumni:

• Cambridge Independent and Knowledia report on the death of local historian and Reading alumnus, Tony Day, who died at the age of 100.
• The Business Magazine reports on the appointment of Reading alumna, Sarah Watts, as the associate director of Lichfields' Apex Plaza office. 
• A Reading graduate is mentioned by Intell Asia for being appointed as a director at PwC Channel Islands.