Reading in the news - Mon 31 Jul

Covid-19: The Daily Mail, Metro, Daily Star, MSN, The Economic Times, Business Telegraph,  Today Headline, Psy Post, The World News, The One World News, Time News, InterReviewed, quote Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) on a new variant of the Coronavirus, claiming it to be ‘unusually mutated’.  

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• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted in Smart Water Magazine, Devdiscourse, News Drum and AZo Cleantech on new techniques used to improve weather forecasting in Sri Lanka. Read our news story.  
• Monaco Life reports on how climate change affects turbulence, including a republished quote (from AccuWeather) by PhD researcher Isabel Smith (Meteorology) on the intensity of the jet stream when flying. 
• Phys.org and Breaking Latest report on research from Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) that looks at how wet and dry periods will respond to climate change. Read our news story.  
• Henley Standard (Available in print) quotes Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) on climate change causing heatwaves to become hotter. 
• Reading Today and Wokingham Today mention how meteorology scientists from the University of Reading have received awards for their dedication to developing weather research. Read our news story.

Health and wellbeing

• Dr Darius Widera (Pharmacy) features in Japan Today and The Print (republished from The Conversation) on stem cell therapies and why they’re expensive and often dangerous.
• Dr David Field (Psychology) is quoted in The Times  (Also available in print) on the effects of vitamin B6 and its considerable benefits in boosting an individual’s mood. Read our news story.
• BBC News Pidgin quotes Dr Tijana Blanusa (Crop Science) on the impact of house plants in removing volatile organic compounds and other gases from the air.
  

Food and farming:

• Research Buzz provides coverage on books created by Professor Carmel Houston-Price (Psychology), which encourage children to become familiar with vegetables and eat healthier. Read our news story.
  

Business and society: 

• BBC Foyle and BBC Ulster spoke to Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre and Television) on the many capabilities and risks AI has on the film industry. An article, originally featured in The Conversation, is republished by Stuff South Africa on the same topic.  

• Mail Online, MSN and The World News report on a class action suit filed by Professor Christine Riefa (Law) against Amazon and Apple, seeking compensation for UK customers who may have allegedly paid inflated prices for Apple products on Amazon.
• American Banker reports on Professor Benjamin Laker (Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour) on the limitations of a four-day work week.

Other Coverage: 

• BBC Berkshire reports on an upcoming gig at the Great Hall at the University of Reading’s London Road Campus.  
• The Herald reports on Professor Steve Mithen’s (Archaeology) excavation at the archaeological site, Rubha Port an t-Seilich, Islay.  
• Wired-Gov reports that Trade Remedies Authority recently held its annual staff event at the University of Reading.  
• Building and Daily Star News Today mention how Emily Pallot (Architecture) sees the T Levels (Equivalent to A-Level) as a better insight into architecture and construction.   
• The IndependentUganda, News Vision, Samaj Weekly and The Asian Independent report on how Professor Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda, the High Commissioner of Uganda to India, has been awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science at the University of Reading. Read our news story.  

Alumni: 

• The Grocer (Available in print) reports on Abby Catmull, who earned her BSc in Nutrition and Food Consumer Science at the University of Reading. 
• Ghana Web reports that a member of the National Democratic Congress, Kwame Awuah-Darko received his Diploma in Business Administration from Henley Business School.
• New Zimbabwe and Bulawyo24 report on multi-millionaire Nyasha Gwatidzo, who studied social work at the University of Reading.
• Record of the Day reports how Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE was awarded an Honorary Professorship by Henley Business School in 2012, and an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Reading in 2018.