Reading in the news - Thu 13 Jul

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment  

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology/Geography) featured on ITV News at 10 on Tuesday evening, talking about warming weather and flooding.
• Sky News spoke to Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) about heatwaves.
• UK Research & Innovation and WiredGov mention that the University of Reading is involved in the creation of a new Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) to improve energy security, reduce household bills and address climate change.
• Deutsche Welle TV quote Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on recent weather events, after mega-floods in India.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted in VNExplorer.net on heavy rainfall in a warming climate, after extreme weather kills six in Japan.
• BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire spoke to PhD researcher Chris Wyver (Agriculture) on bees’ lack of pollination affecting food production.

 #UniForReading: our role as a civic university   

• The Business Magazine reports on how Ethical Reading, an organisation which aims to make Reading a better place to live and work, hosted a ceremony for its University of Reading essay writing competition.  
• Reading.Today and Wokingham.Today report on recent campus tours displaying life at the University of Reading.

Food and farming:

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle’s (Food and Nutritional Sciences) article for The Conversation, on aspartame and food safety, is reproduced by Daily Maverick. Professor Kuhnle was also interviewed on Radio New Zealand.  
• Kent Live, Cheshire Live, GloucestershireLive, SomersetLive, Food Matters Live, Food Navigator, and Banoyi quote Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the recent reports of ultra-processed foods being linked to health issues.

Business and society: 

• Karis Burton (Henley Business School) is quoted in People Management for an article on the government’s ambition to make the UK into a ‘science and technology superpower’.
• Design Insider Live spoke to the CEO of FIS, Iain Mcllwee, who mentions the University of Reading’s research regarding the timeline of fit-out processes.

Other Coverage: 

• Visiting Research Fellow and palaeontologist, Nigel Larkin (Biological Sciences) is quoted in IFL Science and Mediarun Search on the discovery of the world’s oldest stomach stone fossil.
• News Day, The Daily Times and African News Agency mention Henley Business School’s partnership with MultiChoice Talent Factory.  

Alumni: 

• The Times, Nigerian News, Daily Post, Legit.ng, National Accord, Prompt News Online, Leadership Online and other publications mention Bukar Tijani, who was recently appointed as Secretary to State Government, holds a Master of Science in Tropical Agricultural Development from the University of Reading.