Reading in the news - Tue 13 Jun

Improving thunderstorm forecasts: Lead researcher Dr Thorwald Stein (Meteorology) is quoted by ITV News and Greatest Hits Radio (online) on University research into improving thunderstorm forecasts. Dr Stein appeared on BBC Radio Berkshire and Dr Rob Thompson and Professor Helen Dacre (both Meteorology) were interviewed by ITV Meridian. Read our news story. 

Bumpier flights: Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by the BBC, Yahoo!, and Head Topics on findings that clear-air turbulence has increased over the past 40 years.  Professor Williams and co-author PhD Student Mark Prosser (Meteorology) are quoted by Times of India, Euro News Travel, News 18, Y Net News, The Economic Times, Business Standard, Web India 123, MSN, and others. Watts Up With That and SOT also report. Read our news story. 

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• Dr Holly Ayres (Meteorology) is quoted by CNN and CNN Philippines on a recent study that found deep ocean water in the Antarctic is ‘warming and shrinking.’ Yahoo!, Accu Weather, The Nation, CBS58, KRDO, KEYT, KVIA, KTVZ, and other news channels online repost.
• PhD student Harriet Turner (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire about her research into improving space weather forecasts. Read our news story. 
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) comments on visiting the GAIA art exhibit currently on display at Reading Town Hall on Greatest Hits Radio.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted by Smithsonian Mag on the approach El Niño, and how its conditions may cause extreme weather conditions next year.
• Berkshire Live and MSN mention the University’s recent temperature recordings. 

Food and farming:

• All About Feed mentions the University's collaborative research on how to offset negative farming impacts on food security and farm income. 

Business and society:

• Professor Benjamin Laker's (Henley Business School) collaborative research has found positive effects of meeting-free days in the workplace, MT Sprout reports.
• UKBAA report that applications to Henley Business School's next "funding round" are open. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Julia Waters (Languages and cultures) is interviewed by ITV Meridian on the changes planned for Ofsted following the death of her sister Ruth Perry, the headteacher of Caversham Primary School. BBC Radio Berkshire and i news also mention the reforms.
• Henley Standard reports a local U-17 football team received trophies for their success at the University's campus. 
• Dr Sakthi Vaiyapuri (Pharmacy) is quoted by Newsweek on the danger that freshwater snakes present to humans if bitten.
• Yahoo! mentions the University hosted a Turing Test event in 2014.