Reading in the news - Thu 23 Mar

Climate stripes updated: ITV 1's Good Morning Britain, Bloomberg UK, The Washington Post, AXIOS, and Money Control report on Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) updated climate stripes which depict future emission scenarios in relation to a person's lifespan and have been used in the latest IPCC report.

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• BBC News mentioned the University has been monitoring the decline in UK plants and animals for the past ten years and say that nature is in a 'lamentable state'. 
• Visiting Professor Liz Bentley (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on what the Royal Meteorological Society does. 
• Professor Matthew Owens (Meteorology) is quoted by Daily Caller and End Time Headlines on the sun's recent increase in solar activity and states it may impact flights.
• Dr Manuela Gonzalez-Suarez (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Campo Grande News on her research which found various species in Latin America are under threat from road expansion in the area. Read our news story.

Covid surge: Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by theDaily Mail on the recent surge in Covid infections. He states that increases and decreases in cases will continue for the foreseeable future. Mogaz News, Express Digest, Express Informer, MSN, Today Headline, and others repost.

Food and farming:

• UKRI reports that a University research project which aims to model the factors that influence food imports to the UK market has been added to the UKRI's Transforming UK Food Systems Strategic Priorities Fund. Principle project investigator, Professor CS Srinivasan (Agriculture, Policy, and Development) is quoted.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle and Professor Keshavan Niranjan's (both Food) Conversation piece on why tinned and frozen food can be just as nutritious as fresh produce is reposted by Salon.
• IDW lists the University as a top-ranking institution for agricultural studies in Europe.

Business and society:

• Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) is quoted by Italia Oggi on the positive effects of meeting-free days in the workplace.
• The Daily Telegraph (in print) reports that Henley Business School’s Women in Leadership MBA scholarship competition is also open to men.

Other Coverage:

• A repeat episode of BBC 2's Digging For Britain aired, in which Professor Steve Mithen (Archaeology) discussed the University's archaeological digs on the east coast of the Isle of Islay. 
• Professor Glenn Gibson (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted by The Mail+ on new research that is exploring the use of probiotics to boost a person's chance of getting pregnant.
• Dr Paul Jenkins (Psychology) is quoted by Foreign Affairs on his expert reaction to PLOS Global Public Health's review which investigated the association between social media, body image and eating disorders among young people.
• Sec Ed mentions the University's revision guidance which includes making revision notes. 
• Heart Radio Berkshire, The Reading Chronicle and Bracknell News report on the nearing completion of a cycle route in Reading which will link the University to south Reading, the town centre, and the hospital.

Alumni:

• Press Network, Artikel Presse, On PR News, Press Portal, BSOZD, PR Mitteilung, and others publish an article by Henley Business School graduate and executive coach, Reinhard F. Leiter, on crisis management. 
• Irish Independent (in print) and MSN report on the appointment of Henley Business alumna, Helen Westby, as the Managing Director at BMW Group Ireland. 
• Nairametrics and Premium Times report on the appointment of Henley Business School alumna, Afolasade Olowe as the executive director at Unilever.