Reading in the news - Wed 18 Oct

Turning waste heat into energy: Tech Xplore reports on University of Reading research about new materials able to turn wasted heat into useful electricity more efficiently. Dr Paz Vaqueiro (Chemistry) is quoted. Read our news story.  

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment  

• Yale Climate Connection reports on PhD student, Chris Wyver’s study on how climate change is affecting bees and their role in transferring pollen. Read our news story.  
• NASA has updated the ‘climate spiral’, originally created by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology). Professor Hawkins is quoted in an article by Mediarun Search.  
• Wokingham Today (in print) reports that The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts has submitted a planning application to move onto the University of Reading’s Whiteknights campus. 

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university 

• Wokingham Today and Reading Today (in print) mention that the University of Reading has awarded funding to 18 community projects run by staff volunteers. Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort is quoted. Read our news story.  

Food and farming:

• The University of Reading calls for parents to join a study to help children eat their vegetables, Reading Today reports.
  

Business and society:

• Dr Rory Jones (Construction Management and Engineering) is quoted in a story from Reading Today (in print) about a new government-funded research project to help make energy bills cheaper for small businesses. Read our news story.
• BBC Berkshire spoke to Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) about energy prices.  

Other Coverage: 

• Chemistry World mentions a study carried out by the University Reading and Royal Holloway, testing the effect of realistic levels of sulfoxaflor in the presence of common bee parasite.  
• A study by the University of Reading found that certain fungi, found in sink drains, can act as reservoirs for mould, LA Weekly reports.  
• Dr Richard Blakemore (History) will be hosting a talk on the popular and enduring stories that surround the history of piracy: pirate codes and buried treasure, St Austell Voice (in print) mentions.  
• An event hosted by the University named Café Théologique, looks at body image from a faith-led perspective, Reading Today (in print) writes.  

Alumni: 

• Author, Gerwyn Morgan, studied Geography and History at the University in the late 1950s, Tivy-Side Advertiser and Western Telegraph reports.
• Vice President of Identity Project Management for Mitek, Gillian Channer, holds both an MBA and a Master of Science degree in coaching and behavioural change, Business Wire reports. Also republished by Le Lézard, Yahoo! News, ADVFN, Market Screener and Silicon.
• Samantha Atkinson, executive vice president and principal consultant at NSF, earned her BSc, MSc and PhD from the University of Reading, Pharmaceutical Online, Outsourced Pharma, Bioprocess Online and Clinical Leader report.