Reading in the news - Thu 28 Sep

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment  

• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is mentioned on BBC News at Ten, for a story about the Rosebank oil field, saying that delaying action on achieving net-zero could lead to hotter global temperatures, more emissions and severe weather events.  
• Dr Peter Inness (Meteorology) provides advice for Daily Mail readers on Storm Agnes, which is set to bring heavy rains and strong winds to large parts of the UK. Republished by Translogistics.
• American news outlets, including The Telegraph, Bradenton Herald, The News Tribune, Lexington Herald Leader, The Charlotte Observer, Centre Daily Times, The Sun News and many others report on a study by Professor Paul Williams and PhD student Mark Prosser (both Meteorology), which found that clear-air turbulence is ‘hazardous’ to aircraft and is set to intensify due to climate change.  The study paper has now been re-written in a simplified version for children and has been published in the Science Journal for Kids.
• Smart Water Magazine mentions the University of Reading’s published findings in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, which involved employing two storm tracking algorithms.  
• Dr Praveen Teleti (Meteorology) spoke to CKNW Vancouver about a new research paper he authored on the recovery of weather data from bombed ships at Pearl Harbor. Read our news story.
  

Health and wellbeing 

• BusinessNews and Yahoo! News republish an article by LiveScience quoting Professor Adrian William’s (Pharmacy) opinion on alternative methods of drug delivery systems beyond needles and pills.

Food and farming: 

• Hort News reports on The BCPC Congress, which hosts a session from Professor Ian Givens (Nutrition). Republished by SeedQuest.
  

Other Coverage: 

• Professor Dominik Zaum, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Academic Planning and Resource, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire following the Prime Minister’s local radio interview today, providing analysis of his interview with presenter, Andrew Peach.
• Times Higher Education reports on the University of Reading’s World University Ranking. Read our news story.
• The Countryman (in print) reports that John Vince donated four card index cabinets to the Museum of English Rural Life at the University of Reading.  
• Reading Today and Wokingham Today write about a new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, which has found that more students are relying on their universities for food and financial support during the cost-of-living crisis. The story quotes Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience, Professor Elizabeth McCrum, education officer for Reading Students’ Union, Sophie Jordan, and Head of Student Financial Support at the University, Matt Daley.  
• Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) wrote an article for HR Zone on organisational resilience.

Alumni: 

• An obituary for Richard David Farley in Explore Clarion says he attended the University of Reading in 1977 as part of his doctoral training.
• The Sunflower mentions that assistant educator at WSU, Suman Bhandary, completed his master’s in Typeface Design from the University of Reading.