Reading in the news - Fri 13 Nov

Early Europeans: Daily Mail and The Telegraph quotes Dr Geoff Smith (Archaeology) on research into early Europeans, published in Nature. Also mentioned by MSN,  NSTOnline. Yahoo News, AOL, Trading View, Gazette, Channel News Asia, Reuters, SRN News, Nature, Cyprus Mail, University of Bristol, Mirage News. From our story: Oldest human DNA reveals family network that spanned Europe.

Honorary degree: Reading Chronicle and Thames Valley Chamber report that Steve McManus, Chief Executive of Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, received an honorary degree from the University. From our story: Hospital boss honoured for leadership and vision.

Health and wellbeing:

• LBC Radio News interviews Professor Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) on the unusually high number of hospital admissions for flu this year.
• Newsmax  quotes Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) about viruses missing from an Australian lab.
• Focus.ua reports on research that mites, as studied by Dr Alejandra Perotti (Ecology and Evolutionary Sciences), are driving evolutionary changes.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• DW.com highlights Reading research on the Atlantic average temperature being above the long-term average in southern Spain.
• CNN quotes Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) on research into changes in river flow worldwide. Republished by CNN affiliates including KESQ, KION 546, KTVZ, ABC17 News, AOL, Yahoo News and CTV News.
• Huffington Post UK features insights from a blog by Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) on the difficulty of snow predictions in the UK.
• Smithsonian Magazine quotes Professor Sarah Dance (Mathematics) on the new AI weather model developed by Google.
• New Scientist quotes Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) on the methods used to detect solar flares.
• Prevention Web highlights Dr Ranjini Swaminathan (Meteorology) on the need for high-sensitivity climate models in impact assessments.

Other coverage:

• Country & Town House highlights research from the University on how dark chocolate can improve memory.
• DNYUZ highlights Karín Lesnik-Oberstein (English Literature) discussing societal pressures on women to conform to beauty standards.

Alumni:

• Daily Maverick highlights Henley Business School's role in the career of Bonga Percy Vilakazi.