Reading in the news - 18 Jan

#UniForReading: reaffirming our role as a civic university

A photograph of the Whiteknights campus lake, by BBC Weather Watcher, Sara Philips, features on BBC Berkshire’s website.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geogrpahy/Meteorology) urges that the readiness for flooding needs to be better, for ITV. Read our news story. Professor Cloke is also quoted in Carbon Brief on how recent flooding could have been brought on by a wet autumn.
• Morning Star mentions the University of Reading’s annual Global Carbon Budget results.
• PhD student Isabel Smith (Meteorology) is quoted in Condé Nast Traveler regarding air turbulence. The University’s work in this area is also mentioned by Simply Flying.

Health and wellbeing

• Dr Tijana Blanusa (Crop Science) discusses houseplants in a report for The Mirror.
• The University’s Physician Associates training partnership with the Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust is highlighted in a feature by the Guardian.

Other Coverage:

• Workplace Insight covers a report from Henley Business School about the Omniployment Era, identifying what a post-Covid and post-Great Resignation workforce looks like. Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) is quoted.

• Dr Nicola Morea (Institute of Education) is quoted in phys.org, Scienmag, EurekAlert!, Mirage News and My Droll, stating that learning other languages supports English literacy skills.

Alumni:

• Qualified mountain leader, Angelina Messenger studied Archaeology at the University of Reading, Round & About reports.
• Dr Yvonne Pinto, IRRI’s Director General, holds a BSc in Plant Sciences and Agriculture from the University, SeedQuest and Agropages mentions.