Reading in the news - Fri 7 Jun

H5N2 bird flu: How worried should we be?

Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) responds to news that a man in Mexico has died of H5N2 bird flu for Science Media Centre and The Standard. He is also quoted by i news and Pledge Times. Republished by Yahoo! News, MSN and Aol.. Read our expert comment.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) writes for The Conversation about why he and a team of colleagues from the University of Reading have been looking through a century of data from Britain’s northernmost observatory. Republished by Big News Network.
• Daily Star News Today republishes a quote by Isabel Smith (Meteorology), from The Telegraph, regarding clear-air turbulence.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted by N1, Earth.com and EcoWatch on the progressively more dangerous impact of climate change. 
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) assesses if climate goals are being ‘thwarted’ due to laser focused greenwashing and disinformation on mainstream and social media for IEMA. 
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) discusses the monsoon’s progression in India for New Indian Express.
• Dr Alex Arnall (International Development) will be a featured speaker at a discussion called ‘Our moral obligation? Faith, climate and displacement’ as part of Henley’s annual Great Big Green Week, Henley Standard reports.
• Weather forecasters in the USA have enlisted mathematicians from the University of Reading to help improve the accuracy of forecasts, Reading Today reports. Professor Sarah Dance (Meteorology) is quoted.
• BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC Radio Oxford spoke to Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology), who mentions Professor Reginald Sutcliffe, who established the Meteorology department at the University of Reading, and his pivotal role in rescheduling a D-Day operation to avoid poor weather conditions. The full interview was broadcast on BBC Radio Berkshire, this morning.

Health and wellbeing

• Heart Radio Berkshire mentioned that researchers from the University are urging people to cut back on certain foods to protect their mental health. Read our news story.

Business and society

• Research from Henley Business School highlights that Non-Executive Directors play a role in business growth, Yorkshire Evening Post and The Star report. Republished by MSN.
• Dr Rachel McCloy and Dr Eugene McSorley (both Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) were a  part of a project which looked at eye movements and decisions when interacting with past performance charts, Portfolio Adviser reports.

Other Coverage

• BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire mentioned that the first electronic communication experiment between two nervous systems talking to one another was conducted by the University of Reading.

Alumni

• Modern War Institute mentions that retired Lieutenant Colonel ML Cavanaugh earned his PhD from the University of Reading.
• Entrepreneur, Christina Chalkiadaki, holds an MA from the University of Reading, Market Screener reports.