Reading in the news - Fri 22 Aug

Food and farming:

• Professor Richard Ellis (Crop Science) wrote to Private Eye (in print) about how global warming has impacted UK crop production.
• Mirage News, EurekAlert, Techcratic, Scienmag, and Phys.org report on a new study from Dr Nick Bardsley (Agri-food Economics) on the potential of regenerative farming.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Energy Daily, CT24, Science Daily, The Shillong Times, Archynewsey and NewsDrum provide further coverage of a study into the unexpected warming impacts of ozone, with comments from Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology). From our story: Ozone will warm planet more than first thought
• The Daily Mail, France 24,  The Economic Times, International Business Times (republished by Tribune) and more than 50 other outlets republish a report by AFP on the impact of climate change on air turbulence, featuring comments from Dr Mohamed Foudad (Meteorology). With further comments from Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) included on Travel Industry Today.

Business and society:

• Jenny.gr highlights research from Henley Business School on a four-day working week.

Heritage and culture:

• The Conversation (republished by Yahoo!News and Tribune) and Down to Earth feature research from Dr Jorge Avaria-Llautureo (Evolutionary Biology) that found ancient primates evolved from cold climates, not tropical rainforests. From our story: Early primates survived in cold, not tropical climates
• Zimbabwe Independent republished an old article written by Doctoral Researcher Shepherd Mutswiri (History) on the cultural significance of the Mbira.

Other coverage:

• Dr Ruvi Ziegler (Law) is quoted by SA Jewish Report on Israel’s judicial crisis.
• The British Council highlights Professor Parvaneh Tavakoli (English and Applied Linguistics) as a speaker at an event about how AI is impacting speaking assessments.
• Kent and Sussex Courrier and Newquay Voice (both print) provided more coverage of A-level students who will be joining Reading in September.

Alumni:

• UK Property Forums mention that Ed Boden, new Savills Guildford Head of Residential Sales, studied Building Construction and Management.
• Will Streatfield, who studied Agriculture, wrote for AllTech about challenges in sustainable agriculture.