Reading in the news - Fri 19 Dec

Health and wellbeing:

A report from First Post quoted Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) on the cause of the new flu strain.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) was quoted by The Guardian (and in print), The Daily Mail, Yahoo News, and MSN on research on the climate impacts facing the UK. From our story: U’s worst-case climate risks laid bare for lawmakers 

York Press and York Mix (republished by Yahoo News) included comments from Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) on York’s flood defense standards.  

Business and society:

Dr Naeema Pasha (Henley Business School) was quoted by The Telegraph (republished by AOL and Yahoo News) on diversity in the workplace. 

A report from Finance Sina featured research into the recent Climate Change Performance Index.

Yahoo News and Financial Post quoted Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) on the US blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers. 

Culture and heritage:

A study by Dr Rebecca Pitt (Archaeology) investigated disease during Roman Britain, reports Wszystko, O2, and Dzieje (republished by MSN). From our story: Roman urbanism was bad for Brits' health 

Reports from Phile News and Western Morning News provided further coverage of a study co-authored by Professor Hella Eckardt (Archaeology), investigating the ancestry of the ‘beachy head woman’. 

Other coverage:

Loddon Garden Village plans are mentioned in a story by Today's Conveyancer. From our story: Planning application submitted for LoddonGarden Village 

Alumni:

New coverage Pafos Press mentions Construction Management graduate Kyriaki Christodoulou, who has qualified for a CBN Young Dragon Awards.  

New coverage from The Star mentions researcher Deign Frolley Soriano, who studied Environmental Management.