Reading in the news - Wed 22 Jul

22 July 2026

University of Reading appearing in news media including TV and radio

Business and society:

BritBrief republished an article from The Guardian, quoting Professor Rosemary Auchmuty (Law) about new cohabitation laws.
Conservative Home mentioned Henley Business School research into public confidence in government.

Food and farming:

Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by Bang Bizarre on the health impacts of ultra-processed food.

Health and wellbeing:

BBC Radio 4 highlighted a study by PhD student Susanne Cromme (Psychology) on women’s untreated pain during hysteroscopies. From our story: Mumsnet posts reveal women gaslit over womb procedure pain

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Further comments from Dr Jess Neumann (Geography) about the reason for hosepipe bans were highlighted by Reading Today. Dr Neumann was also interviewed by That’s TV Thames Valley. From our expert comment: South East Water hosepipe ban extended
Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was quoted by BBC News (republished by Yahoo News) on the topic of hosepipe bans.
Regius Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology) was quoted about ongoing European water shortages by CNN and Mezha (republished by News Channel 3, ABC News, PressBee, Europe Says, Kion, Yahoo News, Head Topics and others).
Professor Cloke was quoted by SBS News (republished by Head Topics) about the effects of prolonged heatwaves.
News 24/7 (republished by MSN) mentioned research from Dr Jonny Williams (Meteorology) into how heatwaves affect airport runways.
A study by PhD student Piyali Goswami (Meteorology) found that North Sea heatwaves intensified the 2023 Storm Babet, reports Meteorological Technology, Scottish Daily Express, BBC Radio Shetland, Deadline and Met Office (republished by Wired Gov).
Kiowa County Press mentioned the climate stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology).
Ad Hoc News provided further coverage of a study by Dr Alba Fuertes (Built Environment) on the dangers to construction site workers during heatwaves. From our story: Construction sites are not ready for extreme heat
Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) was quoted by Deccan Chronicle on how India is affected by the ongoing El Niño event.
Research from Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) into turbulence and climate change was mentioned by Kanal1.
Phys.org provided further coverage of the Clear Skies project, quoting research lead Professor Chris Scott (Meteorology). From our story: Humans needed, not AI, to study the Arctic sky

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