Reading in the news - Tue 10 Aug

#PlanetPartners: Reading’s global work for a sustainable future

• IPCC Report:
  • Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC News Channel, and quoted in news headlines on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 6 Music and regional stations around the UK about the IPCC 6^th Assessment Report on global climate change, published yesterday. He is quoted by national and regional press worldwide, including , , , , , , , the Independent, the Telegraph, , , , and .
  • Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology)was interviewed by Al Jazeera, ITV Meridian and answered listeners’ questions on BBC World Service. He was quoted by the , ,  and the iPaper.
  • Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) spoke to BBC News Channel, Channel 5 News, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio Three Counties and was quoted by BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 5 Live and regional stations around the country in news headlines.
  • Dr Laura Wilcox (Meteorology) spoke to BBC World Service radio, Times Radio and BBC South Today; and was a guest on the Evening Standard daily podcast.
  • Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) did back-to-back live interviews on BBC Radio Three Counties, BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire, BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Nottingham/Leicester, BBC Radio Sheffield, BBC Radio Wiltshire and BBC Radio Manchester, and spoke to Farming Today on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Berkshire, 24 hu (Hungary) and The World (US); and was quoted on state radio stations across the US. He was quoted by .
  • Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire; and was quoted by the iPaper.
  • Professor Chris Hilson (Law) was quoted on the on the report.
  • BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Simon King explained the latest report, mentioning that he studied Meteorology at the É«¹·µ¼º½.
  • Read our news story on Reading’s contribution to the report.
• Ocean impacts:
  • , , , the Telegraph, , and more than 100 regional news sites via the Press Association, and Heart Radio Berkshire reported new research by Chris Venditti (Biological Sciences) showing warming oceans will impact fish. Read our news story.

Clearing:

• Kathryn Whittington (Head of Admissions) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about how the University is preparing for Clearing; and is quoted in the BBC Radio Berkshire morning news headlines.
• James Ackroyd (Director of Admissions) was interviewed on BBC Radio Berkshire ahead of the Clearing phone lines opening today.
• Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark Fellowes spoke to LBC Radio and Heart Radio Berkshire about the University’s approach to Clearing this year.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was a guest on BBC Radio 5 Live’s listener phone-in and spoke to GB News.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by on how to best use lateral flow tests to prevent infections.
• Dr Sakthi Vaiyapuri (Pharmacy) gave his take on misleading information being circulated about blood type and risk of infection to .

Other Coverage:

• publish a piece co-written by Professor Hella Eckardt (Archaeology) about interpreting Roman artefacts found in rivers.
• discusses the four-day working week trialled in Iceland, referring to Henley Business School research into the benefits.
• The Independent quotes Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) on whether people should feel pressure to go back into the office after isolation.
• reports on a study led by Dr Fang Liu (Psychology) looking at the ability of autistic children to mimic certain pitches with their voices.
• includes The MERL on its list of things to do with children.
• Henley Business School courses are mentioned in an article on MBA teaching.
• reports that a Reading PhD graduate had developed a new way of converting vehicle exhaust fumes into less toxic gases.