Reading in the news - Tue 24 Aug

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• (Geography/Meteorology) and (Meteorology) were interviewed for the Channel 4 Dispatches programme ‘Summer of Wild Weather’, broadcast on Monday night, speaking about climate change influence on flooding, global temperatures, wildfires and more.
• Flooding report
  • Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by the , , and on a new report on the influence of climate change on the recent floods in Germany and elsewhere in Europe by World Weather Attribution.
  • Dr Linda Speight (Geography) is also quoted by on the report’s findings.
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is also quoted by and on climate change and flooding in Tennessee.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by , , , and about vaccine effectiveness; on people testing positive for coronavirus after being admitted to hospital; and about booster jabs. He was interviewed by BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Berkshire about antibody tests being made publicly available.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by on the antibody test rollout.

Monastery at Cookham: International coverage continues of the excavation in Berkshire led by Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology), which has found the remains of a ‘lost’ monastery that may have been the final resting place of Queen Cynethryth. Articles appear in the , , , and , and (Hungary). .

Other Coverage:

• Research by Dr John Hanson (Classics) contributes to a map in a article (subscription needed) about Roman gladiators.
• Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) appears in a film for about the role of animals in research into Alzheimer’s and dementia.
• Professor Ian Givens (Food) is quoted by on whether milk alternatives are healthier than cow milk.
• Henley Business School’s Universities Governance report, which interviewed university leaders about board governance and independent director roles, is covered by .
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by (Greece) on the impact of climate change on aviation.
• Visiting Professor David Baines (Food), who is a flavourist who owns a food consultancy, is interviewed by about meat substitutes.
• Catherine Price, who is based in an agriculture research group at the University, is interviewed about genetically modified foods by .
• Bee Craft previews the National Honey Show this October, at which PhD fellow Elena Cini (Agriculture) is speaking about boosting bee diversity.
• reports on a training programme announced by Henley Business School and the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria.
• mention the É«¹·µ¼º½â€™s success in round one of the new University Challenge series in an article on a Cambridge University college’s participation.