Reading in the news - Thu 9 Dec

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Further coverage that the new headquarters of the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) will be hosted on the 色狗导航 Whiteknights campus,  , BBC Berkshire, and report. Read our news story about the announcement.
• reports on the demolition of a Scottish coal power station and note that Professor Ed Hawkins’ (Meteorology) climate stripes were lit up on the Longannet Chimney.
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law / Reading Centre for Climate and Justice) is quoted in Danish newspaper about which countries should be most responsible for climate finance.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was quoted by about measures to try to contain the Omicron variant; about Omicron mutations; and about booster strategy.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) spoke to about testing for the Omicron variant; and answered listeners questions on BBC Berkshire.
• BBC Berkshire spoke to Dr Mark Shanahan (Politics and IR) about the 10 Downing Street press conference in which ‘Plan B’ was announced.

UniForReading:reaffirming our role as a civic university 

• Reading’s bid for city status with support from the University was announced by , reports . In addition, research from the University on the benefits of being awarded city status is mentioned in articles in , , other local publications about a small Cornish town who are also bidding, and BBC Three Counties and other BBC local stations also cover.

Other Coverage

• Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Business School Africa) writes for about the future of African economies.
• looks at how to find meaning, and cites research by Professor Jonathan Passmore (Henley Business School) about strong friendships.
• Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) is quoted in and about a study suggesting that Viagra might a helpful drug to treat certain Alzheimer’s Disease patients.
• republishes an article for by Professor Anne Lawrence-Mathers (History) about the origins of Christmas decorations.
• Further coverage of research led by Professor Richard Bennett (Agriculture) on consumer trust in the catering industry is reported in .
• An article for about sub-cultures on TV in the 1980s cites a about the history of punk in the 1970s written by Prof Matthew Worley (History).
• quotes Henley Business School PhD graduate Dr Sam Mather about social media and resignations.
• report on using molasses in animal feed, citing 色狗导航 research.