Reading in the news - Thu 22 Jul

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• European flooding:
  • Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) wrote an article for The on the forecasting of the European floods, republished by The . 
  • Dr Linda Speight (Geography/Environmental Science) was interviewed by BBC World Service.
• Heat warning:
  • Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted in the on heatwaves.
  • PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Geography/Walker Institute) was interviewed on Sky News on the Met Office amber heat warning in the UK; spoke to BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Berkshire on changes that should be made during heatwaves. 
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted in about computer’s predictions of future weather patterns.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to about the vaccination centres in France, and the end of social distancing measures in England; BBC Radio Berkshire about wearing face masks. 
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire on people going abroad and catching COVID-19.

Drones: Widespread reporting on research into the use of drones to deliver electrical charge into clouds to encourage rainfall in the Middle East as part of a story about unseasonable rain in Dubai, including The , The , , , The , , , and The Sun (). BBC Radio Jersey also mentioned the research. Read our news story on a recent visit to the University by the United Arab Emirate Ambassador to the UK to see the research.

Other Coverage:

• An opinion piece by the Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey in the mentions ‘The Equity Effect’, a Henley Business School report about racial equity and the impact on businesses in reporting about . Read Henley’s story .
• The quotes Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) on herbal supplements being marketed as diet pills. 
• Dr Alastair Culham (Biological Sciences) was interviewed for Garden News about Wisley Gardens in Surrey. (NO LINK)
• Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Business School South Africa) was interviewed for on hope being the new currency.
• The mentions UoR as a research partner in the EIT Food-funded ‘Our Nutritious Protein’ scheme, and research about faba beans.