Reading in the news - Mon 26 Jul

Climate Education Summit: In an open letter, Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice-Chancellor and other heads of leading climate and education institutions, call for action to boost the UK's education on climate change, as the University launches plans for a Climate Education Summit on September 15. Read the full text of the letter, and read our news story about calls for improved climate education.

#PlanetPartners: Reading鈥檚 global work for a sustainable future

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by The Mail on Sunday (in print), The , The Economist (in print), and on the forecasting of the European floods.
• Multiple news sites including The Sunday Times (in print), , The , and quote PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Meteorology) on heatwave warnings in Southern England.
• Prof Richard Allan (Meteorology) spoke to GB News (no link) about heatwaves.
• PhD student Akshay Doras (Meteorology) is quoted by and on the extreme rainfall in Maharashtra.  

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The , The and The on UK infection rates; The and The on school holidays lowering the R number; and about the NHS Track and Trace app; and spoke to LBC about vaccine passports. 
• Professor Gary Stephens (Pharmacy) spoke to ITV News Meridian about how llamas are helping scientists develop Covid-fighting antibodies. Read our news story

Other Coverage:

• Further coverage on Reading research (Meteorology) into the use of drones to deliver electrical charge into clouds to encourage rainfall in the Middle East, including , , and . Read our news story on a recent visit to the University by the United Arab Emirate Ambassador to the UK to see the research.
• Professor Gary Stephens (Pharmacology) is quoted in The with research on medical CBD to treat epilepsy.  
• Professor Duncan Garrow (Archaeology) is mentioned in about his research on crannogs in Scotland. 
• Dr Katie Gray (Psychology) is quoted in with research on why we can still recognise people when wearing face masks.  
•  mentions UoR Food and Nutritional Sciences research on wholegrain bread.
• Professor Liam McGuffin (Biological Sciences) is quoted in on Deepmind, an AI research lab.  
• mentions UoR research on the mental health benefits of e-biking for older people.  
• Wokingham Today reports on the approval of a new TV studio in Shinfield. Read our news story.
• reports on COVID fines issued to students by the 色狗导航, mentioning that Reading issued the most fines across England (not all fines related to COVID guidelines breaches).
• states that UoR is working in partnership with John Deere to create an online farming simulator game using precision farming. 
• US radio stations including WWJ-AM and KCBS-AM mention a Henley Business School report on the four-day working week.