Reading in the news - Fri 30 Jul

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

• State of the Climate Report
  • Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) spoke to Sky News and Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) spoke to Times Radio about the publication of the Met Office State of the UK Climate report, and steps to take to combat climate change.
  • Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) spoke to Times Radio and Talk Radio about the future of weather extremes.
• European flooding
  • Dr Jess Neumann (Geography/Environmental Science) spoke to Good Morning Britain and ITV London News about the London floods, and is quoted by , , Seattle Times, ,  and , , , The Mainichi Shimbun (Japan), Camden New Journal, and .
  • Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by on the European floods. 
  • republishes an article by PhD researcher Jeff Da Costa (Environmental Science) on the floods, originally published by The .
• Visiting Professor Ellie Highwood (Meteorology) is quoted in on how clouds can have a cooling effect on the world’s temperatures. 
• The republishes an article written by PhD researcher Oliver Wilson (Environmental Science) on Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, originally published by . 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to about the Beta COVID variant; is quoted in The on current data sets for the UK; along with The , and The with factors behind the UK’s low infection rate. 
• New research on blood clots found that they can be caused by abnormal COVID-19 antibody responses. Professor Jon Gibbins (Biological Sciences) comments on the study in The .

Other Coverage:

• Pro Vice Chancellor Dr Paul Inman is quoted in articles about the health benefits of millet consumption, including , , , , The and . Read our news story.
• and The further cover Reading research (Meteorology) into the use of drones to deliver electrical charge into clouds to encourage rainfall in the Middle East. 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 Emeritus Ginny Gibson (Henley Business School) is quoted in on gender equality in the commercial property sector. 
• Dr Ben Neuman (formerly of Biological Sciences) was featured on a rerun of London Live’s ‘The Food Inspectors’ with research on the bacteria on shopping trolley handles.