Reading in the news - Mon 1 Nov

#PlanetPartners: Reading will be presenting its environmental work at COP26 in Glasgow from 31 Oct – 12 Nov. Find out how we’re Partnering for the Planet at reading.ac.uk/planet

• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) was mentioned by  and on the climate warming stripes which will be displayed in this year's COP26 Climate Summit. 
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) was quoted by  (and in print) on a legal case against the Colombian government following climate displacement of indigenous people. Read how the Reading Centre for Climate and Justice is helping. Prof Hilson was also quoted in Colombian paper (£) about the COP26 summit.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was quoted by (and in print), , and  on comments on a new climate report released by the World Meteorological Organisation. 
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography / Meteorology) was quoted by the  (and in print), , ,  (and in print), , , and  on the extreme weather events of 2021. 
• Professor Martin Lukac (Agriculture, Policy, and Development) was quoted by the  (and in print) on the need to halt deforestation. 
• Dr David Rose (Agriculture) was quoted by , , and  on carbon costs of dairy products.  
• Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) spoke to Times Radio ahead of COP26 about the need for urgent climate action.
• Professor Mike Goodman (Geography and Environmental Science) was quoted by  and  on the royal families raised status after focussing on climate issues. 
• Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) was quoted by , , , and  on the damage that solar storms could cause. 
• Professor Ted Shepherd (Meteorology) was quoted by Engineering and Technology (in print) on the link between extreme weather events and climate change. 
• BBC Berkshire spoke to Martin McMahon following news that the University and Salix Finance has won a major sustainability award for decarbonising heating systems. BBC Oxford also mentioned the award. Read our news story here.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was quoted by , , , , , , , and  on Covid infections at home; and The Observer (in print), , , , , , , and  on NHS capacity. Dr Clarke spoke to BBC 5 Live about rising cases and a new variant, and clips of the interview was replayed on BBC Ulster and BBC Foyle. TalkRADIO replayed an interview with Dr Clarke about Covid numbers.
• Dr Jane Parker (Food) was mentioned by , , , , ,  on research that she conducted on Covid-induced parosmia. 
• Professor Ian Jones's (Biological Sciences) article in on the likelihood of the Nipah Virus becoming the cause of another pandemic was published by , , and the Scotsman (in print). He was also quoted by  on the level of Covid protection achieved from vaccinations.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) was quoted by  and on conspiracy theories about vaccines. He was also quoted by the  and  on the J&J vaccine.
• Dr Netta Weinstein (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) was quoted by  (and in print), the Daily Telegraph (in print), Herald (in print) and the Daily Mirror (in print) on how solitude can be positive. Read our new story here.

#UniForReading: reaffirming our role as a civic university 

• The University's sports park was mentioned by  as the location where an exhibition for cycling and walking improvements will take place.
• The University was mentioned by  on its incentive to install a free bus service for students to access and leave 3Sixty safely, as well as reduce noise in the local community. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was quoted by the , , , , , and on the right to free speech and the need for a stance against harassment on campus. 
• Professor Uma Kambhampati (Economics) was quoted by (and in print) on a study she conducted which established eating fruit and vegetables had a positive impact on overall wellbeing and happiness. 
• Neda Naseer, a computer science student from the University, was mentioned by on receiving the new Amazon Future Engineer Bursary. 
• RHS director of science, Alistair Griffiths, mentioned graduating from the University during an interview with . 
• Sharmla Chetty, the new CEO for Duke Corporate Education, mentioned holding a qualification with Henley Business School during an interview with . 
• Professor Patrick Major (History) was quoted by on a nuclear bunker located on the University campus.
• Editor of the Wokingham Paper, Phil Creighton, mentioned working at the University's newspaper, The Spark, on .
• Trails on SlimBiome led by specialists in metabolism at the University were reported by . 
• Professor Kate Williams (History) was mentioned by Your Cat (in print) as working at the University. 
• Dr Deepa Driver (ICMA) was quoted by  and  about a court case about Julian Assange. 
• Professors Nada Kakabadse and Andrew Kakabadse's (Henley Business School) article on how boards can make better decisions was published by .
• Ayanda Thabethe was quoted by on being accepted into Henley Business School and pursuing her dream to achieve a master's in business.