Reading in the news - Tue 26 Oct

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• A citizen science project led by Professor Ed Hawkins and Praveen Teleti (Meteorology), rescuing climate data from 19^th century ship logbooks, was reported by Daily Express (in print). Read our news story.
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) was mentioned by  and on his climate stripes which have been represented as an illuminated installation at COP26
• Dr Iestyn Woolway (Meteorology) had his article on on ‘biogenic mixing’ published by . 
• The University was mentioned by  (and in print) on research conducted in collaboration with Dr Hannah Bloomfield (formerly Meteorology) on wind speed variability. 
• A PhD environmental scientist from the University, Faith Mitheu (Geography), spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire on the impact of flooding in Africa and around the world.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was quoted by  on the falling rate of Covid infections seen in the elderly and its relation to booster jabs; Irish Daily Mail (in print) on the effects of a new test that can determine your chances of getting severe Covid; BBC Radio Berkshire on the government’s plans for further restrictions; BBC Radio Berkshire on vaccinations and pressure on hospitals; and BBC Radio 2 on the likelihood of further staff shortages as a consequence of Covid infections.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) was quoted by  on how a new variant of Covid affects vaccination efforts and immunity, and , , and  on the J&J vaccine – a single-dose vaccine that could be more appealing to hesitant adults.

Other Coverage:

• Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort was quoted by , , , , and  on the University's promise of enhanced security measures after recent drink spiking incidents. 
• Dr Jayne Morriss (Psychology), was quoted by on her research on uncertainty and anxiety. 
• Dr Joanne Dunster (Biological Sciences) was quoted by  on research that the University conducted to create personalized blood-clotting profiles that would benefit those at risk from strokes and heart attacks.
• Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture/Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health) was quoted by  on a study he co-authored that found eating millets could combat anaemia. 
• Professor Andrew Urquhart's (Henley Business School) article on the rising value of Bitcoin was published by , , and .
• Professor Richard Harris (Education) was mentioned by on a survey that he co-runs which found only a minority of secondary schools in Scotland feature black history in lessons. 
• Henley Business school was mentioned by  and on the creation of the Africa-Europe trades institute in collaboration with Lomé University. 
• A trainee flavourist who attended a Flavourist Training Course developed by the University was selected to win the IFEAT award, as reported by .
• Thai Union Public's newly appointed Group Director, Adam Brennan, was mentioned as a Reading graduate by  and .
• Billionaire and founder of Nanofilm Technologies International, Dr Shi Xu, was mentioned as a Reading graduate by .
• The newly appointed manager of MyInvestor, Carlos Val-Carreres, was mentioned as a Reading graduate by . 
• Airbus Group's newly appointed director, Hoang Tri Mai, was mentioned as a Reading graduate by , , and .
• A Guardian (in ) obituary for architect Stanley Amis mentions that he designed the University's faculty of urban and regional studies building.