Reading in the news - 5 Apr

University Challenge: Reading competed in the finals of the University Challenge, on .

• University Challenge team member Margaret Ounsley was interviewed before the final on . 
• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Reading team members, Kiera Bishop and Sylvian Jesudoss ahead of the final, and BBC Radio Berkshire further quoted Keira Bishop.
• Agnes Gibson (Head Of Campaign and Supporter Engagement) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about community pride about the team reaching the final.
• , , , , , , , , , and , and Heart Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Berkshire, Heart Radio Hampshire, Heart Radio Kent, Heart Radio Sussex all report on the outcome of Reading's performance in the final. 
•  and  report on Reading's team making history as the first to make it to the semi-finals, quoting team members and Professor Parveen Yaqoob, (Deputy Vice-Chancellor). Lastly,  reports on the online reception of Margaret Ounsley. Read our news story.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• New research co-led by Dr Michaela Hegglin (Meteorology) is covered by  and  on the impact of ozone on the warming of the Southern Ocean. Read our news story.
•  and report on the Rainfall Rescue citizen science project led by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology). Read our news story.
• Dr Roger Brugge (Meteorology) is quoted by  and on the cold weather conditions recorded in Maidenhead. 
• Dr Keri Nicoll (Meteorology) is quoted by  on cloud seeding drone technology.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the latest statistics that reflect infection and hospitalisation rates, and he is quoted by on the UK's wall of immunity.

Other Coverage:

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) quotes originally appearing in Mail Online on the comparison between the nutritional value of branded foods and their unbranded counterparts are republished by .
• An article co-authored by Professor Andrew Urquhart (Henley Business School) on research priorities is published by . 
• Who Do You Think You Are? (in print) links the University's website as a resource for finding Reading's online exhibitions and articles of its extensive Children's Collection.
• notes that Reading is often considered a red brick University. 
• reports on findings from a Henley Business School study on the benefits of a four-day workweek.

Alumni:

• A Reading graduate is interviewed on BBC Radio Cornwall and she discussed her time studying Archaeology. 
•  reports on a Reading graduate's exhibition on the exploration of the balletic form.
•  publishes an obituary for Professor Margaret McGowan, a Reading graduate of the 1940s/50s.