Reading in the news - Mon 15 Aug

Viral flooding demo: International coverage over the radio and on TV of Dr Rob Thompson's (Meteorology) online video which shows how droughts impact how the ground absorbs water, including: The Jeremy Vine Show, ITV 1 News, BBC News, Sky News, Good Morning Britain, LBC News Radio, BBC Radio Berkshire, Heart Radio Berkshire, and others, and online: , , , , , ,  (and in print), , , , , , , , , , , and . His original  of the visual was reposted almost 20k times, including by British MPs, Emma Hardy and Stewart McDonald. 

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• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) was interviewed by NTD News on lowering water levels, she is quoted by , , , , and others on water scarcity; ,  (and in print), , , and  on criticism of water companies;  (and in print), , and others on heatwaves; the Mirror (in print), Financial Times (in print), and Sunday Mercury (in print) on the hosepipe ban and adapting to the drought;  (and in print) and  on the importance of mitigating the damaging effects of climate change;  on how to stay cool in the heat;  (and in print) on conserving water use, and  on the changing definition of UK heatwaves.
• Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) is quoted by  (online), The i (in print), , , , Express and Star (in print), and others on climate change's impact on the severity of droughts and heatwaves; by  (and in print) on building reservoirs, and by  and  on the risk of wildfires. 
• Professor Tom Oliver (Ecology) answered ' questions on the drought and its ecological impact, the interview was quoted by BBC Radio Berkshire. 
• PhD student Chloe Brimicombe (Geography/Walker Institute) was interviewed by Sky News, Talk TV, Talk Radio, LBC News Radio, The Breeze Radio and others on droughts, by BBC Radio Wales on heatwaves and she is quoted by on the difference between a heatwave and drought. 
• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) is quoted by , , and  on the danger of future summer droughts. 
• Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) is quoted by  and  on the need for winter rainfall, and his article on  on the UK drought is reposted by .
• Dr Helen Griffith (Geography) is quoted by the Sunday Mirror (in print) on the impact of rain on the UK drought. 
• Dr Liz Stephens (Meteorology) is quoted by The Observer (in print), Daily Star (in print), and  on the importance of a wet winter to recover from the drought.
•  quotes an article co-authored by Professor Nigel Arnell, Professor Ted Shepherd, and PhD Researcher Wilson Chan (all Meteorology) on  on future forecasted droughts.
•  quotes Dr Roger Brugge (Meteorology) on putting Reading's weather in perspective. 
• Doctoral Researcher Siobhan Dolan (Geography) spoke to BBC Radio Oxford about what the drought means for the UK.

Arctic flights:  and  report on the University's research on the impact of weather systems on sea ice melt by flying research aircrafts into Arctic storms. Professor John Methven (Meteorology) who is leading the research, and PhD student, Hannah Croad (Meteorology) were interviewed and quoted. Read our news story. 

Other Coverage:

• Dr Ruvi Ziegler (Law) is quoted by the , , ,  on backlash over controversial claims by British MP, Liz Truss.
• , The Observer (in print), and  quote Dr Tara Pirie (formerly Biological Sciences) on her research that reveals the number of animals killed by pet cats each year.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted by the  and  on caution towards labelling foods that contain flavonoids as healthy.
• Professor Stella Chan (Psychology) is quoted by the  (and in print), , and  on the benefits of boundaries between work life and personal life.
• Professor James Reade (Economics) is quoted by (and in print) on the economic success of the Premier League.
• News Talk Radio, , , and  cover Dr David Field's (Psychology) research on the benefits of Vitamin B6 for mental health.
•  republishes a  article on a new league table listing the average salary of graduates, in which Reading was the only non-Russell Group university to make the top 10.
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by on the spread of Polio. 
•  and  report on Henley Business School's research on the economic value of side hustles.
• BBC Radio Berkshire reports on the Museum of English Rural Life's exhibition celebrating 200 years of Reading's historical biscuit manufacturer, Huntley and Palmers.
•  reports on a University study on the positive health effect that flavonoids can have on high blood pressure.
•  reports on the Reading Buses Star of the Month Award that a bus driver received whilst working with the University to deliver graduates to their ceremonies on time. 
•  reports on the University's BA English Literature degree. 

Alumni:

• reports on the success of fashion brand, LK Bennett founded by Reading graduate, Linda Bennett.