Reading in the news - Tue 16 Aug

Viral flooding demo: Continued coverage of Dr Rob Thompson's (Meteorology) online video which shows how droughts impact how the ground absorbs water on TV and radio, including: ITV 1 News, BBC 1, Talk TV, Talk Radio, (online), , , , ,  and , and over radio on BBC Radio 5 and BBC Radio Solent. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted in print and online by  (online),  (online),  (online),  (and in print),  (and in print),  (and in print),  (and in print), The Daily Telegraph (in print),  (and in print), , , , Daily Mirror (in print), The Sun (in print), Metro (in print),  (online), (online), , Western Morning News (in print), Western Mail (in print), Western Daily Press (in print), The Glasgow Herald (in print), , , , , , , , , , , and over one hundred other regional outlets on the impact of rain on the drought and danger of flash flooding in cities, the , , and  on mitigating climate impact, the  and on the changing definition of UK heatwaves, and  (and in print) on how to prevent curb-side flooding. Professor Cloke was also interviewed by Channel 4 News (no link) and ITV News (no link) last week on the UK drought.
• Doctoral researcher Siobhan Dolan (Geography) spoke to BBC Radio 5, and is quoted by BBC Radio Three Counties, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio London, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio Berkshire, and many other regional stations about drought and flooding. 
• Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) is quoted by BBC Radio Wales on the threat of flashfloods and thunderstorms; his article on  on drought is republished by , , , and ; and he is quoted by  (and in print) on rainfall and drought.
• Dr Helen Griffith (Geography) spoke to LBC Radio and BBC Radio London about flooding in urban areas. 
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted by  on the importance of reducing emissions. 
• , , , , and others report on the University's partnership with various meteorological centres and institutes to expand research on rain enhancement science. 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by  (and in print) on the newest 'bivalent' Covid vaccination, able to target the original strain of Covid alongside the Omicron variant. 
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by LBC Radio News on the significance of the new 'bivalent' vaccine. 

Other Coverage:

• Dr Shweta Ghosh (Film, Theatre & Television) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on her documentary, We Make Film, on the need for equal representation of people with disabilities in film and on television. 
• Gurinder Singh Purewal (Pharmacy) is interviewed by on training twenty Reading students to become qualified vaccinators. 
• Professor Paul Davies (History) is quoted in an obituary by  on the progressive architect, Lucien Kroll.

Alumni:

• University graduate, Farisha Mohd is interviewed by on her excitement about UX research.