Reading in the news - Fri 16 Dec

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• Professor Hannah Cloke and Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) were interviewed by on the implications extreme drought in 2022 had for Europe’s energy system.
•  (and in print) and  report the University's temperature recordings reveal recent weather in Britain has been the coldest since 2013.   
• Dr Michael Garratt (Agriculture) is quoted by  on entries received for the European Bee Award.

University coverage:

• Dr Joseph O'Mahoney (Politics) is quoted by  on the role of Britain's colonial history in the current criminalization of LGBTQ+ people, and  mentions his research and book on this subject.
• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was interviewed by GB News on the debate of academic freedom of speech. 
• The University's Museum of English Rural Life was visited in an episode of 
• Dr Erhan Aslan (Literature and Languages) is quoted by , , , , , ,  on tips to solve Wordle puzzles. 
• Professor Wing Lam's (CEO and Provost, 色狗导航 Malaysia) article on the impact of university rankings on student interest is reposted by ,  and .
• Dr Faye Woods (Film, Theatre, and Television) is quoted by  on modernity and relatable costumes in period dramas. 
• Professor Ian Hamley (Chemistry) is mentioned by  for his research on anti-ageing products. 
• Professors Andrew and Nada Kakabadse (both Henley Business School) wrote an article for Governance and Compliance Magazine (no link) on leadership framing. 
•  reports that University student, Colin Markham has received a Centenary Award to further support his work in agricultural economics.

Alumni:

• , , , , , , , , and others report on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate, Tran Thi Hong Bich, to the board of directors of Savico.
• Wiltshire Life (in print) publishes a section by a Reading graduate, Ravi Govindia, on his past experience as an Asian refugee being expelled from Uganda in the 70s with his family to the UK.
• Yorkshire Post (in print) reports on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate, Gareth Scargill, as the deputy director at the University of Leeds innovation hub Nexus.
•  reports that Reading graduate, German Arce, has been elected the new president of the National Trade Union Council.
•  publishes an interview with Reading graduate and mixologist, Richard Gillam.