Reading in the news - Wed 20 Jul

Heatwave: Read our expert comment round-up.

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Berkshire, with clips played on BBC World Service Radio and regional stations across the UK. She is quoted by the  (and in print), , , ,  (and in print),  (and in print), ,  (and in print), , , , , , , , , and East Anglian Daily Times (in print).
• Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC Radio 4, and is quoted by the , , , The Times (in print), , , , Metro (in print), , Western Mail (in print), The Herald (in print), Yorkshire Post (in print), Press & Journal (in print), The Scotsman (in print), East Anglian Daily Times (in print), , and .
• PhD student Chloe Brimicombe (Geography/Walker Institute) was interviewed by BBC Radio 5 and LBC News and is quoted by  and Western Mail (in print).
• A graph created by Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology), showing where yesterday’s record temperatures fit with ‘normal’ UK summers, was discussed on ITV Meridian, and he is quoted by . 
• Dr Claudia Di Napoli (Geography) is quoted by  and .
• Dr Liz Stephens (Meteorology) was interviewed by Times Radio.
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by the .
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted by the . 
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted by the . 
• Visiting Professor Liz Bentley (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire. 
  

B6 reduces anxiety: , , ,  (and in print), ,  (and in print), , , , Daily Star (in print), , , , , , and many other sites, plus  in America, report on new University research on the benefits of Vitamin B6 for mental health. Dr David Field (Psychology), who led the research, was interviewed by BBC Radio 5 and BBC Radio Berkshire. Read our news story.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Mike Lockwood (Meteorology) is quoted by the  (and in print) on geomagnetic storms. 
• Emeritus Professor Sir Brian Hoskins (Meteorology) is quoted by the  on underestimations of extreme weather and temperature rises in climate models. 
•  reports the head of the World Meteorological Organization wore a climate stripes tie and discussed their creation by Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) during a conference on global warming.
• , , , and  report on new University research on the effect of pollinators on crop yield stability, quoting Dr Jake Bishop (Crop Science), who led the study. Read our news story.
• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire and is quoted by The Breeze Radio on weather predictions. 
• Professor Carol Wagstaff (Food) is quoted by  on the UK's latest food strategy to make its food supply chain more sustainable.
• Professor Ted Shepherd (Meteorology) is quoted by on the reliability of physics-based simulated models of climate change. 

PM race/Penny Mordaunt leadership bid: , Western Mail (in print), and  report on the career of Conservative MP Penny Mordaunt as she campaigns to be the next Prime Minister, mentioning that she is a Reading graduate. 

• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Dr Mark Shanahan (Politics & International Relations) on predictions for the next PM. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Sheldon Allen (RUSU President), on pride over the possibility that the next PM could be a Reading graduate.

Other Coverage:

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted by , , , and on the healthiness of school kids' meals.
• Matt Daley (Head of Student Financial Support and Customer Service) is quoted by and  on the cost of living impact on students and applications to the University’s Student Hardship Fund.
• BBC Radio Berkshire and  reported on Reading graduations taking place during the heatwave. 
• and Oxford Mail (in print) report on The University's proposal to develop a primary school in Didcot. 
• Jon Foster-Pedley's (Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa) article on the importance of practice when learning to become an entrepreneur is published by .
•  and report on new Reading research on the benefits of polyphenols found in acai berries for digestion.
• covers University research on the use of Japanese Knotweed extracts to cut the cancer risk of processed meats.
• reports on the development and progress of Shinfield Studios. 

Alumni:

• Dr Clare Heaviside, a Reading graduate and climate scientist, was quoted by BBC Radio Berkshire on the heatwave.
• reports on a Henley Business School graduate who has recruited young coders to Silicon Valley in the US. 
• Women (in print) report on Dr Rebecca Cairns-Wicks' career in botany, restoring, propagating, and conserving tree species.