Reading in the news - Thu 21 Jul

Heatwave: Read our expert comment round-up.

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by , , , , , , , Daily Mirror (in print), , , , , , , and other .
• Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) was interviewed by Australia's  and is quoted by ,  (and in print), , , , and . 
• Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) was interviewed on Fox's Queen City News; his article on  on heatwave and extreme weather forecasting is reposted by  and , and he is quoted by .
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted by , , , , and . 
• PhD student Chloe Brimicombe's (Geography/Walker Institute) article on on how countries can keep cool is reposted by , , and . also featured an article on Chloe’s Twitter response to the Daily Mail following comments made about an interview she did with Sky News this week regarding the heatwave. The had more than 36,000 likes and more than 4,600 retweets.
• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) is quoted by The Breeze Radio, Signal 1 Radio, and .
• , , and  mention the University Atmospheric Observatory's official weather record for the heatwave, which broke all previous records.
• Dr Stefan Smith (Built Environment) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire and is quoted by . 
• Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes are mentioned by .
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by the .

B6 Improves Mental Health

• Coverage of new research, led by Dr David Field (Psychology), on the benefits of Vitamin B6 for mental health, featured on multiple UK radio stations, including BBC Radio Scotland,  BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Gloucester, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Cumbria, BBC Radio Leeds, BBC Radio Shropshire, and online in , , , , , , , , , , , and .

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• , , , 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.
• reports on a recent discovery made possible through the use of a tracking algorithm developed at the University on why parts of the Himalayan Glaciers are resisting melting caused by global warming.

PM race/Penny Mordaunt leadership bid:

• , , , , and  report on the career of Conservative MP Penny Mordaunt as she campaigned to be the next Prime Minister, mentioning that she is a Reading graduate. 
• Dr Mark Shanahan (Politics) was quoted by BBC Radio Berkshire on predictions for the next PM.  

#UniForReading:  our role as a civic university  

• reports on the number of student houses in Reading and the impact of the student population on the local area.

Other Coverage:

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted by the , , and  on the reformulation of unhealthy treats to become healthier; by  on the healthiness of school kids' meals, and the  on industry funding in food research. 
•  and report on the cost of living impact on students and applications to the University’s Student Hardship Fund.
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by and on the transmissibility of avian bird flu. 
• Dr Paul Jenkins (Psychology) is quoted by  and  on dieting school children. 
• An article by on author, Brian Woolland, mentions he found inspiration for his latest book whilst lecturing in 17th-century theatre at the University. 
• reports on the development progress of Shinfield Studios. 
• Oxford Mail (in print) reports on University plans to develop housing in Didcot.