Reading in the news - Tue 3 May

Ukraine:

• Dr Alexander Mihailov (Economics) is quoted by , , , , , , , , , , , , and around 70 others on Putin's decision to peg the rouble to gold and other goods. Read Dr Mihailov’s article on on this subject.
• Dr Alexander Mihailov (Economics) are quoted by  (and in print), , , and on the likelihood that countries such as Poland, which have had their natural gas supplies cut by Russia, will invest in renewable energy, or alternatively turn to dirtier fossil fuels. Read Dr Mihailov’s article on on this subject.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• An article on  by its Environment Editor on how to survive heatwaves quotes PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Geography/Walker Institute) on how to stay safe. , , , , , , , and  repost this article.
•  (and in print) mentions University research on the annual effect that rising temperatures and wildfires will have on the UK's habitats. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire,  and  report on the sustainability award that the University has won as a result of the University's partnership with bespoke womenswear brand, Tammam to deliver Professor Ed Hawkins's (Meteorology) climate stripe design to a fashion audience. Read our news story. 
• Visiting Professor Liz Bentley (Meteorology) is quoted by  on the impact that the severe heatwave in India is having on the health of its population.
•  reports on the Climate Ambassadors Scheme led by the 色狗导航 in collaboration with STEM Learning as part of The Department For Education's sustainability strategy. Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology), who led the scheme's creation, is quoted. Read our news story.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by  on the seriousness of the Omicron XE Variant. 
• reports on University research, conducted by Professor Jon Gibbins (Biological Sciences), on the cause of blood clots in extreme Covid cases. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Andrew Godley (Henley Business School) is quoted by  (and in print) and  on the price of chicken rising rapidly and its transformation into mass-produced meat. 
•  reports on the use of an algae supplement developed alongside research from the University, with livestock to reduce methane emissions and greenhouse gases.
•  lists a University research project on the environmental, nutritional, and health benefits of pulse-enhanced foods.
• Dr Yuan Pan's (Agriculture, Policy, and Development) article on  on how Studio Ghibli films can connect their audience back to nature is republished by  and . 
• Kira Bishop was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on her experience competing on University Challenge.
• Sainsbury's Magazine (in print) quotes Professor Ian Givens' (IFNH/Agriculture) on the health benefits of consuming dairy and mentions Reading research that found a link between dairy consumption and lower levels of cholesterol and a lower risk of heart disease.   
•  reports on the University's improved score in the THE Global Impact Rankings 2022. Read our news story. 
• Professor Matthew Owens (Meteorology) is quoted by  on the rise in awareness of space weather in the last 50 years. 
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by  on his research into inherently safe vaccine-like particles. 
• Professor Vimal Karani (Food) is quoted by  on the risk factors associated with developing cardiometabolic diseases.
•  mentions Professor Ketan Patel's (Biological Sciences) dissertation on the role of muscle metabolism and size in mice experimentally induced with cancer.
• reports on Dr Gabor Thomas' (Archaeology) upcoming presentation on the discovery of Queen Cynethryth’s Abbey as part of the Cookham Festival period.
• shares a Henley Business School tweet in an article on leadership skills to highlight in scholarship essays.
•  mentions collaborative University research identifying lipids associated with cardiovascular disease and type two diabetes.
•  reports on collaborative University research on the statistical relationship between the environmental thermodynamic and dynamic factors and TC outer-core size in the South China Sea.
• A PhD student from Henley Business School is quoted by  on celebrating and sharing Emirati culture at the London Ramadan event. 
• Best of British (in ) mentions the Museum of English Rural Life's collection of objects from the countryside.
•  mentions Reading's annual archaeological excavations at Roman Silchester. 
•  reports on Nigerian Exchange Limited's past education visit to the University. 
• reports on the British Psychological Society 2021 Award that a PhD University student has received for his outstanding doctoral research and contribution to the understanding of children's anxiety. 
•  and  report on the meeting between a defence minister and military veterans and mental health experts from Berkshire at the University's Whiteknights campus. 
• A presenter on BBC Radio Berkshire mentions seeing the band, As Loud As A Mouse, play live at the University. 

Alumni:

• The Guardian (in print), , , , , , and  report on the career of Reading graduate and chief executive of Sports Direct, Michael Murray.
• , , and  report on a Reading graduate's career in stone carving.
•  and  list the details of a Reading graduate's talk on seasonal rainfall over Eastern Africa and the Tropics. 
•  and  report on the appointment of a Henley Business School graduate as Redsense's new CEO.
• Crafts Magazine (in print) quotes a Reading graduate and textile artist on how her degree at Reading helped set the foundations for her future work.
•  reports on comments made by Reading alumni and ITV Good Morning Britain's weather presenter, Laura Tobin, and it is mentioned that she met her husband at the University. 
•  reports on a Reading graduates appointment as a trainee at Cox Hallett Wilkinson.
•  reports on a Reading graduate's appointment to their Civil Litigation department. 
•  interviews a Reading graduate on her career in philanthropy. 
•  reports on a Reading graduate of the 1920s who was the first woman to be awarded a PhD at Reading.