Reading in the News - Mon 28 Nov

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Laura Wilcox's (Meteorology) interview last week with BBC World Service Radio on the impact of aerosols on climate change aired over stations including BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Cymru and her article on this research is published by Nature (in print). Read our news story here.
• Dr Rob Thompson's (Meteorology) article on  on UK rain was republished by  and .
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by  on why warm weather affects how a plane takes off.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is listed by  as an upcoming speaker during Reading's Climate Fayre.
• , , and  report on a survey conducted by a researcher previously at the University in the sixties on the biodiversity of the River Thames. Read our news story here.
•  and  mention the University's collaborative research findings that lower travel emissions during lockdown contributed to a methane surge.
• The Reading Chronicle (in print) mentions University observations that fewer car trips to a school in Reading have resulted in cleaner air for the children to breathe.
•  mentions the University's research at the National Centre for Earth Observation as part of a new funding announcement.
  
  

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by  on the extreme rarity of severe cases of Covid. 

Other Coverage:

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by Talk TV and Talk Radio on the rise in antibiotic-resistant infections, by LBC Radio on how much of a concern diphtheria, a bacterial infection, should be, and he is quoted by  and on the measures one can take to reduce the risk of mould developing indoors during the winter.
• Dr Faye Woods (Film, Theatre, and Television) is quoted by , , , , , , and  on modernity and relatable costumes in period dramas. 
• Dr Erhan Aslan (Literature and Languages) is quoted by , , , , , , , , and others on tips to solve Wordle puzzles. 
• Professor Vimal Karani (Food) is listed by  and  as an expert who will contribute to an upcoming lifestyle medicine conference. 
• BBC Radio 6 reports on an upcoming BBC Introducing performance by Maddie Ashman at the University's Students Union. 
• A speaker on BBC Radio Berkshire mentioned an upcoming Air Circus gig at the University's Student Union. 
• A speaker on BBC Radio Berkshire mentioned that the Museum of English Rural life is part of the University's London Road campus. 
• , , , and  report on planning permission that the University has received to develop housing. 
•  reports on the University's plans to improve a laboratory space on campus.  

Alumni:

•  and  publish an interview with Reading graduate and entrepreneur, Adaora Ifeatu Soludo.
•  publishes an article by Reading graduate, Juliette Portala, on the deaths caused by Europe's heatwave.
•  publishes an article by Reading graduate, Manu Ekanayake on Radio Soulwax. 
• East Anglian Daily Times (in ) reports that Reading graduate, Dr Zoe Leach, has received the David Black Award for contributing to the pig industry.