Reading in the news - Mon 24 Oct

Penny Mordaunt Runs for PM: The , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  and more than 100 other outlets report that Reading graduate and UK MP, Penny Mordaunt, could replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Visiting Professor Liz Bentley's (Meteorology) interview with BBC Radio 4 on how Maths skills help with studying the weather aired over BBC World Service Radio and BBC Radio Cymru.
•  (and in print) quotes Professor John Hammond (Agriculture) on the environmental and economic benefits of the Lady Jane variety of potato for its ability to cope with dry summers. 
•  (and in print) publish an article by Professor Len Shaffrey (Meteorology) on the importance of cutting carbon emissions.
• , , and  report that Reading students have been part of the discovery of a new type of orange tree. 
• PhD Student, Hannah Croad (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the University's research on the impact of weather systems on sea ice melt. Read our news story. 
• PhD student, Elliott Sainsbury (Meteorology) is quoted by  on the predicted increase in hurricanes in Europe as an effect of climate change. Read our story here.
  
  

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

•  outlines new University research on the cause of blood clots in severe Covid cases.

Other Coverage:

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by GB News and is quoted by Sunday Mirror (in print), The People (in print), , ,, and  on the early arrival of the Flu season and the importance of getting vaccinations.
• Dr Rose De Gues (Politics and International Relations) was interviewed by BBC Radio London on the 'glass cliff' that female MPs face when appointed to solve issues left in their predecessor's wake. Dr Gues was also interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on who is now running for PM. 
• Professor Jane Setter (Linguistics) was interviewed by BBC World Service Radio and it aired over stations in the U.S. and UK, including BBC Radio 4, on the way that bilingual and monolingual people hear differences in spoken language. 
• The Daily Telegraph (in print) cites Henley Business School's statistics on the economic worth of side hustles. 
•  quotes Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) on polio vaccinations. 
•  quotes Dr Chris Dalton (Henley Business School) on Liz Truss' failure to deliver policies. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire reported on the latest events happening at the Museum of English Rural Life. 
  
  
• The Reading Chronicle (in print) reports on proposals to develop housing near the University. 
• The Oxford Times (in print) reports on a tour of Thames Valley which ended at the University's Energy Centre.
• , ,  and  publish The Knowledge Academy's official 'most haunted' University guide which has placed Reading in the UK's top 20.
• BBC Radio 2 mentioned a student from the University who has broken their front tooth. 

Alumni:

• , , , , and  quote criticism by Reading graduate of 1953, Gamal Hamdan, on Egypt's lack of radical solutions in the face of crisis.
•  interviews Reading graduate, now Chief Scientific Officer at Quorn Foods, Dr Tim Finnigan on the use of fermentation.
•  publish an article by Reading graduate and journalist, Phil Creighton, on his experience of the Carter's Steam Fair in Reading. 
•  reports that Reading graduate, Bhajan Hunjan, has been shortlisted for the Max Mara Art Prize for Women 2022. 
•  reports on the appointment of Reading graduate, Ahamd Fathi, as a director of Barramundi Group Ltd. 
•  reviews a book by Reading graduate, Godfrey Eneas.