Reading in the news - Thu 22 Sep

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by  (and in print) on the continuation of the UK's drought. 
• , , and  report that Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes have been featured in a London gallery as part of glass artist, Cathryn Shilling's, exhibit.
• Further coverage of Dr Rob Thompson's (Meteorology) viral online video showing how droughts impact how the ground absorbs water by , , and . 
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by  on how the wind is formed.
•  mentions a debate hosted by the University on climate change.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by  and on the likelihood of an upcoming increase in Covid cases. 
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by  on the development of a smart mask that can detect Covid on other people's breath.

Other Coverage:

• The University is listed by, ,,, , , , and  as an institution associated with Yuja Himalayas, a service that enables the storage of large data workloads.   
• Professor Kate Williams (History) is quoted by  and  on the sway the monarchy has over public opinion.
• Further coverage by  and  of the discovery of a fossilised dinosaur skeleton thought to be complete during a search that Dr Brian Pickles (Biological Sciences) is leading in Canada. Read our news story. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire reports on the University's annual Wolfenden Lecture, hosted in collaboration with the University's LGBTQ+ staff and events team. 
•  reports on a study by Dr Sokratis Stergiadis (Agriculture) on the nutritional value of dairy milk alternatives.
•  mentions Executive Fellow and Visiting Associate Professor Frans Van Der Colff (Henley Business School Africa) as a speaker in an event that aims to promote inclusion in the automotive industry. 
•  reports that landscape construction for the University's international business park has won a sponsorship by ICL Turf & Landscape. 
•  mentions Henley Business School's research on the benefits of a four-day work week.
•  reports on action that the University has taken to prevent spiking on campus. 
• A speaker on BBC Radio Berkshire discussed his upcoming meeting with the University Chairman of the Christian union.
• Dog Friendly (in print) mentions the proximity of the University to the Hilton Hotel in Reading. 

Alumni:

•  publishes information on Reading graduate, Simon Penney, who is the King's trade commissioner for the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. 
•  and  report on the appointment of Reading graduate, Ignasi Buyreu, as the new director of the UPC-FPCAT sustainable mobility campus. 
•  and  report that Professor Wynne Jones, who previously joined the University as a research assistant, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Board of Directors.
• The Artist (in print) publishes advice on working from sketches from Reading graduate and award-winning artist Julie Collins.
•  reports on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate, Neishell Watson as a business partner of skincare company, My Abbey.
•  report on the graduation of The Parlotones' frontman, Kahn Morbee, from Henley Business School.