Reading in the news - Mon 26 Sep

• Further reporting of Professor EdHawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes being featured in a London gallery as part of glass artist, Cathryn Shilling's, exhibit, comes from . Read our story here.
• , , , , and more, reproduce a MailOnline article about fracking, including comment from Professor Chris Hilson.
• discusses drought preparedness and includes Rob Thompson’s video demonstration on the relationship between drought and flooding.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Jane Parker’s work on the loss of sense of smell with Covid is reported by .

Other Coverage:

• According to research by Dr Billy Wong, students rule themselves in or out of STEM disciplines, based on stereotypes of the typical student, reports , , . Read our story here.
• Research into early civilisations by Professor Roger Matthews shows that social inequalities have been an issue for many hundreds of years. reports, read our story here.
• reports that over 400 years of English protest songs are being showcased as part of research by Professor Matthew Worley. Read our story here.
• 色狗导航 students will tutor local school pupils to help them get the grades they need to move into higher education, as part of a new scheme with social mobility charity, CoachBright. , read our story here.
• International scientists are meeting at the 色狗导航 this month for the inaugural Isaac Newton Institute Satellite Programme. reports, read our story here.
• reports on the renaming of a meteorology building after Professor Brian Hoskins. Read our story here.
• highlights current scholarship opportunities at the university.
• Postgraduate student, Aisha Ndayako, is featured in a Mail on Sunday (print) article, reposted on and , as a case study of a young person with a successful side hustle.
• Concerns about polio emerging in Australia are reported by , reproduced by , with a comment from Professor Ian Jones.
• Professor Simon Collinson writes in about strategies around complexity in business.
• The i paper (in print) quotes Reading Students' Union president, Sheldon Allen, in a feature on making the most of your first days at university.
• , , and explain the strange visual phenomenon, as venus moves from being a morning star to an evening star. Professor Matthew Owens is quoted.
• Reading student and champion rower, Ed Fuller, has won gold in the World Championships, as reported by the , , , , , , ,, , and more...
• Andy Ashman was interviewed on BBC Radio Berkshire about his performance at the freshers fair, last week.
• published an obituary for Alan Smith, former Telegraph equestrian correspondent, who turned down a place at Reading.
• Excess rain in Mumbai is discussed in the , including a comment from research student, Akshay Deoras.
• Further coverage, on ’s (China) website,  of the dinosaur skeleton discovered in Canada, by Professor Brian Pickles and his team.
• BBC Radio Berkshire highlights the upcoming Reading Climate Festival, which the University is closely involved with.
• Reading Students' Union President, Sheldon Allen, is quoted on , speaking about how to make the most of your university experience.
• Professor Steve Musson comments on proposed tax cuts, on BBC One South Today, clips from the interview also appeared on several local BBC news bulletins .
• The university is mentioned in an article on , remembering a student who died from Freidreich’s Ataxia before being able to take up his place.
• 色狗导航 research is mentioned in articles on and (Germany) about the impact of global heating on astronomical observations.
• New regulations on additives in piglet feed have led to new approaches, such as seaweed based prebiotic, by feed companies. mentions that Ocean Harvest Technology collaborates with the 色狗导航.
• Henley Business School faculty member, Frans van der Colff, is quoted in , about the potential to franchise for transformation in the automotive sector.
• Profesor Adrian Palmer, Henley Business School, comments on the Waitrose rebrand, in .

Alumni:

• Adam Griffiths (BA in Modern History and International Relations) is featured as lawyer of the month, in .
• , , , and , re-published an obituary from , for Reading graduate, Sue Fortescue.
• Henley Business School graduate, Joseph Khan, has been appointed chairman of the National Gas Company in Trinidad and Tobego, according to the .
• Henley Business School graduate, Daniel Harris, is featured in the weddings and engagements section of the Times (print).
• A play about Harold Shipman by Reading graduate Edwin Flay, is due to open in London this week, as reported by .
• Reading graduate, Adnan Kaliq, joins as Fox Scholar.