Reading in the news - Fri 2 Feb

Deepfake elections: Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre and Television) tells Heart that AI deepfakes, using technology as used in fake videos of Taylor Swift, could be a threat to democratic elections.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• republishes a quote from Dr Ella Gilbert (formerly Meteorology), originally from  on the effect of rising sea levels on major cities and costal regions worldwide. Republished by , ,  and .
• Research by Dr Till Kuhlbrodt (Meteorology) on ocean heating quoted in ,  and . Read our news report.

Business and society:

•  and  share statistics from the FIS (Finishes and Interior Sector) research conducted by the 色狗导航.

•  mentions that Kyriaki Noussia (Law) and Stanislava Nedeva (Law) were a part of a study carried out to create digital watermarks combined with AI. Republished by .

Other Coverage:

• Dr Manuela González-Suárez (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) is quoted in , , and  regarding big cat sightings around Berkshire.
•  reports on the toads, frogs and smooth newts, that live on the grounds of Greenlands, will begin spawning soon.
• Round & About Magazine (in print) mentions an upcoming event by Reading Symphony Orchestra, hosted at the University’s Great Hall.
• Alex West from BBC Oxford and BBC Berkshire attended a gig at the University for the band, The Mes.

Alumni:

• British landscape journalist, Bunny Guinness, writes for  that she studied horticulture at the University. Republished by .
• Kenzhegul Seitzhan holds a master’s degree from the 色狗导航 in Education (Leadership and Management),  reports.