Reading in the news - Wed 22 May

Death on turbulent flight – experts respond:

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, , , , , , , , , , , and Daily Record mention research, led by Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology), regarding incidents of clean-air turbulence potentially increasing by 2050-2080 due to climate change. Republished by , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and hundreds of other outlets, such as , and .

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#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

• provides coverage on the University’s Community Festival. Molli Cleaver (Community Relations Manager) is quoted.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• , , and report on Professor Anthony Illingworth’s (Meteorology) involvement in the launch of the new EarthCARE satellite, aimed to help improve our understanding of the role clouds and aerosol particles play in climate change.

Health and Wellbeing:

• Dr Aidan Taylor (Biomedical Sciences) explains to that, despite the outbreak of cryptosporidium in Southwest waters, it is safe to swim in the rivers, due to its natural environment. Republished by and .

Business and Society:

• Vincenzo Raimo (International Studies & Language Institute) writes for about the evolution of UK Universities’ Internationalisation over 40 years.
• , BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC Radio Oxford quote Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre and Television), on why AI developers need to be careful when creating deepfakes. Republished by .
• republishes an article by , written by Professor Steven Mithen (Archaeology), about how Neanderthal language differed from modern human language.