Reading in the news - Thu 25 Aug
25 August 2022
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- Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) was interviewed by GB News on the UK's hosepipe ban.
- , , , , , , and report on a University paper published yesterday in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface which reveals hay yields in England have fallen by more than a third due to climate change and will continue to fall. Professor Richard Ellis (Agriculture) is quoted by The Daily Star (in print), , , and on the research. Read our news story.
- Further coverage of Dr Rob Thompson's (Meteorology) viral online video which shows how droughts impact how the ground absorbs water by and . also quotes him on the impact of drought on flooding.
- Professor Matthew Owens (Meteorology) is quoted by on the dangerous solar events that took place between NASA's Apollo 16 and 17.
- Countryman (in ) lists Dr John Whittow (previously Geography) as an attendee of a committee in 1964 to address coastal erosion.
Other Coverage:
- cites a University study on the benefits of haskap berries on blood pressure.
- (China) publishes an article by Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Rebecca Zhi Herbert, on the usefulness of homework.
- and mention research by Dr Philippa Darbre (Biological Sciences) on parabens found in deodorants in tissue samples from women who had mastectomies.
- reports on the placement opportunity that University student, Laura Barrie took.
- reports on a local outstanding student's A-level results, mentioning he has chosen to study at Reading this year.
- (S.Korea) interviews Dr Simon Clarke about the new bivalent vaccine against Omicron as well as the original Wuhan variant of the COVID-19 virus.
Alumni:
- publishes an interview with Reading graduate and the founder of Nanofilm, Dr Shi Xu.
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