Reading in the news - Mon 20 Jun
20 June 2022
#PlanetPartners: working globally to protect the environment
- Dr Liz Stephens (Meteorology) and Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) say action is needed to prepare the UK for heatwaves in the (and in print) and the (syndicated to , among others); comments on adapting to heat, and naming heatwaves, appear in the Daily Mail (print), Daily Telegraph (print), Daily Star (print), Daily Express (print), (1), , and Press Association via regional news outlets (e.g. ).
- Visiting Professor Liz Bentley (Meteorology) comments on the hot weather to Times Radio.
- Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) quoted in , and on Indian monsoon warnings.
- Professor Ed Hawkins’ (Meteorology) climate stripes are used to show warming climate in Scotland by and highlighted in the US by .
- Professor Tom Oliver (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by BBC World Service – also on BBC Radio Four and BBC Radio Cymru – on how the Convention on Biological Diversity seeks to protect the planet.
COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in the and on reasons behind the latest surge in Covid-19 cases.
- Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) and Dr Clarke are quoted in on rising case rates and an unpublished study comparing rates between vaccine refusers and the vaccinated.
Other coverage:
- Dr Mark Shanahan (Politics) tells that President Biden must play the long game in responding to Russian aggression in Ukraine.
- quotes Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) on human microchip implants for cashless payments.
- Henley Business School research on second income ‘side hustles’ is features in .
- Prabu Manikam (Law, UoR Malaysia) writes to on steps towards ending the death penalty in Malaysia.
- A piece by Dr Peter Coe (Law) on SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) features in .
- reports that Neely Griggs has won the inaugural Fulbright Scholarship for food security at Reading
- Jenny Berger (Built Environment) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about research showing dead houseplants are worse for mental health than no plants at all. Also covered in the .
- The University medical centre (an independent GP surgery) has been ranked Outstanding by the CQC, reports .
- and highlight the Nexus project jointly run by Henley Business School Africa to help people start businesses.
- reports on planning applications to homes near the London Road campus.
Alumni news:
- Art graduate and ‘The Crown’ art director Mark Raggett has an exhibition in Pembrokeshire, reports
- Readers’ Lives column features Reading history and politics graduate Abby Curran.
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