Reading in the News - Mon 28 Nov
28 November 2022
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- Dr Laura Wilcox's (Meteorology) interview last week with BBC World Service Radio on the impact of aerosols on climate change aired over stations including BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Cymru and her article on this research is published by Nature (in print). Read our news story here.
- Dr Rob Thompson's (Meteorology) article on on UK rain was republished by and .
- Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by on why warm weather affects how a plane takes off.
- Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is listed by as an upcoming speaker during Reading's Climate Fayre.
- , , and report on a survey conducted by a researcher previously at the University in the sixties on the biodiversity of the River Thames. Read our news story here.
- and mention the University's collaborative research findings that lower travel emissions during lockdown contributed to a methane surge.
- The Reading Chronicle (in print) mentions University observations that fewer car trips to a school in Reading have resulted in cleaner air for the children to breathe.
- mentions the University's research at the National Centre for Earth Observation as part of a new funding announcement.
COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic
- Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by on the extreme rarity of severe cases of Covid.
Other Coverage:
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was interviewed by Talk TV and Talk Radio on the rise in antibiotic-resistant infections, by LBC Radio on how much of a concern diphtheria, a bacterial infection, should be, and he is quoted by and on the measures one can take to reduce the risk of mould developing indoors during the winter.
- Dr Faye Woods (Film, Theatre, and Television) is quoted by , , , , , , and on modernity and relatable costumes in period dramas.
- Dr Erhan Aslan (Literature and Languages) is quoted by , , , , , , , , and others on tips to solve Wordle puzzles.
- Professor Vimal Karani (Food) is listed by and as an expert who will contribute to an upcoming lifestyle medicine conference.
- BBC Radio 6 reports on an upcoming BBC Introducing performance by Maddie Ashman at the University's Students Union.
- A speaker on BBC Radio Berkshire mentioned an upcoming Air Circus gig at the University's Student Union.
- A speaker on BBC Radio Berkshire mentioned that the Museum of English Rural life is part of the University's London Road campus.
- , , , and report on planning permission that the University has received to develop housing.
- reports on the University's plans to improve a laboratory space on campus.
Alumni:
- and publish an interview with Reading graduate and entrepreneur, Adaora Ifeatu Soludo.
- publishes an article by Reading graduate, Juliette Portala, on the deaths caused by Europe's heatwave.
- publishes an article by Reading graduate, Manu Ekanayake on Radio Soulwax.
- East Anglian Daily Times (in ) reports that Reading graduate, Dr Zoe Leach, has received the David Black Award for contributing to the pig industry.
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