Reading in the news - Thu 18 May
18 May 2023
Film skills: Continued coverage of funding received from the BFI for a new collaborative University initiative to develop a local pool of production crew talent. Dr Shweta Ghosh (Film, Theatre, and Television) is quoted by , , , , and BBC Radio Northampton. reports that British film producer, Gareth Ellis-Unwin, has been working with students on campus to tackle the skills shortage. Read our news story.
Global temperature threshold: Scientists now predict a high likelihood that global emissions will surpass the 1.5-degree threshold in the coming years. Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC Radio 5 Live and Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on what this means. Read our expert comment.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) was interviewed by U.S. news channel, on how climate change is affecting turbulence.
- Professor Martin Lukac (Agriculture) is quoted by media online including , Smooth Radio, Heart Radio, Star Radio, MKFM, Capital FM, and supporting an ongoing project to revive a Celtic rainforest in Snowdonia.
- Professor Keith Shine (Meteorology) is quoted by , commenting on a study which confirmed model predictions align with observations on the impact of climate change on the Earth's atmosphere.
- Continued coverage of a grant secured by the University which will fund the decarbonisation of Whiteknights Campus's heating system by . Dan Fernbank (Energy and Sustainability Director) is quoted.
- Heart Radio Berkshire report on the University's efforts to cut carbon emissions from their own experiments in labs. Read our news story.
Business and society:
- Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) is quoted by , , , and on the pros and cons of the four-day workweek as Australian companies take on the new work structure.
Health and wellbeing:
- Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by , , , commenting that despite recent news of human cases of bird flu, the risk of infection and transmission remains low.
Ukraine:
- Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) is thanked by and for being amongst a panel of experts to conduct independent reviews of the Ukraine Organisational Report.
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- reports on an upcoming mental health and wellbeing conference to be hosted at the University's Palmer building on the 27th June.
Other Coverage:
- Dr James Hallett (Chemistry) is quoted by on the use of octopus-inspired ink which changes colour when exposed to light.
- Further worldwide coverage of new Reading research revealing the bizarre evolution and mating habits of tiny skin mites that live in the pores of our faces, including . Read our news story.
- Dr Chris Organ's (Biological Sciences) article in on how humans evolved from fish is republished by .
- mentions the University's FoodSEqual project, which is exploring food systems in underserved communities in the UK.
Alumni:
- and report that comedian, Ricky Gervais, worked as a gardener at the University in the past.
- and others report on the appointment of Henley Business School alumnus, Eliot Forster as chairperson of Ochre Bio's board of directors.