Reading in the news - Fri 5 Aug

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• Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on the impact of hosepipe bans in the UK.
• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) was interviewed by Thames Valley TV on droughts in England.

Other Coverage:

• BBC Radio Berkshire reported on the new Archaeology Field School excavation of a lost monastery ruled over by a powerful Anglo-Saxon queen. Read our news story.
• Agro Polska mentions research by Dr Jake Bishop (Agriculture) on the effect of pollinators on crop yield stability. Read our news story.
• Entrepreneur and Mundo RH mention Henley Business School's research on the benefits of a four-day work week. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed student Jess Ashley (Film, Theatre & Television) about Keep Breathing, a top charting series on Netflix.
• BBC Radio Humberside reported that Professor Kevin Warwick (Cybernetics) was the first person to have microchips implanted into his body.
• Jon Foster-Pedley (Dean and Director of Henley Business School) is listed by Buy PE and Marketing Spread as an upcoming panellist in the Future Of Education Summit 2022. 
• The Past reports on Emeritus Professor Richard Bradley's (Archaeology) upcoming keynote address in a panel presentation on hoarding throughout history.
• IPE Real Assets reports on the appointment of Visiting Research Fellow, Simon Marx (Henley Business School) as the head of research at Lothbury Investment Management. 

Alumni:

• Digital Journal, Get News, Austin Online, News Channel Nebraska, and Iowa News Headlines publish an article by Henley Business School graduate Kristina Yahnke on tackling academic writing and research. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire continues to report on the upcoming performance of former Reading students and members of the Ex Reading Comedy Society at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.