Reading in the news - Mon 15 Aug

Viral flooding demo: International coverage over the radio and on TV of Dr Rob Thompson's (Meteorology) online video which shows how droughts impact how the ground absorbs water, including: The Jeremy Vine Show, ITV 1 News, BBC News, Sky News, Good Morning Britain, LBC News Radio, BBC Radio Berkshire, Heart Radio Berkshire, and others, and online: The Independent, BBC, The U.S. Sun, The Sun, Daily Mail, Express, The Telegraph (and in print), Mirror, Metro, i News, In Your Area, TFI Info, The Star, Android Authority, Nation Cymru, 20 Minutes, The Bolton News, and Yahoo!. His original tweet of the visual was reposted almost 20k times, including by British MPs, Emma Hardy and Stewart McDonald. 

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• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) was interviewed by NTD News on lowering water levels, she is quoted by The Guardian, The Mail+, Mirror, The Star, and others on water scarcity; The Independent, The Times (and in print), CNN, Wtop News, and MSN on criticism of water companies; Daily Mail (and in print), The Sun, and others on heatwaves; the Mirror (in print), Financial Times (in print), and Sunday Mercury (in print) on the hosepipe ban and adapting to the drought; The Independent (and in print) and Yahoo! on the importance of mitigating the damaging effects of climate change; i News on how to stay cool in the heat; i News (and in print) on conserving water use, and i News on the changing definition of UK heatwaves.
• Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) is quoted by Sky News (online), The i (in print), Daily Mail, Yahoo!, Express Digest, Express and Star (in print), and others on climate change's impact on the severity of droughts and heatwaves; by The i (and in print) on building reservoirs, and by Express and Yahoo! on the risk of wildfires. 
• Professor Tom Oliver (Ecology) answered BBC News' questions on the drought and its ecological impact, the interview was quoted by BBC Radio Berkshire. 
• PhD student Chloe Brimicombe (Geography/Walker Institute) was interviewed by Sky News, Talk TV, Talk Radio, LBC News Radio, The Breeze Radio and others on droughts, by BBC Radio Wales on heatwaves and she is quoted by Daily Mail on the difference between a heatwave and drought. 
• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) is quoted by Financial Times, The Reading Chronicle, and Bucks Free Press on the danger of future summer droughts. 
• Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) is quoted by Express and Daily Sun Post on the need for winter rainfall, and his article on The Conversation on the UK drought is reposted by Yahoo!.
• Dr Helen Griffith (Geography) is quoted by the Sunday Mirror (in print) on the impact of rain on the UK drought. 
• Dr Liz Stephens (Meteorology) is quoted by The Observer (in print), Daily Star (in print), and Yahoo! on the importance of a wet winter to recover from the drought.
• The Week quotes an article co-authored by Professor Nigel Arnell, Professor Ted Shepherd, and PhD Researcher Wilson Chan (all Meteorology) on The Conversation on future forecasted droughts.
• Berkshire Live quotes Dr Roger Brugge (Meteorology) on putting Reading's weather in perspective. 
• Doctoral Researcher Siobhan Dolan (Geography) spoke to BBC Radio Oxford about what the drought means for the UK.

Arctic flights: India Education Diary and Merco Press report on the University's research on the impact of weather systems on sea ice melt by flying research aircrafts into Arctic storms. Professor John Methven (Meteorology) who is leading the research, and PhD student, Hannah Croad (Meteorology) were interviewed and quoted. Read our news story. 

Other Coverage:

• Dr Ruvi Ziegler (Law) is quoted by the Huffington Post, AOL., Yahoo!, UK Today News on backlash over controversial claims by British MP, Liz Truss.
• The Guardian, The Observer (in print), and Yahoo! quote Dr Tara Pirie (formerly Biological Sciences) on her research that reveals the number of animals killed by pet cats each year.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted by the BBC and The Star on caution towards labelling foods that contain flavonoids as healthy.
• Professor Stella Chan (Psychology) is quoted by the Daily Mail (and in print), Mail+, and Express Digest on the benefits of boundaries between work life and personal life.
• Professor James Reade (Economics) is quoted by The i (and in print) on the economic success of the Premier League.
• News Talk Radio, UK Time News, The New Daily, and Today Online cover Dr David Field's (Psychology) research on the benefits of Vitamin B6 for mental health.
• Yahoo! republishes a Telegraph article on a new league table listing the average salary of graduates, in which Reading was the only non-Russell Group university to make the top 10.
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Today UK News on the spread of Polio. 
• Express and FN Talk report on Henley Business School's research on the economic value of side hustles.
• BBC Radio Berkshire reports on the Museum of English Rural Life's exhibition celebrating 200 years of Reading's historical biscuit manufacturer, Huntley and Palmers.
• FR reports on a University study on the positive health effect that flavonoids can have on high blood pressure.
• In Your Area reports on the Reading Buses Star of the Month Award that a bus driver received whilst working with the University to deliver graduates to their ceremonies on time. 
• Study International reports on the University's BA English Literature degree. 

Alumni:

• The Sun reports on the success of fashion brand, LK Bennett founded by Reading graduate, Linda Bennett.