Reading in the news - Wed 13 Jul

#PlanetPartners:- UK heatwave: Expert commentary from Reading scientists on the increased frequency and severity of heatwaves, their changing definition and associated health risks appear in hundreds of media outlets online:

• Sky News did a series of interviews this morning from the University’s Atmospheric Observatory – they spoke to Meteorology student, Danny Mengel, Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology), Professor Rowan Sutton (Meteorology) and Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) on the current heatwave, its causes and the impact on human health.
• PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Geography/Walker Institute) is quoted by BBC World Service Radio and it is picked up by multiple stations across the US and UK, on extreme weather and heatwaves as proof of the worsening state of climate change, and her article on The Conversation on the best ways to cool down during a heatwave is republished by IFL Science.
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Environmental Science) is quoted by The Guardian and Ex Bulletin on the health risks and dangers that come with heatwaves, by i News on the changing definition of UK heatwaves, and by Science Focus on the rising temperatures of heatwaves.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted by The Guardian, Yahoo!, Ex Bulletin, and Head Topics on the impact of global warming on the frequency and intensity of heatwaves.
• Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) is quoted by Yahoo!, Wales Online, and Science Focus on the expected increase in future heatwaves to come.
• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) explained to BBC Radio Berkshire how climate change is affecting global temperatures and the frequency of extreme weather such as heatwaves.

Penny Mordaunt leadership bid:

• Talk TV, Talk Radio, The Financial Times (and in print), The Times (and in print), News Groove, Hero Mag, J News, Knews, Germanic, Today UK News, and Public News Time report on the career of Conservative MP Penny Mordaunt as she campaigns to be the next Prime Minister, mentioning that she is a Reading graduate.

Other Coverage:

• Professor Stella Chan (Psychology) is quoted by BBC on findings that mindfulness lessons do not work for teenagers. 
• Advanced Television, The Knowledge Online, Screen Daily, and Televisual report on the development and progress of Shinfield Studios. 
• Business Biscuit and Business Innovation Magazine mention Professor Uma Kambhampati's (Economics) appearance in an online webinar, discussing the causes of inflation.
• Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) is quoted by Business Leader on the impact of inflation on businesses.
• Further coverage of Reading research on the evolution and mating habits of tiny skin mites that live in the pores of our faces by Ordo News.
• AB Newswire and Digital Journal list the University as a partner of Gururo. 
• Business Live reports on Henley Business School's research on the benefits of a four-day work week. 
• Living Reading posts an article about the University's Museum of English Rural Life. 

Alumni:

• Street Insider, Wall Street Online, Yahoo!, Spoke, Ticker Tech, PR Newswire, Finanz Nachrichten, TMC Net, Topio Networks, NBC 12, Wave 3, WBRC, WMBF News, WHSV 3, WBTV, Finanzen, WCAX, and over one-hundred other outlets report on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate and previous president of Microsoft Italia and Microsoft France as the Executive Vice President of ION. 
• The Guardian, Africa Business Communities, Maravi Post, IT News Africa, Investing, African News Page, Head Topics, News Ghana, A24 Media, The New Dawn, Africa News Circle, and Zawya report on the appointment of a Henley Business School graduate as the Chief Financial Officer of SAP Africa.
• A Reading graduate and weather expert is quoted by Wales Online on the possibility of the UK heatwave reaching 40 degrees.