Reading in the news - Mon 18 Jul

Heatwave: Read our expert comment round-up.

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Environmental Science) was interviewed by BBC South Today, BBC Radio 4, with clips played on BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Radio Oxford. She is quoted by The Sunday Times (in print), Independent, Guardian (and in print), The Evening Standard, The Standard, Oxford Mail, Yahoo!, AOL, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Yorkshire Post (in print), Western Mail (in print) and others on the heatwave as a wake-up call for climate change; the Daily Mail (and in print), The Times, Express, iNews (in print), CBC News, Street Insider, Devdiscourse, Express and Star, CTV News, The Times of Israel, Click On Detroit, Market Beat, Time, News 4 Jax, Asharq Al-Awsat and others on the UK's infrastructure unable to handle extreme heat, Daily Mail, i News, The i (in print), Echo, Yahoo!, Yorkshire Evening Post, and others on the dangers and health risks that come along with heatwaves, and The Independent (and in print) on the increased frequency of heatwaves.
• Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) is quoted by Time, The Times of Israel, Yahoo!, The Bellingham Herald, Miami Herald, The Sun News, News Observer, Click On Detroit, Kansas City, News 4 Jax, US News, Telegraph and Argus (in print) and Market Beat on the need for the UK's infrastructure to adapt to the heat.
• PhD student Chloe Brimicombe (Geography/Walker Institute) was quoted by Vice, iNews and New Scientist and was interviewed by BBC Radio 5 Live, TRT World News and BBC Hereford and Worcester on the predicted impacts of climate change on UK heatwaves.
• Dr Stefan Smith (Construction Management and Engineering) is quoted by The Sunday Times (in print) on solutions to keeping buildings cool.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC World News, BBC Hereford and Worcester and BBC Radio WM and is quoted by iNews on the impact of global warming on the intensity of heatwaves.
• Dr Roger Brugge (Meteorology) is quoted by Windsor Express, Slough Express, Maidenhead Advertiser and others on the impact of global warming on the frequency of heatwaves.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Oxford, Eurek Alert, Earth, Phys.org, and Bio Engineer report on new University research on the effect of pollinators on crop yield stability, quoting Dr Jake Bishop (Crop Science), who led the study. Read our news story.
• Reading PhD student Jeff Da Costa (Geography & Environmental Sciences) and Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Environmental Science) are quoted by Luxemburger Wort on their criticisms of Luxembourg's failure to heed flood warnings. 

PM race/Penny Mordaunt leadership bid:

• The Economist, Financial Times, The Times (and in print), Daily Mirror (in print), Mirror, Yahoo!, Sunday Mirror (in print), Sunday Mail (in print), Daily Record (in print), Head Topics, New Tang Dynasty Television, Original Radio106 FM, Kingdom Radio FM and others 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.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Rachel McCloy (Psychology) is quoted by Bloomberg, The Telegraph, Charlotte Observer, Sun Herald, and the Hindustan Times on the psychology of no restrictions alongside raising covid cases. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Jo Pheonix (Law) was interviewed by Talk TV and Talk Radio on the freedom of speech debate.
• The Telegraph (and in print) and Yahoo! report criticisms of the Natural History Museum for its focus on older specimens and decision to store some of its collection in a new building on University land in Shinfield. Read our latest news story on the development.
• Professor Jonathan Passmore (Henley Business School) is quoted by The Financial Times (and in print) on executive coaches. 
• The Express mentions Henley Business School's research on the economic value of side-hustles. 
• Professor Duncan Garrow (Archaeology) is quoted by The Scotsman (in print) on pieces of Neolithic pottery discovered in Uist, Scotland.
• The Reading Chronicle reports on Edith Morley, the first woman professor in England, who taught English Literature and Language at Reading. 
• Professor Patricia Riddell's (Psychology) article on The Conversation on how people can stop themselves thinking the worst when they are stressed is republished by Daily Maverick.
• Dr Jonathan Mitchley (Ecology) is quoted by India Education Diary on the importance of plants to be included in our education system. Read our news story.
• India Education Diary reports on the University's new audio trail in Harris Gardens. Read our news story. 
• Earley Environmental Group reports on the diverse range of butterfly species present at the University's campus. 
• Popular Resistance quotes a 2020 University study on protecting biodiversity in the soil.
• Investegate mentions a Reading graduate for reviewing inside information for a company's announcement. 
• Emeritus Professor John Cottingham (Philosophy) is listed in The Tablet as one of their book reviewers. 

Alumni:

• A business graduate from the University, competed on BBC One's Pointless. 
• The Artist (in print) publishes advice on developing tones in watercolour from Reading graduate and award-winning artist Julie Collins.