Reading in the news - Tue 19 Jul

Heatwave: Read our expert comment round-up.

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC World News, BBC News 24, and BBC World Service Radio, is quoted by LBC News, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio Three Counties, BBC Radio Berkshire, and in media online by the BBC, Daily Mail, ITV, Mirror, Evening Standard (and in print), Independent (and in print), Daily Express (in print), Daily Telegraph (and in print), The i (and in print), The Guardian (and in print), Washington Post, Huffington Post, Yahoo!, The Herald (in print), and in many other local media outlets across the UK.
• Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) was interviewed by CBC News, it is reposted by Yahoo!, and he is quoted by the Daily Mail, BBC, Financial Times (and in print), The Sun, ITV, Mirror, Independent, Evening Standard, Aol., Huffington Post, The Guardian (in print), The Herald (in print), The i (in print), Yahoo!, Glasgow Times, and many other local media outlets across the UK.
• PhD student Chloe Brimicombe (Geography/Walker Institute) was interviewed by Sky News and BBC 1 London, she spoke to BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 5 Live, and is quoted by the Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Aol., Independent, Glasgow Times, and many other local media outlets across the UK. 
• Dr Liz Stephens (Meteorology) was interviewed by France 24 and Sky News.
• Dr Claudia Di Napoli (Geography) is quoted by the Independent and Glasgow Times. 
• Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes are used by CNN.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted by the Daily Mail.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) was interviewed by Channel 4 News (from 14 mins) and explained the need to improve UK planning to allow faster climate change adaptation and mitigation.
• Devdiscourse, Northeast Now, Orissa Diary, and DST report on a recent discovery made possible through the use of a tracking algorithm developed at the University on why parts of the Himalayan Glaciers are resisting melting caused by global warming.
• Fruit Net, Bio Engineer, and What's New 2 Day 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.
• Dr Stephen Burt's (Meteorology) article on The Conversation on hotter summer nights as an effect of global warming is republished by Berkshire Live, Wales Online, and other regional outlets. 
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted by DW News on weather forecasting. 

Vitamin B6 improves mental health:

• The Independent, Sun (in print), Daily Telegraph (in print), Daily Express (in print), The Times (and in print), Mirage, Yahoo!, Talk TV, Talk Radio, BBC World Service Radio, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Solent, and BBC Radio Cymru report on new University research, led by Dr David Field (Psychology), on the benefits of Vitamin B6 for mental health. 

PM race/Penny Mordaunt leadership bid:

• Independent, Evening Standard, Aol., Yahoo!, Lancashire Telegraph, Glasgow Times, BBC Radio Berkshire, and other local media outlets across the UK 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:

• Dr Paul Jenkins (Psychology) is quoted by the BBC on dieting school children. 
• Professor Duncan Garrow (Archaeology) is quoted by Metro (in print) on pieces of Neolithic pottery discovered in Uist, Scotland.
• Yahoo!, The Herald Series, Oxford Mail, and This Is Oxfordshire report on University plans to develop housing in Didcot. 
• Dr Nicola Wilson (English Literature) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about parents' struggle over the summer holidays when their children are at home. 
• Mirage reports on a workshop on EU law teaching post-Brexit, held at the University. 
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted by Archy Newsy on the nutritional benefits of coffee.
• Heart Radio reports on University graduation celebrations. 
• Farm Machinery Journal (in print) reports on Reading research from 1958 on developing an autonomous tractor. 
• Wokingham Today reports on a launch event to be held at the University to showcase a local brewery's range of beers to be released at the Time Hops Beer Festival. 
• SME reports on Henley Business School's research on benefits of the four-day work week. 
• The Guardian (in print) publishes an obituary for guest lecturer, Richard Bird.