Reading in the news - Tue 28 Jun

Student mental health: The Guardian, Yahoo News and Newscabal quote Dr Paddy Woodman (Student Services) on the well-being support the University offers to students, as a new mental health support rankings table is published by the charity Humen, which places Reading at No.1. Read our news story on how the rankings highlight the mental health support available to students.

#PlanetPartners: working to protect the environment 

• Dr Alex Baker (Meteorology) is quoted by Carbon Brief and NTV in Germany on the number of tropical cyclones decreasing globally since 1990, possibly due to climate change. Dr Baker also publishes a ‘News and Views’ piece in the Nature Climate Change journal on the study. Read a new Meteorology Department blog on this research.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by CNBC, MSN News and Newslanes on whether restrictions are likely to be reintroduced in response to rising Covid-19 cases.
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Yahoo News, via Associated foreign Press Malaysia, on a false claim on social media about Covid-19 vaccines causing deaths of babies.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about rising Covid cases.

Other coverage:

• Newsweek quotes Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) on confusion over whether a recently-detected coronal mass ejection from the Sun is heading towards the Earth.
• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) and PhD student Mia Wick appeared ‘Points of View’ on BBC One, discussing last week’s BBC Panorama documentary uncovering claims of corruption and sexual abuse against the UN.
• Public Sector Catering reports on Matthew White (Director of Commerce) collecting his MBE for services to the UK public sector catering and hospitality industry, awarded in the Queen’s New Year Honours. Read our news story.
• Professor Matt Worley (History) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on the topic of punk music and political protest.
• Hort News mentions the University’s role collecting data during a UK Government pilot scheme to award seasonal visas to foreign workers in the horticultural sector, in a news story on the scheme being extended.
• Heart Hampshire and other Heart radio stations across the South mention that graduation ceremonies will be taking place at the University this week.
• Index HR in Croatia previews an external management masterclass presented by Dr Stephen Simister (Henley Business School).
• MBA Journal reports on the latest business school rankings by Economist Education, and lists UK business schools that did not participate this year, including Henley Business School.
• The Basingstoke Gazette reports that a Basingstoke recruitment agency was a winner in the South East National Start Up Awards, held at the Students’ Union last week.

Alumni:

• Connect Nigeria reports on the United Nations Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day event, where Reading graduate and founder of Kendor Consulting Ltd Adora Ikewuemesi is a speaker today.