Reading in the news - Mon 28 Mar

Rainfall Rescue:

• Further coverage of the Rainfall Rescue citizen science project led by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) appears in The New York Times, The Times (and in print), The Sun, Express, Sky News, Yahoo!, Smooth Radio, Gold Radio UK, The Weather Channel, News Wise, Germanic, The Epoch Times, Phys.org, The California Sun, Bristol Live, Stoke On Trent Live, Hero Mag, J News and Environmental News Network and others. Professor Hawkins was interviewed by BBC News (with the video published on the BBC website), with clips played on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio Three Counties, BBC Radio 6 Music, Share Radio, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Northampton, BBC Radio Shropshire and BBC Radio Devon. Professor Hawkins's article on The Conversation describing the project and its findings is republished by Yahoo!, Big News Network, Phys.org and Global Advisors.
• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about working on the Rainfall Rescue Project.

Read our news story on the project.

Ukraine:

• An article by Professor Michael N. Schmitt (Law) on the deportation of Ukrainian civilians to Russia is published on Lieber Institute Westpoint’s Articles of War section. 
• An article by Associate Professor Martin Binder (Politics & International Relations) on the silence of Russia's allies is published by The Washington Post. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Rising Kashmir, News Click, Ani News, Dev Discourse, Lokmat Times, The Siasat Daily, Web India 123, Big News Network, Peoples Dispatch, The Print, New Kerala and others report on new research from the University on the relationship between forest loss in India and climate change, quoting the lead author of the study, PhD researcher Alice Haughan. Read our news story. 
• Professor Ed Hawkins's (Meteorology) climate stripes are discussed on BBC 2's Inside Culture. 
• Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) is quoted by The Times on air pollution warnings in London. 
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by USA Today News, Detik Travel, and Daily Magazine on the environmental impact of aviation. 
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography / Meteorology) is quoted by Press From on the UK polluted rivers. 
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) is quoted in an Ends Report article on the end of plastic pollution. 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the Daily Mail, Express Digest, What’s New 2 Day, Today Headline and others on the immunity offered by vaccines; The Telegraph (and in print) on the benefits of vaccines for young people; The Sun on the decreasing number of hospital admissions; and Hi Net on the coincidental nature of Moderna's patented Covid DNA. He spoke to LBC Radio News about the UK's recent rise in infections; BBC Radio Berkshire on the likelihood of a return to restrictions; and again by BBC Radio Berkshire on the reliance of Covid patient numbers rather than the number of cases as testing declines in the UK. 
• Dr Alexander Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by Archy Newsy on the use of lithium heparin in some Covid antibody tests. 

Other Coverage:

• News R, TVN, Gent Side, and Business Mayor report on Professor Ken Dark (Economics) leading research that has led to a rise in the number of discoveries of royal graves in the UK.
• An article by Dr Chris Foye (Henley Business School) on The Conversation on the effects that small living spaces have on wellbeing was republished by Fast Company. 
• An article co-written by Dr Afroditi Chatzifragkou (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on The Conversation on the health and environmental benefits of prebiotics made from potato skins is reposted by Inverse. 
• Dr Andy Kemp (Education) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the local history and research that he included in a play he wrote about a family's experience of the Second World War. 
• Stella Chan (Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences and Charlie Waller Institute Chair) is quoted by The Irish Mail On Sunday (in print) on a study she co-authored on inducing relaxation by looking at photos of pets. 
• Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) is quoted by Raconteur on considering CFOs for chief executive seats. 
• An article written by Dr Alexander Gilder (Law) on international legal academia in the UK is published by Opinio Juris.
• Academic Venue Solutions reports that a recent episode of BBC Question Time was hosted at the University's Great Hall. 
• Today Online reports on Reading's upcoming performance in the semi-finals of University Challenge.
• Kent Life (in print) reports on Brogdale Farm's National Fruit Collection, the world's largest collection of temperate fruits, curated by the University.

Alumni:

• Talking Biz News, J News, and Knews report on a Reading graduate's appointment as the assistant tech editor for Politico Europe.
• Nairametrics and Pro Share report that an upcoming speaker for Parthian Securities' investment clinic on ETFs in Nigeria is a Reading graduate.  
• Megan Powell, a student from the University, is mentioned by Farming UK for being selected to receive a 'Centenary Award' bursary.
• Tech Radar mentions the meeting of two Reading Graduates, now type designers, whilst taking the University's typeface design course.