Reading in the News - Tue 15 Nov

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• Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC News 24 on the cause of the UK's unusually mild winter.
• Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes feature in the banner of an article on climate activism by The BBC. Yahoo! and TVN repost.
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by Media Lens, Dissident Voice, and Transcend on fear of the climate crisis and record-breaking extreme temperatures this summer.
• Dr James Ryalls (Agriculture) is quoted by Fresh Plaza on University findings that suggest air pollution threatens natural pest control methods in sustainable farming. Read our news story. 
• Reading Gov reports on the University's success in meeting decarbonisation targets on the way to becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
• Krupa Nanda Kumar, manager of Space4Climate, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the organisation’s work based at the University of Reading.

Other Coverage:

• Professor Suzanne Graham (Education) was interviewed by LBC Radio on the diminishing role of languages in education.
• Med India, Big News Network, Delicious Food, The Print, Lokmat Times, and Dev Discourse report on collaborative University findings that people using prepayment energy meters are less likely to eat fruit and vegetables. Dr Cherry Law (Agriculture) is quoted. 
• Professor Ciara McCabe's (Psychology) article on The Conversation on the link between menopause medication and depression is reposted by Deccan Chronicle and Northeast Now.
• Dr Francesco Tamagnini (Pharmacy) is quoted by Science and Foreign Affairs on his expert reaction to the trial results of an Alzheimer's drug treatment. 
• Further coverage of research led by Dr David Field (Psychology) on the benefits of Vitamin B6 for mental health by Zee News India and Wood Zog.
• Professor Adrian Palmer (Henley Business School) is quoted by Raconteur on the success of online sales during the pandemic.
• Dr Ellen Pilsworth (Languages and Cultures) wrote an article for History Today about the role of a small historic town in the first Germanic Romantic movement. 
• Research student, Ruchi Goyal (Henley Business School), is quoted by IT Pro on the psychology of motivation in business.
• Food Service Equipment Journal (in print) mentions University research on the energy use of pub-restaurants. 
• Henley Standard mentions restricted access to the Thames river from Henley Business School, to allow for maintenance work.

Alumni:

• News Ghana, GH Headlines, Citi News Room, and Peace FM Online report on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate, George Fosu, as the CEO of Garia.
• ADVFN mentions Dr Rob Cook, a former Geography student, for reviewing inside information for a company's announcement. 
• Doncaster Free Press mentions Henley Business School graduate, Michael Murray, who is the CEO of Frasers Group. 
• Nashville Medical Group reports on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate, Kristin Darby, to Station MD's Board of Advisors.