Reading in the News - Mon 31 Oct

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• PhD candidate Kerry Smith’s (Biological Sciences) work on the impact of eating meat on the environment is referenced in BusinessGreen 

• Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) is quoted on the UN’s report that Earth is on track for an average 2.8 degrees celsius temperature rise this century in The Fiji Times.

• Dr Christopher O’Reilly (Meteorology) is quoted in Pehal News about the unseasonably warm weather the UK is experiencing so far this autumn. 

• Yahoo! News and Chahidvip.com cites research from Professor Giles Harrison that found a swarm of honeybees can produce as much electricity as a storm cloud. 

Other coverage: 

• Business in the News reports on new research from Dr Elizabeth Houldsworth about women who take part in MBA courses. 

• BBC News highlights the efforts of SportsPark officer Dean Goddard, whose first aid skills saved the life of a footballer who collapsed at Whiteknights campus last month. 

• Marlborough News Online reports that Professor Tom Oliver (Ecology) will speak at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the North Wessex Downs AONB. 

• The Berkshire Eagle Online mentions director Judy Hegarty Lovett’s work on staging Samuel Beckett’s prose at University of Reading in 2021. 

• TakeToNews quotes Professor Paul Williams (Meteorlogy) on turbulence in airplanes. 

• The Times (in print) highlights research from the University of Reading that cats in suburbs bordering natural areas kill more animals per year than suburban cats living next to other houses. 

• Dr Tatiana Rowson (Business and Management) from Henley Business School is featured on BBC South for an investigation on the retirees who are returning to work. 

• Wokingham Today reports on new appointments at planning consultancy Lichfields, including Caitlin Attrill, who is studying for her MSc in Spatial Planning and Development at University of Reading.