Reading in the news - Thu 22 Sep

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by The Times (and in print) on the continuation of the UK's drought. 
• J News, News Dubai, and Wood Zog report that Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes have been featured in a London gallery as part of glass artist, Cathryn Shilling's, exhibit.
• Further coverage of Dr Rob Thompson's (Meteorology) viral online video showing how droughts impact how the ground absorbs water by MSN, News Click, and Sikh Virsa. 
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by The Bulletin on how the wind is formed.
• Natural News mentions a debate hosted by the University on climate change.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by The Independent and News Break on the likelihood of an upcoming increase in Covid cases. 
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by The Free Press Journal on the development of a smart mask that can detect Covid on other people's breath.

Other Coverage:

• The University is listed byYahoo!, Street Insider,ADVFN,News Channel Nebraska, Finanz Nachrichten, Benzinga, Topio, and Business Wire as an institution associated with Yuja Himalayas, a service that enables the storage of large data workloads.   
• Professor Kate Williams (History) is quoted by CNN World News and Pehal News on the sway the monarchy has over public opinion.
• Further coverage by Ordo News and Fox 13 News of the discovery of a fossilised dinosaur skeleton thought to be complete during a search that Dr Brian Pickles (Biological Sciences) is leading in Canada. Read our news story. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire reports on the University's annual Wolfenden Lecture, hosted in collaboration with the University's LGBTQ+ staff and events team. 
• Agriland reports on a study by Dr Sokratis Stergiadis (Agriculture) on the nutritional value of dairy milk alternatives.
• FASA mentions Executive Fellow and Visiting Associate Professor Frans Van Der Colff (Henley Business School Africa) as a speaker in an event that aims to promote inclusion in the automotive industry. 
• Landscaper Magazine reports that landscape construction for the University's international business park has won a sponsorship by ICL Turf & Landscape. 
• The Week mentions Henley Business School's research on the benefits of a four-day work week.
• The National World reports on action that the University has taken to prevent spiking on campus. 
• A speaker on BBC Radio Berkshire discussed his upcoming meeting with the University Chairman of the Christian union.
• Dog Friendly (in print) mentions the proximity of the University to the Hilton Hotel in Reading. 

Alumni:

• The UK Government publishes information on Reading graduate, Simon Penney, who is the King's trade commissioner for the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. 
• Martorell Digital and A Martorell report on the appointment of Reading graduate, Ignasi Buyreu, as the new director of the UPC-FPCAT sustainable mobility campus. 
• Shropshire Star and Wales 247 report that Professor Wynne Jones, who previously joined the University as a research assistant, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Board of Directors.
• The Artist (in print) publishes advice on working from sketches from Reading graduate and award-winning artist Julie Collins.
• My PR reports on the appointment of Henley Business School graduate, Neishell Watson as a business partner of skincare company, My Abbey.
• MTN Play report on the graduation of The Parlotones' frontman, Kahn Morbee, from Henley Business School.