Reading in the news - Tue 27 Sep

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Reinhard Schiemann (Meteorology) is quoted in Sky News, Yahoo News and MSN News on the impact climate change could have on tropical cyclones.
• A story in The Reading Chronicle features the news that the new Reading FC climate stripes kit will feature on the women’s kit for the new FIFA 23 video game.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• A column in The Times (and in print) on the loss of smell associated with long Covid mentions trials being conducted at the University.

Other Coverage:

• The Pharmaceutical Journal publishes an article on how vaccination training for student pharmacists can help ease NHS pressures ahead of a busy winter vaccination season. The article is co-written by Gurinder Singh, Vicky Kleanthous, Sue Slade & Kate Fletcher (all Pharmacy).
• An Associated Press article questioning the emission declarations by equity firm Carlyle is picked up by The Independent, The Washington Post, ABC News and regional news sites across the US. The article quotes Dr Jorge Guira (Law).
• Phys.org, EurekAlert! and others report on new research led by PhD researcher Elliot Sainsbury (Meteorology) which has found that hurricanes can get stronger while crossing the Atlantic to Europe.
• NME features an article on the global popularity of Pokémon – the article contains comment from Dr Rodrigo Perez-Vega (Henley Business School).
• Further coverage of research by Dr Billy Wong, which found that students rule themselves in or out of STEM disciplines, based on stereotypes of the typical student, in Lab Manager. Read our story here.
• A Telegraph article on the health benefits of coffee features comment from Dr Charlotte Mills (Food). The article is republished by Yahoo News and MSN.
• Neal Hudson, a visiting fellow at Henley Business School, is quoted in this Washington Post article on the Bank of England’s decision not to hold an emergency meeting following Friday’s mini-budget.
• An article in The Rakyat Post on how to get rid of ear worms (annoying songs stuck in your head), quotes Professor Philip Beaman (Psychology).
• A blog post in Frontiers Science News on women in economics features visiting professor Marina Della Giusta.
• Wokingham Today (print) publishes a story on former visits to the University by the Queen.
• Emeritus Professor Grace Ioppolo (English Literature) has written an article for The Conversation on a project she led to digitise ancient manuscripts about the beginnings of professional theatre in early modern England. The article is republished by Yahoo News Canada.
• Professor Adrian Bell and Dr Tony Moore (both Henley Business School) have co-written an article on medieval money tricks and the modern world for History Extra.
• Western Morning News (print), Nottingham Post (print) and other regional titles mention University research that found a glass of orange juice with breakfast can help with concentration.
• Alice Mpofu-Coles (Geography) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the Oxford Road Stories Project. Further info here.
• BBC Radio Berkshire reported that term started this week with all lectures now returning to face-to-face, following the disruption of the pandemic. They also spoke to an English Literature student who started university during the pandemic.
• India Education Diary reports on the announcement of the inaugural Beckett Creative Fellows.

Alumni:

• A blog for British Antarctic Survey by former Reading student Martin Siegert, now a professor at Imperial College London and co-director of the Grantham Institute, explores the topic of socioeconomic diversity in the field of polar science.
• Retail Brief Africa features a profile piece on Henley Business School graduate Robyn Kramer and her award-winning beauty products.