Reading in the news - Tue 8 Sep

Under Pressure: Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire (from 1:20:00) about the weather forecasts made ahead of D-Day, as depicted in the film Pressure, and the involvement of the founder of Reading meteorology, Reginald Sutcliffe. From our story: AI D-Day weather forecast falters under pressure

Business and society:

• Silicon Republic republished a Conversation article by Professor David Finch (Henley Business School) about flexible working.
• University of Copenhagen highlighted research by Professor Rodney Jones (English Language and Applied Linguistics) on AI’s impact on linguistics.

Heritage and culture:

• Pontianak Post featured a study by Dr Annemieke Milks (Archaeology) into 430,000-year-old wooden tools.
• Professor Steve Mithen (Archaeology) research on Neanderthal culture was highlighted by Eye on London.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Financial Times featured Dr Jess Neumann (Geography and Environmental Science) in an article about volunteers monitoring English rivers.
• Aerospace Global News featured a study by Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) on climate change and air turbulence.
• Scienmag and Bioengineer reported on a study by Dr Alejandra Perotti (Ecology) into mites.

Alumni:

• Naewna highlighted that pianist Nat Yontharak studied Music at Reading.
• Jonathan Pratt, Chemistry graduate, has been appointed CEO of QIAGEN, reports European Biotechnology.
• Graduate Cameron Swan wrote for Game Rant about the Guerrilla games franchise.
• Poet Pavlos Andreou, who studied Law, was interviewed by City.