Reading in the news - Fri 6 Aug

#PlanetPartners: Reading’s global work for a sustainable future

• Professor Ted Shepherd (Meteorology) is quoted in this Financial Times article on recent natural disasters being linked to climate change; and The New Scientist on forecasting extreme weather in the future.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Daily Mail on infection rates in over-50s; and The Daily Mail on COVID in Spain and Mexico.

Other Coverage:

• Dr Lebene Soga (Henley Business School) is quoted in Forbes on communicating professional emails. 
• The Independent NG reports on a partnership between Henley Business School South Africa and The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria to deliver a masterclass.
• Professor James Reade (Economics) is quoted in The Football Addict on the north-south divide in football.
• Dr Yota Dimitriadi (Institute of Education) is quoted in The Raspberry Pi on computing curriculums in schools. 
• SCI quotes Dr Sahil Tippireddy and Dr Shriparna Mukherjee (both Chemistry) about their new research on materials for energy technology. 
• The Architect’s Data File reports on the approval of a new TV studio in Shinfield. Read our news story.
• A think piece written by Professor Katherine Harloe (Classics) on ‘how the far right hijacked the ancient world’ is published in the BBC History Magazine.
• A repeat of Horizon on BBC Four visited UoR to report on their research on factors affecting insect pollinators. Dr Deepa Senapathi and Professor Simon Potts (both Agriculture) are interviewed.