Reading in the news - Tue 10 Aug

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

• IPCC Report:
  • Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC News Channel, and quoted in news headlines on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 6 Music and regional stations around the UK about the IPCC 6^th Assessment Report on global climate change, published yesterday. He is quoted by national and regional press worldwide, including New Scientist, BBC Online, Guardian, Mail Online, Evening Standard, Sky News Online, The Express, the Independent, the Telegraph, Reuters, JOE.co.uk, CBS News, and France 24.
  • Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology)was interviewed by Al Jazeera, ITV Meridian and answered listeners’ questions on BBC World Service. He was quoted by the Guardian, BBC Science Focus, Washington Post and the iPaper.
  • Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) spoke to BBC News Channel, Channel 5 News, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio Three Counties and was quoted by BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 5 Live and regional stations around the country in news headlines.
  • Dr Laura Wilcox (Meteorology) spoke to BBC World Service radio, Times Radio and BBC South Today; and was a guest on the Evening Standard daily podcast.
  • Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) did back-to-back live interviews on BBC Radio Three Counties, BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire, BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Nottingham/Leicester, BBC Radio Sheffield, BBC Radio Wiltshire and BBC Radio Manchester, and spoke to Farming Today on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Berkshire, 24 hu (Hungary) and The World (US); and was quoted on state radio stations across the US. He was quoted by Sky News Online.
  • Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire; and was quoted by the iPaper.
  • Professor Chris Hilson (Law) was quoted on the BBC online live blog on the report.
  • BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Simon King explained the latest report, mentioning that he studied Meteorology at the University of Reading.
  • Read our news story on Reading’s contribution to the report.
• Ocean impacts:
  • Sky News, Mail Online, Evening Standard, the Telegraph, The Express, AOL News and more than 100 regional news sites via the Press Association, and Heart Radio Berkshire reported new research by Chris Venditti (Biological Sciences) showing warming oceans will impact fish. Read our news story.

Clearing:

• Kathryn Whittington (Head of Admissions) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about how the University is preparing for Clearing; and is quoted in the BBC Radio Berkshire morning news headlines.
• James Ackroyd (Director of Admissions) was interviewed on BBC Radio Berkshire ahead of the Clearing phone lines opening today.
• Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark Fellowes spoke to LBC Radio and Heart Radio Berkshire about the University’s approach to Clearing this year.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was a guest on BBC Radio 5 Live’s listener phone-in and spoke to GB News.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by British Medical Journal on how to best use lateral flow tests to prevent infections.
• Dr Sakthi Vaiyapuri (Pharmacy) gave his take on misleading information being circulated about blood type and risk of infection to Head Topics.

Other Coverage:

• Current Archaeology publish a piece co-written by Professor Hella Eckardt (Archaeology) about interpreting Roman artefacts found in rivers.
• Teller Report discusses the four-day working week trialled in Iceland, referring to Henley Business School research into the benefits.
• The Independent quotes Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) on whether people should feel pressure to go back into the office after isolation.
• News Wise reports on a study led by Dr Fang Liu (Psychology) looking at the ability of autistic children to mimic certain pitches with their voices.
• Get Reading includes The MERL on its list of things to do with children.
• Henley Business School courses are mentioned in an Association of MBAs article on MBA teaching.
• Qatar Tribune reports that a Reading PhD graduate had developed a new way of converting vehicle exhaust fumes into less toxic gases.