Reading in the news - Fri 30 Jul

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

• State of the Climate Report
  • Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) spoke to Sky News and Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) spoke to Times Radio about the publication of the Met Office State of the UK Climate report, and steps to take to combat climate change.
  • Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) spoke to Times Radio and Talk Radio about the future of weather extremes.
• European flooding
  • Dr Jess Neumann (Geography/Environmental Science) spoke to Good Morning Britain and ITV London News about the London floods, and is quoted by The Independent, Washington Post, Seattle Times, Nature World News, WTX News and Carbon Brief, Beijing News, Westminster Daily, The Mainichi Shimbun (Japan), Camden New Journal, MCU Times and London News Time.
  • Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by TRT World on the European floods. 
  • NZ Herald republishes an article by PhD researcher Jeff Da Costa (Environmental Science) on the floods, originally published by The Conversation.
• Visiting Professor Ellie Highwood (Meteorology) is quoted in Skeptical Science on how clouds can have a cooling effect on the world’s temperatures. 
• The Australian Times republishes an article written by PhD researcher Oliver Wilson (Environmental Science) on Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, originally published by The Conversation. 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to France 24 about the Beta COVID variant; is quoted in The Guardian on current data sets for the UK; along with The Daily Mail, BNN Bloomberg and The New Scientist with factors behind the UK’s low infection rate. 
• New research on blood clots found that they can be caused by abnormal COVID-19 antibody responses. Professor Jon Gibbins (Biological Sciences) comments on the study in The GM Journal.

Other Coverage:

• Pro Vice Chancellor Dr Paul Inman is quoted in articles about the health benefits of millet consumption, including Medical Dialogues, Sify, United News of India, News Meter, The Star and Web India 123. Read our news story.
• Press From and The Daily Magazine further cover Reading research (Meteorology) into the use of drones to deliver electrical charge into clouds to encourage rainfall in the Middle East. Read our news story on a recent visit to the University by the United Arab Emirate Ambassador to the UK to see the research. 
• Professor Emeritus Ginny Gibson (Henley Business School) is quoted in OnRec on gender equality in the commercial property sector. 
• Dr Ben Neuman (formerly of Biological Sciences) was featured on a rerun of London Live’s ‘The Food Inspectors’ with research on the bacteria on shopping trolley handles.