Reading in the news - Tue 22 Jun

ShowYour Stripes

Yesterday, thousands of people around the world showed their stripes and shared the warming stripes created by Professor Ed Hawkins’ (Meteorology) on the summer/winter solstice. The story was widely covered, including news sites such as The Independent, Forbes, BBC Newsround and Head Topics. BBC Radio Berkshire mentioned the hashtag and Sky News spoke to Professor Hawkins about the stripes.

High profile organisations and individuals shared their stripes over the day, including Greta Thunberg, the World Meteorological Organisation, and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Read our news story on #ShowYourStripes day and the announcement of other activities in the lead up to the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow in November, including the University’s Climate Education Summit.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester about the 4-week delay to social distancing measures being fully lifted; and BBC Radio London about vaccination rates in the UK. 
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Moscow Times on vaccination rates to raise populations immunity against COVID-19. 

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

• Phys.org, The i paper (in print) and EurekAlert quote Professor Tom Oliver (Ecology) on new research on the migration patterns of the Painted Lady butterfly, and climate conditions that may affect this.   

Psychology centenary: Professor Carmel Houston-Price (Psychology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about our School of Psychology and Clinical Languages celebrating their 100 years. In addition, Professor Stella Chan (Psychology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about a new partnership between the University and Berkshire Healthcare about the launch of the Reading Resilience Network project. Read more about the new project, which is formally launched on Thursday.

Other Coverage:

• Professor Katherine Harloe (Classics) explores the history of Classics for BBC Radio 4, the episode was mentioned in The Daily Telegraph (in print).
• Further coverage of ‘The Equity Effect’, a Henley Business School report on racial equity and the impact on businesses, in Yahoo, The Press and Journal and AOL. Read Henley’s story here.
• Professor Ian Rutherford (Classics) is quoted in The Teller Report on the discovery of the ruins of Yazilkaya.  
• Biz Community covers that Henley Business School South Africa was ranked the highest business school in Africa in May 2021. 
• An obituary for Professor Malcolm Stanfield in Farmers Weekly covers that he worked at Reading’s Agriculture department for 42 years.