Reading in the news - Wed 10 Nov

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• Professor Nigel Arnell's (Meteorology) Conversation article on what the world would be like at 3°C warmer was published by Retema, Pamploma Actual, RPP Noticias, and El Economista. 
• The COP Climate Action Studio (COPCAS), a partnership between Reading's Walker institute and the SCENARIO doctoral centre that allows Reading's postgraduate and doctoral students to remotely engage with COP26, was mentioned by India Education Diary. 
• Dan Fernbank, Energy and Sustainability Director at the University, was quoted by Reading.co.uk on the University's Net Zero Strategy being recognised as one of the best in the UK. 
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) was quoted by Breit Bart, Space Daily, France 24, RTL Today, RFI, MSN , Fashion United, London News Today, News Cabal, Phys.org, News Groove, Macau Business and Funti Tech on his climate stripes that were a hit at COP26.
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology/Geography) was quoted by Brink Wire on the extremity of 2021's weather events. 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Netta Weinstein's (Psychology) study on solitude during the pandemic was mentioned by New Kerala and Zoomer. 
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was quoted by Med Scape on a recent study that looked at antibodies in those who had Covid; and he was interviewed by TRT World News on the surge in Covid cases in Europe and Russia's low vaccination rate. 

Other Coverage

• Professor Uma Kambhampati's (Economics) article on India's roads and highways was published by The Conversation and Boom Live. 
• Research conducted by Dr Lebene Soga (Henley Business School) on how remote-working technologies are impacting work relationships was featured by The Wall Street Journal.
• Dr Miriam Clegg (Food) was featured in a repeat of Channel 4's ‘Food Unwrapped Investigates' on appetite suppressants. 
• Martin Maersk, a graduate of Henley Business School, was mentioned by IT Reload for being appointed as Citrix country manager for Denmark. 
• Research conducted by PhD researcher Chris Ryder (English Language and Linguistics) on the "healthy" versus "normal" debate and how language affects EU enforcement policies was mentioned by Nutrition Insight and Packaging Insights. 
• A course that industry expert Gianluca Marcato (Henley Business School) takes part in delivering was published by In Rev.  
• Dolapo Omidire, a Reading graduate and the founder of Estate Intel, was quoted by Commerical Observer. 
• A study from the University that found drinking a glass of red wine a day can protect your memory from degradation over time was mentioned by MSN.