Reading in the news - Thu 2 Sep

World university rankings: Reading has risen to 29th among UK universities in the THE World University Rankings 2022, published this morning. The University's global position remains at 201-250. Read our news story.

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

• Professor Martin Lukac (Agriculture) is quoted in the Daily Express, Yahoo News, and Sunday Girl about how climate change is impacting UK farmers.
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Scotland about the need for further action to prevent the impacts of climate change around the world.
• The Guardian highlights research by Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) on climate change and air turbulence - featured in a new ‘Atlas of the invisible' book
• BBC World News features an interview with Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) about the link between extreme weather, floods and climate change. Extinction Rebellion featured the interview on Twitter.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to BBC 5 Live Breakfast on vaccines for teenagers; Arirang (South Korea) about how vaccine boosters can increase immunity levels against Covid, and the Reading Chronicle on how the Reading Festival could lead to an increase in transmission among young people.

Other coverage:

• Suara (Indonesia) features the discovery at Cookham of an Anglo Saxon monastery by Reading archaeologists, and quotes Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology)
• The Guardian reports on post-Brexit visa issues causing problems for students studying abroad, and quotes third year Reading languages student Dan Howard. Syndicated in Yahoo News and elsewhere.
• Broadway World highlight Erica Whyman's involvement in the Globe's new theatrical season and mentions Whyman is a Beckett Archive creative fellow.
• The Daily Mirror (in print) features Reading research showing two apples a day helps reduce cholesterol.