Reading in the news - Tue 7 Sep

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

• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was interviewed on Al Jazeera Inside Story on expected increases in extreme weather under climate change, and BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester about the hot weather this week, how climate change will affect future weather, and the importance of climate education ahead of the Climate Education Summit the University is holding with partners next week. Read our news story.
• New Civil Engineer quotes Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) on the severe flooding in Germany in July, which has led to questions about stormwater management.
• Kathmandu Tribune quotes Dr Liz Stephens (Geography) on the recent flash floods in London.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Mail Online, Heise and Aerzteblatt (Germany) about vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds.
• BBC Radio Berkshire spoke to Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) about children returning to schools as infection levels remain high in the UK.

Other coverage:

• Dr Tom Breeze (Agriculture) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about threats to pollinators and how we can help protect them.
• Times Higher Education quotes Professor Gai Marshall (English) on how accurately the Netflix series The Chair depicts real university English departments.
• A repeat of Food Unwrapped on Channel 4 featured Professor Lisa Methven (Food) explaining how we perceive salty flavours.
• People Management quotes Claire Hewitt (Henley Business School) on digital learning.
• Sohu (China) lists Henley Business School as a top p[lace to study in the UK, in an article on the popularity of business degrees.
• Woman & Home magazine interviewed a Reading horticulture graduate on leaving the UK to take up a conservation role.
• OX Magazine mentions the work at Upton House in Banbury of garden designer Kitty Lloyd-Jones, who was one of the first women to take a degree in horticulture at Reading in 1924.
• The Straits Times interviews Shi Xu, founder of Nanofilm Technologies Int on its plans to hire a new CEO.
• Cambridgeshire Live mentions the University of Reading team’s participation in the latest series of University Challenge in its report on Cambridge colleges’ progress.
• Free Code Camp lists the Begin Programming: Build Your First Mobile Game course from the University of Reading among 700 free online programming and computer science courses people can start this September.
• Graduate appointments:
  • Journal des Palaces reports the appointment of Robert Herr as MD of Beau-Rivage Genève, mentioning the fact he holds an MBA from Henley Business School.
  • Start Up Ticker reports that Stefan Resisacher, who holds an MBA from Henley Business School, has been appointed as CEO of Linxon.