Reading in the news - Tue 25 Apr
25 April 2023
Hospital safety: UK ministers announced plans to tackle sexual violence in hospitals, report the Daily Mail, Telegraph and others, days after research and comment by Professor Jo Phoenix (Law) featured on the front page of the Daily Mail. Read our news story.
Storm Ulysses:Climate scientists used old data to show how climate change today would make the impacts of the 1903 ‘Ulysses’ storm worse. More coverage in The Guardian, Daily Mail, Eurek Alert!, Yahoo!, Phys,org, Mirage, Environmental News Network, Uk Daily News, Today Headline, Inkl, Science Daily, Public News Time, MSN, ITV News 1, BBC World Service Radio, KSKA Radio and others. Author Professor EdHawkins (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC World News, the BBC News Channel, and BBC Radio Berkshire. Read our news story.
#PlanetPartners:working with global partners to protect the environment
- Professor MathewOwens (Meteorology) is quoted by Insider, Business Insider (India), MSN, Germanic, and Yahoo! on the wind speeds of a solar storm that will trigger auroras.
- DrStephenBurt (Meteorology) is quoted by Mirror and ITVX on what weather to expect on the King's upcoming coronation. BBC 1 South News also reports on the University's weather predictions. Read our expert comment.
- PhD student IsabelSmith (Meteorology) was quoted by Greatest Hits Radio on how climate change is the affecting air turbulence.
- Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by The San Juan Daily Star on how extreme flight turbulence may more than double in the future due to climate change.
- The latest climate stripes include new graphics for hundreds of global cities and UK counties. Professor Ed Hawkins is quoted by Wokingham Today, RDG Today, Daily Record, Diesachsen, About Manchester, and Inkl. Read our news story
Food, farming and health:
- Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) is quoted byForeign Affairs andYahoo! on the credibility of a study that explored the link between fried food consumption and mental health, and byRepublikaon how frozen fruit can be just as nutritious as fresh fruit. Read his expert comment.
- BBC Radio Derby mentions Professor Carmel Houston-Price's (Psychology and Clinical Langauge Sciences) research that suggests when children vegetables in picture books more often, they are more likely to eat more vegetables.
- Dr Simon Clarke is quoted by the Daily Mail, What's New 2 Day, and MSN on the premature nature of concern about a new Covid strain, Arcturus
- Professor IanJones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the Telegraph, Yahoo!, and Stuff on recent evidence that Dog Flu could adapt to become infectious to humans.
- Dr AlEdwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by Reuters and Dunya News debunking false claims that cervical smear tests cause cancer.
Culture and heritage:
- China Daily mentions that the University has hosted an exhibition on Chinese typography.
- PhD candidate, SummerCourts (Classics) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on the University's research on the Anglo-Saxon remains of a man and woman discovered in Lowbury Hill. Read our news story.
- The Business Magazine mentions the University is working alongside other institutions to develop a diverse pool of local filmmaking talent as part of the Recourse Productions strategy run by the British Film Institute.
Business and society:
- JonFoster-Pedley (Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa) was interviewed on Cape Talk's podcast and discussed the evolution of, and adapting to, AI in professional society.
#UniForReading: our role as a civic university
- BBC Radio Berkshire mentions the University's partnership withCoachBrightto provide free tutoring to students in Reading.
- RDG Today mentions College Road's proximity to the University's campus, and mentions the housing area is popular for students.
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