Reading in the news - Fri 11 Aug

What is depression?: Professor Ciara McCabe (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) writes for The Conversation (Republished by SA People News and The Irish News) on how depression isn’t just sadness, but often a loss of pleasure.  

Cookham excavation: The Reading Chronicle and Royal Borough Observer report on the ongoing archaeological excavation of an 8th-century monastery in Cookham, quoting Professor Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) and undergraduate student Abigail Walton. Opera News and Knowledia republish. Read our news story. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Hindustan Times quotes Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on the duration of monsoons in India. 

• Gardens Illustrated (Available in print) mentions how a study by the University of Reading found that species of Mediterranean plants could survive intense weather conditions.

• Totally Vegan Buzz quotes Professor Rowan Sutton (Meteorology) on the rising temperatures of the ocean and what is causing it.

Business and society:

• Visiting Fellow Julie Bindel (Law) spoke to Times Radio on how 1 in 5 students will have to live at home with their parents during their higher education. She also discusses the lack of working-class students in attendance at universities.   

• BBC Berkshire interviewed Professor Adrian Palmer (Marketing and Reputation) on the pressure faced by shops like Wilko on being a ‘middle market’ business. Also quoted on BBC Oxford.  

• Yahoo! Finance , MSN, Business Standard, Benefit News, Fortune and Hindustan Times republish an article by Bloomberg on Zoom cancelling its no-meeting Wednesday policy. Professor Benjamin Laker (Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour) is quoted on the importance of meetings.   

• Professor Michael Ball (Real Estate and Planning) is quoted in Naked Capitalism on the transmission of U.S. housing prices to Europe.  

Other Coverage:

• Professor Weizi Li (Informatics and Digital Health) has been chosen to take part in a project which aims to transform health using artificial intelligence (AI), UKRI reports. (Also republished by WiredGov.) 

• Herald Malaysia reports that Associate Professor Anne Vergis (Law) spoke at a conference to create awareness for the protection of minors within the Malacca Johore diocese (MJD).