Reading in the news - Tue 01 Aug

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• BBC Radio 5 Live interviewed Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on extreme heat as a result of climate change.
• BBC 1 South mentioned that a study from the University of Reading has been looking into the number of people feeding red kites, and the impact it has on their behaviour.
• BBC Berkshire (x2) spoke to Isabel Smith (Meteorology) on the rainfall in the UK to continue as it is. Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) is also mentioned, claiming the extreme rainfall currently is far below the world record.
• The Times (and in print) quotes Professor Sir Brian Hoskins (Meteorology) on the rainfall in the UK, with potential links to issues of global warming. 
• The Daily Mail, republished by Big World Tale, quote Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) on how planetary waves were responsible for extreme heat in regions around the world. Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) is also quoted on the same topic.
• Futurism quotes Dr Jon Robson (Meteorology) on the potential for abrupt changes in the North Atlantic climate system.
• Devdiscourse quotes Dr Hannah Cloke (Meteorology/Geography) on heat being a ‘silent killer’.
• Hindustan Times quotes Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on the duration of monsoons in India.
• Henley Standard quotes both Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) and Dr Hannah Cloke (Meteorology/Geography) on how climate change is making heatwaves hotter and causing extreme weather events. 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• The Science Times quotes Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) on a new, ‘unusually mutated’ variant of the Coronavirus. 

Health and wellbeing:

• Irish Daily Mail (in print) quotes Professor Glenn Gibson (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on ways in which to avoid stomach bugs while travelling.

Food and farming:

• The Daily Mail (in print), republished on MSN, quotes Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on how UPF (Ultra Processed Foods) has become a term that makes consumers feel bad for eating such products.
• Food Ingredients First reports how the University of Reading are encouraging consumers and producers to switch to bread containing faba beans.

Business and society:

• Construction News (in print) reports that Professor Stuart Green (Construction Management) was commissioned by Finishes and Interiors Sector to carry out a survey of commercial and contractual practices. 

Other Coverage:

• BBC Berkshire spoke to Natasha Robson (English Lang & Lit) on disinformation on social media, in the age of AI.
• Professor Jon Foster-Pedley, dean and director of Henley Business School Africa, writes for the Daily Maverick on Mandela Day.

Alumni:

• Reuters Today reports that Emily Pallot sees the T level course (Equivalent to-A Level) as a better insight into architecture.