Reading in the news - Tue 7 Feb

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• ITV News reports on University findings that high atmospheric pressure can increase water's boiling point, quoting Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) on how this happens, and mentioning Dr Stephen Burt's (Meteorology) recent record-high pressure readings.
• Energy Live News and Future Net Zero report on the praise that Reading FC has received for wearing Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes on their kit during the FA Cup. 

Other Coverage:

• Dr Ruvi Ziegler (School of Law) was interviewed by YNET TV on recent protests outside Israel's London Embassy against the Israeli government's planned legal reforms.
• Dr Jacqui Turner (History) was interviewed by Times Radio on the history of women's voting rights.
• Macdonald Laurier publishes Professor Jo Phoenix's (School of Law) paper about the debate on arrangements for trans prisoners. 
• Searcher (in print) mentions that Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) helped a local detectorist identify his find as a medieval brooch.
• Further coverage of research led by Dr David Field (Psychology) on the benefits of Vitamin B6 for mental health by Aktual.
• University student, Shalini Roy, is quoted by Business Biscuit on her placement work experience. 

Alumni:

• BBC Radio Berkshire interviewed Henley Business School alumnus John Dodd on his career as the director of maritime safety at Inmarsat. 
• The Guardian and The Street Journal report on the award that Reading alumnus, Dr Peter Ogudoro, has received for his social action in the education industry. 
• Anglia Farmer (and in print) reports on the appointment of Reading alumnus, Tom McVeigh, as a Young Farmer Ambassador for the National Farmers' Union.
• TUT News reports on the appointment of Reading alumna, Esther Makhetha, as an expert member of the Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment, and Human Rights Violation in Africa. 
• Cambridge Independent (in print) publish an obituary for Reading alumnus, historian, and painter, Anthony Day, who died at the age of 100.