Reading in the news - Wed 1 Feb

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Liz Stephens (Meteorology) is quoted by The Telegraph, Yahoo!, Mein Stuttgart, UK Time News on the four-year flooding in South Sudan.
• Utopia reports on the use of Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes on Reading FC's kit. 
• Dr Roger Brugge's (Meteorology) recording of the coldest night for over a decade is mentioned by Maidenhead Advertiser (in print).

Food and farming:

• Vakblad Voedings Industrie reports on the University's research project, 'Raising The Pulse', which aims to increase consumption of UK-grown pulses, for their positive effect on health and the environment. Professor Julie Lovegrove (Food and Nutritional Sciences) and Matt Tebbit (Head of Catering and Bars) are quoted by TUCO (in print) on the project. Read our news story.
• Farmers Weekly quotes University student, Mary Raymond, on the toll that the current TB outbreak in dairy herds can have on young farmers' mental health.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Legal Insurrection on the low risk that Pfizer presented when engineering mutations of Covid to test their vaccines on. 
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by The National News on China's low natural immunity to Covid due to its many lockdowns.

Vikings:

• Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) is quoted by IFL Science, Kent Online, Medievalists, and MSN on recent findings that an Anglo-Saxon monastery was more resilient to Viking attacks than previously thought. 

Ukraine:

• Dr Saeed Bagheri (Law) is quoted by Head Topics on the developing relationship between Russia and Iran through difficulties shared by Western sanctions.

Other Coverage:

• i News, Greatest Hits Radio, and BBC Radio Berkshire mention industrial strike action being taken by the University today. 
• Vicki Holmes, Head of Technology Enhanced Learning at the University, was interviewed by Voice of Islam Radio on the positive aspects of blended learning that will stay post-pandemic. 
• Dr Erhan Aslan (Literature and Languages) is quoted by The Tribune, The Olympian, The Herald, News Week, Kansas, The Sun News, Merced Sun-Star, and Idaho Statesman on tips to solve Wordle puzzles. 
• News 24 and News Hub publishes an article by Executive Fellow, Dr Mélani Prinsloo (Henley Business School Africa) on the future of AI in curbing revenue leakage.
• Biz Community publishes an article by MBA student Andreas Smit (Henley Business School) on sales and marketing tips.
• Dagens Industri, News Cisison, Sumo Growth Institute, and Tanalys name Henley Business School as a participant in a conference on leadership and coaching.
• Tech Market View name the University as a user of the IT services provider, NTT Data.
• Wokingham Today reports on an upcoming BBC introducing gig at the University Students Union.