Reading in the news - Tue 10 Jan

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by The Financial Times on the effect of climate change on the wavy jet stream which fuels extreme weather events.
• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire about the extreme weather that the UK experienced last year.
• Dr Alexey Mikaberidze (Agriculture, Policy and Development) is quoted by Foreign Affairs on his expert reaction to a policy paper published by Defra detailing plans to protect biosecurity in Britain.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Diabetes.co.uk on a new Covid variant's ability to evade immunity in lab conditions.

Other Coverage:

• Dr Rich Harrison's (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) research on how to ease chronic pain is reported by The Telegraph.
• ITV reports on the passing of Emeritus Professor Ian Mills (Chemistry), whose work redefined the international standard units of measurement. 
• Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) was interviewed by BBC 2's Digging For Britain in an episode that re-aired on the geophysical surveys, research, and excavations that he is leading at Cookham monastery.
• Dr Mara Oliva (History) wrote an article for The Conversation about how the Vietnam War has affected American politics and The Week and Knowledia republish it.
• Professor John Hammond (Agriculture) and Dr Yiorgos Gadanakis' (Agriculture) collaborative article on The Conversation about pressure on food prices is reposted by Mpelembe.
  BPCA reports on DNA resistance surveys that have been conducted by the University on rodenticide resistance in rats and mice.

Alumni:

• Palletforce and Logistics Forces report on the appointment of Henley Business School alumnus, Chris Dennigan, as the member relations director of Palletforce. 
• The Scotsman (in print) publishes an obituary for Reading alumna and equestrian, Margaret Mary Power.
• Podtail interviews Reading alumna Katherine Dart on her work in the wine trade.