Reading in the news - Tue 18 Jul

Heatwaves: Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology/Geography) is quoted in the BBC News, Independent, Mirror Online, Sky News, First Post, Knowledia, MSN, Yahoo! News,  Times of India, CT Insider, Big News Network, CNN News 18, The Washington Times, Daily Record, The Mail +,  The Hindu Online, StarTribune, WFMZ-TV Online, Vancouver is Awesome, The News-Gazette, Grist, Heart, Independent.ie, The Hindustan Times, Daily Mail (in print) and The Independent (in print) after record breaking temperatures in Europe. Professor Cloke also spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live on the same topic.

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• Sky News spoke to Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) on reduction of emissions, in the wake of record-breaking temperatures in Europe. 
• Indy100, Mirror Online and Daily Record (in print) quote Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on extreme weather events in Europe. Dr Deoras was also interviewed on BBC World – The Daily Global and quoted on LBC, Talk TV, talkRADIO.
• Yahoo! News, inews, DNYUZ and The i (in print) quote Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) in regard to the heat waves which are affecting various parts of North America, Europe and Asia.
• BBC Berkshire spoke to Dr Chloe Brimicombe (formerly at Reading) on extreme heat due to high pressure systems and climate change.   

Health and wellbeing: 

• Dr Francesco Tamagnini spoke to LBC News about donanemab, a new drug which could help delay cognitive decline for those with Alzheimer’s.
  Dr Darius Widera (Pharmacy) writes for The Conversation, discussing the dangers of so-called stem cell therapies, which are on the rise around the world.
• Dr Mark Dallas’ (Pharmacy) article for The Conversation on the symptoms of young early-onset Alzheimer’s is reposted by Wales Online.

Food and farming:

• Express and Star (in print) quote Professor Gunter Kunhle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the possibly carcinogenic effects found in aspartame.

Business and society: 

• WiredGov mentions a report by Henley Business School on how UK businesses would save £104 billion a year if a four-day week was implemented across the entire workforce.  
• Forbes quote Henley Business School’s Dr Narenda Laljani from the book Corporate Explorer Fieldbook, for an article about businesses investing in generative AI.
• Visiting professor, Saul Lehrfreund (Law) has co-written an article for The Conversation on the death penalty in Ghana.
• Professors Nada Kakabadse and Andrew Kakabadse (both Henley Business School) wrote an article for Board Agenda on keeping strategy delivery on track.

Other Coverage: 

• Dr Billy Wong (Institute of Education) was interviewed on BBC Radio Berkshire about his research into social inequalities in education.
• BBC Radio Berkshire mention how the University of Reading originally started as an extension college for Oxford back in the 19^th Century.  
• Heart Berkshire report on graduation, which is happening at the University of Reading this week.  
• The Guardian quotes Dr Helen Dodd (formerly at Reading) on a survey which has found that UK children are not being allowed to play outside until two years older than their parents’ generation.  
• Reading Today and Wokingham Today (in print) report on how the climate baton relay made a stop at the University of Reading’s Whiteknights Campus, en route to Parliament Square.  
• Reading Today reports that Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at the University of Reading (London Road Campus) at 7:30pm, on Saturday 2 October.

Alumni: 

• OK! Online mentions Mark O’Connor, Henley Business School alumni, in an article about Love Island star Montana Brown. 
• Breaking Latest mention how Paul D. Hunt, who is actively campaigning for gender neutral emoji’s, earned their master’s degree in Type Design from the University of Reading.  
• Dumfries & Galloway Standard (in print) mention how Louise Mortlock, whose work is featured at the WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, graduated from the University of Reading with a botany and zoology degree.