Reading in the news - Wed 19 Jul

400^th anniversary: Professor Grace Ioppolo (English) is quoted by BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC Radio Oxford regarding the upcoming performance by the Royal Shakespeare Company, commemorating the 400^th anniversary of publication for Shakespeare’s First Folio in 1623.

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• Daily Mirror (in print), Yahoo! News, Forbes India, Bangkok Post, International Business Times, France 24, Arizona Daily Sun, Zox, RTL Today, RTÉ.ie, South China Morning Post, The Citizen, Head Topics US, The News International, The Citizen quote Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) on warming oceans affecting land weather patterns, which are provoking heatwaves and droughts.
• Associate Professor Liz Stephens (Meteorology) is quoted in The Times (Online), Yahoo! News, Mail Online, StreetInsider.com, Reuters, Devdiscourse, MarketScreener, U.S News, The Gazette, Today (Singapore), kndo.com, Investing.com and Aol. regarding heat waves being the ‘silent and invisible killer’.
• BBC Online, The Independent, The Mail +, The Sentinel-Record, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, yahoo.com, KNBC-TV Online, b92, CNBC News, KESQ-TV Online, Yahoo! News, WCAU-TV, Egypt Independent, phys.org and MSN quote Professor Hannah Cloke (Meteorology/Geography) on increased temperatures around Europe.
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted in indy100, comparing the recent heatwaves that have occurred around the world to an ‘inferno.’ Also interviewed on CNN International Europe.
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law), is quoted in CNN on the extreme heat in Europe, mentioning the life-threatening effects it has.
• USA Today quotes Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) on climate change making clear-air turbulence worse. 

Health and wellbeing

• Women’s Weekly (in print) mention how researchers from the University of Reading found eating a handful of blueberries could improve memory and reaction times, as well as having other health benefits. Read our news story. 

Food and farming:

• Inside Small Business mentions that research on the impact of climate change on Britain’s wine production.
  

Other Coverage: 

• Heart Berkshire, Heart Kent and other regional stations report on graduation ceremonies that have been commencing at the University of Reading.  
• In a report from Reading.Today and Wokingham.Today regarding the potential relocation of RBH (Royal Berkshire Hospital), the University of Reading is mentioned as a local landowner.