Reading in the news - Thu 16 Mar

Insect sex: France News 24, Yahoo!, Breit Bart, International Business Times, Digital Journal, and others highlight Reading research on the impact of air pollution on insect reproduction. Popular Science quotesDr JamesRyalls (Agriculture).

Business and society:

• Professor Lucy Newton (Henley Business School) co-authored an article for The Conversation on how Silicon Valley Bank's failure shows how regulators can help to repair the economy and it is republished by Foreign Affairs,The Irish News, and Foreign Affairs. 
• Professor Benjamin Laker (Henley Business School) wrote an article on how Southeast Asian economies are expected to grow for Forbes and it is reposted by Business News.
• Professor Simonetta Longhi (Economics) is mentioned by New Business for discussing the importance of intersectionality in education and skills design during the LC's Future of Ageing conference 2022.
• Professor Bernd Vogel (Henley Business School) is quoted by the Daily Maverick on the importance of optimistic leaders. 
• Mother Jones quotes Visiting Professor Jean Williams, on the election of Gianni Infantino as the president of FIFA. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by Wired on the amount of rainfall it would take to ease the drought in Europe.
• PhD Student, Ette Waterman's (Archaeology) research on the feeding red kites is reported on by Reading Today (in print). Read our news story.
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by Nature World News on how extreme flight turbulence may more than double in the future due to climate change. PhD student, Isabel Smith (Meteorology) is mentioned in a report in Kompas.
• Dr Kieran Hunt (Meteorology) is quoted by Phys.org on how climate change is intensifying heat waves in India.  
• Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) is interviewed by Ars Technica, addressing common climate misinformation. 
• Yorkshire Post (in print) mentions the University's research on how online abuse about hunting could impact wildlife conservation. Read our news story.
• Zephyr Net repeats Carbon Brief analysis showing the University was one of the most represented institutions among authors of the most recent report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Food and farming:

• British Dairying (in print) mentions the University compiled an annual KPI farming report which found improved fertility in cow herds. 
• The North Devon Gazette (in print) mentions the University's part in leading a European-wide project which aims to show farmers how they can boost food production and achieve net zero within a decade by adopting agroforestry. Read our news story.

Other Coverage:

• i News reports on upcoming strike action at universities.
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by L'essentiel, MSN and News Deal on a study which found reusable water bottles can contain a large number of bacteria.
• Professor Jo Phoenix (Law) is quoted by The Christian Institute on the response to an event at University College London.
• Legal Cheek lists University student, Ben Holder's, article on London's commercial court (here) as highly commended in the best Legal Cheek Journal Contribution category of the Legal Cheek Awards. 
• The Reading Chronicle mentions the University's campus is part of the Reading half marathon course. 
• The Reading Chronicle suggests that the University is one of Reading’s ‘fantastic qualities’. 
• The Guardian (in print) publishes an obituary for Colin Campbell, and the author mentions meeting him at a public lecture at the University. 

Alumni:

• Wirtschaftszeit, Top Hotel, Hotel Bau, Deal Magazin, and many others report on the appointment of Henley Business School alumnus, Thiemo Willms, as the new Vice President of Development DACH at Accor.
• The Royal Gazette reports on the appointment of University alumna, Andesha Busby, as the designate valuer at a valuation company. 
• AP News and Yahoo! report on the appointment of Reading alumna, Katie Bromley as corporate communications manager at Coppernico Metals. 
• Street Insider names Henley Business School graduate, Elspeth Inglis as the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since 2019 at Archrock. 
• Wales Farmer (in print) interviews Reading alumnus and farmer, Jams Morgan, on the global demand for dairy.