Reading in the news - Thu 25 May

WHO's pandemic threats released: Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by Mail Online, Express Digest, WST Post, and Today Headline, commenting on WHO's recently released list of the world's current biggest pandemic threats.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by The Telegraph, Yahoo!, and MSN on how climate change is making clear-air turbulence more common.
• A grant secured by the University to install a low-carbon heat pump system at the University SportsPark is reported by Heart Radio Berkshire. 
• Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted by Times of India and VN Explorer on the expected arrival of monsoon and winds over Kerala. 
• Matt White (Director of Campus Commerce) is quoted by Public Sector Catering (in print - request print copy) on the carbon footprint of ingredients used by caterers. 
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) is quoted by Offshore Technology on climate change litigation, and in Ends Report on the impact of the Internal Markets Act on green policies.

Food and farming:

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle and Professor Julie Lovegrove (both Food and Nutritional Sciences) are quoted by the BBC on the University's Raising The Pulse initiative, commenting on the struggle of successfully imitating taste when creating replacement foods, and the increased nutritional content of fava flour.

Business and society:

• News Beast quotes Professor Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School) on caution about the future of advanced microchip implants. 
• Ideal Magazine mentions Henley Business School's statistics on the age group most likely to have a "side hustle". 

Other Coverage:

• Dr Chris Organ's (Biological Sciences) article in The Conversation on how humans evolved from fish is republished by RRP.
• Wokingham Today (in print - request print copy) mentions an upcoming performance at the University by "exciting new" band, Myopia.
• RDG Today reports the University is looking for local short-term hosts for its mature international students.

Alumni:

• NCAR reports on the appointment of University alumnus, Jon Petch as the director of the Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
• Ait Engines reports on the appointment of Henley Business School alumnus, Reiner Hoeps, as the new president of Mercedes-Benz in Spain.