Reading in the news - Tue 9 May

Covid over: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Covid as no longer a global emergency. Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the Mail Online, Independent, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Yahoo!, The Economic Times, Breit Bart, CTV News, News Channel 18, AP News, Houston Chronicle, CT Insider, Money Control, Miami Herald, Macon, Sun Herald, SF Gate, and over 100 other outlets on the importance of continuing to avoid putting others at risk. 

King’s Coronation:

• Heart Radio Berkshire, Greatest Hits Radio, The Reading Chronicle, MSN, and Knowledia report that a baby llama born on the University's farm has been named after King Charles. 
• The Independent, Daily Mail, Mail+, Aol., Scottish Daily Express, Yahoo!, UK Daily News, GH Base, Grazia Daily, and MSN report on the role of Reading graduate Penny Mordaunt MP, as Lord President of the Privy Council, being "front and centre" at the King's Coronation.
• Professor Kate Williams (History) wrote an article about the King's Coronation, and it is published by The Sunday Times (in print - request print copy).

Heritage and culture:

• Professor Jane Setter (Language & Linguistics) wrote an article for The Conversationon why people keep or lose their accents and it is reposted by IFL Science.

Business and society:

• Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) is listed by Financial Intelligence as a guest and speaker at an international conference on the future of governance.  
• Bracknell News, The Reading Chronicle, and Opera News report that the University's Students' Union has awarded child development tutor, Jane Machin, the Academic Tutor Excellence Award.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Fox News (online), Yahoo!, Terra, DNYUZ, and Canal Tech mention the University's upcoming research on why Saturn’s rings are eroding. Read our news story
• Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) is quoted by Business Insider, Business Insider (India), Yahoo!, and MSN, explaining a NASA visual of solar eruptions and 'holes'.
• The Manual reports on Professor Paul Williams' (Meteorology) predictions, based on a forecasting algorithm he built, that clear air turbulence may more than double in the future due to climate change.

Food and farming:

• Funding that Professor Chris Reynolds (Agriculture) has received for a project to address heat stress in indoor-housed cattle is reported by Wokingham Today, RDG Today, The Scottish Farmer (in print), and Farmers Guardian (in print). Read our news story.
• Food Manufacture and Knowledia report the University's student team, Inudle, has made it to the finals of the 11^th Ecotrophelia UK; a competition celebrating food and drink student innovation, run by The Institute of Food Science and Technology.  
• Professor Ian Givens (IFNH/Agriculture) is quoted by The National News on the validity of research claiming that A2 milk - a kind of milk only containing one type of beta-casein - may reduce the risk of various illnesses. 

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

• RDG Today and Wokingham Today report on the University's upcoming community festival. Vice Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort is quoted.
• Wokingham Today and RDG Today turn to Dr Simon Clarke’s expert comment on a Listeria-related product recall.

Other Coverage:

• The Times (and in print- request print copy) follows the postponement of a talk at the University, by MP James Sunderland.
• Professor Julia Waters (Languages and Cultures) comments on the death of her sister Ruth Perry, headteacher of Caversham Primary School, in Henley Standard (in print). 
• BBC Radio Berkshire plays a track by Reading student, Ava Thompson. 

Alumni:

• A speaker on American channel, Marty & McGee mentions he studied at Reading. 
• The Daily Mail reports on the personal life of Reading alumnus and army officer, James Shaw, who led the servicemen at the Coronation progression. 
• The Sun reports that TV meteorologist and Reading alumna Laura Tobin is on holiday. 
• Biz Community and MSN report on the appointment of Henley Business School alumna, Gcobitsa Ntshona as African Bank's new chief people officer. 
• Lancs Live reports on the career of retired councillor and Reading alumna, Anne Whitehead. 
• Punch NG publishes an article by Henley Business School alumnus, barrister Adetunji Omotola, on "Africa in the 21^st century.
• Opera News reports on the appointment of Reading alumna, Aisha Maikudi, as deputy vice chancellor at the University of Abuja.
• Estate Agent Today reports that Reading alumnus, Michael Day, is celebrating twenty years since setting up his consultancy and training business.
• The Grocer reports on the career of Reading alumna, Lucy Wilkins, as commercial executive at Ginsters. 
• The Henley Standard (in print) reports on the career of Reading alumna and artist, Tamalia Reeves.
• Travel Weekly (in print) reports on the career of Henley Business School alumnus and businessman, Guy Novik.