Reading in the news - Fri 16 Aug

Monkeypox: Daily Mail features insights from Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) on the likelihood of a new monkeypox strain reaching the UK. Republished by Mahasala. Dr Clarke also appeared on Al Jazeera, CGTN Europe, BBC Hereford and Worcester Radio, BBC Oxford Radio, and BBC Radio Berkshire.

A-level results day:

• Coverage from various local news outlets featuring students set to study at the University of Reading after receiving their A-level results, including Peterborough Matters, Reading.Today, Wokingham.Today, Worksop Guardian, Portsmouth News, SwindonLink, Sidmouth Herald, The Devon Daily and Denbighshire Free Press.
• Kathryn Whittington (Admissions) is interviewed on the Clearing process by Heart Berkshire.
• Professor Dominik Zaum (Pro-Vice Chancellor, Academic Planning and Resource) was interviewed by ITV Meridian, BBC Radio Berkshire and That’s Thames Valley TV on the Clearing operation at the University of Reading.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology), who created the warming stripes graphic, is quoted by BusinessGreen and Dezeen discussing the inclusion of the climate stripes on Forest Green Rovers FC's new kits. Read our news story.
• Professor Christopher Merchant’s (Meteorology) article on The Conversation about recent record-breaking global temperatures is republished by Informed Comment, Knews Media. Yahoo! News and Tribune International.
• Express Digest continues coverage on the research study from the Met Office that used found AI could provide hyper-local temperature forecasts. The study involved support from five PhD students at the University of Reading. Read our news story.
• Eurasia Review reports on a study led by Dr Balaji Senapati (Meteorology) challenging the belief that heat exchange between the ocean and atmosphere drives climate patterns. Read our news story.
• Business Insider features Paul Williams (Meteorology) discussing the increasing prevalence of invisible turbulence in clear skies. Republished by Yahoo! News and MSN.
• Yorkshire Post, Northwich Guardian, The Press and Journal and The Courier Main Edition (all in print) reviews Ozi: Voice Of The Forest, an animated film that features the climate stripes created by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology).

Heritage and culture:

• ITV News London and ITV 1 Meridian South Coast continue to report on the University of Reading’s archaeological excavations at an eighth-century Anglo-Saxon monastery in Cookham, discovered three years ago. Read our news story.

Business and society:

• TechFinancials and Izmu highlight that Huawei South Africa has opened applications for its 2024 Women in Tech, Digital Skills Training Programme which includes free training, and partners with Henley Business School Africa.
• Guy Hembury, Director of Commercialisation & Partnerships at the University of Reading, will speak at an Investment Forum Reading event in September, Insider Media reports.

Other coverage:

• Gulf Weekly mentions that Mojay Abdulla, a musician in the indie band Mission to the Moon, is studying computer science at the University of Reading.
• Classical Music Magazine highlights research published by the University of Reading, revealing that chewing gum can help banish earworms—those repetitive musical snippets that linger in the brain.
• The Scotsman highlights the life and career of Celia Britton, a pioneering scholar in French studies. Celia served as a lecturer in French studies at the University of Reading from 1974 to 1991, significantly contributing to the field during her tenure.