Reading in the news - Thu 12 Aug

#PlanetPartners: Reading's global work for a sustainable future

• IPCC Report:
  • Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was interviewed on about record temperatures in Italy, Inside Panel discussion about the report, and TRT World and CBC News. Professor Allan was also featured in a article and on wildfires; and a article on insights from the report.
  • features comment from Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) on the findings of the report.
  • A Spanish article uses an Ed Hawkins graphic in this article on how climate change is threatening the Arctic.
  • Read our news story on Reading's contribution to the report.
• Ocean impacts:
  • Further coverage of new research by Chris Venditti (Biological Sciences) showing warming oceans will impact fish, in , , , , and . Read our news story.
• Air travel:
  • Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted in for a piece on air turbulence and fuel demand; and in for an article about using wind to help reduce carbon emissions.
• Climate Summit:
  • The International features a write-up of UoR's Climate Education Summit being hosted in September.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• A study by Professor Rodney Jones (English Language and Linguistics), on the masculine language used by both Boris Johnson and Donald Trump during the pandemic to make them look like strong leaders, is the focus of a article. The article also appears on and other news sites. 

Local economy: A local councillor has praised the University's vision of bringing the film industry to Reading with the creation of Shinfield Studios, reports . 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Daphne Halikiopoulou (Politics) wrote an article about Labour and European social democratic parties for the Fabian Review (print).
• An FT (print) article on demand for university places this year quotes Reading Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort.
• Catherine Price (who did her PhD at Reading) took part in a head-to-head story for on the topic of genetically modified food. The article also appears on (and Canada) and .
• and cover a new paper which looks at singing ability for people with autism. The paper is co-written by Dr Fang Liu (Psychology), who is also quoted within the article.
• magazine features ten end-of-year architecture projects from students at the 桃色视频.
• A letter by Professor Paul Glaister (Maths) on exam assessment is published in .
• Professor Liu Yipeng (Henley Business School) is quoted in an article on China's economic recovery after the pandemic. The article also appears on .
• A piece on UoR Malaysia is featured in .