Reading in the news - Wed 21 Jul

#PlanetPartners: Reading鈥檚 global work for a sustainable future

• Heat warning:
  • PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Geography/Walker Institute) is quoted by multiple news sites including , the , , , and on the Met Office amber heat warnings for the UK; spoke to BBC Radio 4, BBC 2 Wales, BBC Radio Wales, BBC South Today, and BBC Radio Berkshire; and The republished her article written for on what the alert means.
  • Dr Rob Thompson (Meteorology) is quoted by the and .
  • Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted in dozens of news articles online including about computer鈥檚 predictions of future weather patterns.
  • Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) was quoted by dozens of regional news sites including , , , , The (also ).
• European flooding:
  • PhD researcher Jeff Da Costa (Environmental Science) was interviewed by , Al Jazeera, , Bild TV and M眉nchner Merkur.
  • Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) was quoted by , the , , and The about the floods in Europe. 
  • Dr Linda Speight (Geography/Environmental Science) was interviewed by The on the floods.  
• Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology) is quoted in The Daily Telegraph on new language phrases in weather forecasts. 
• reports on Reading research (Meteorology) into the use of drones to deliver electrical charge into clouds to encourage rainfall in the Middle East. Read our news story on a recent visit to the University by the United Arab Emirate Ambassador to the UK to see the research.

City children: Research by Professor Carol Fuller (Institute of Education), on how the exposure of children who live in urban locations to woodland areas improves their mental health, was covered by multiple online news articles, including and .

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Professor Uma Kambhampati (Economics) spoke to BBC Radio World Service and BBC Radio 4 about the Indian government鈥檚 response to the COVID death rate.  
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The about the UK鈥檚 second lockdown; and , GB News, The and on the effectiveness of self-isolating and spoke to . 
• Professor Gary Stephens (Pharmacology) is quoted in about how llamas are helping scientists develop Covid-fighting antibodies. Read our news story.
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in debunking COVID misinformation.

Other Coverage:

• mentions research from Dr Tatiana Rowson (Henley Business School) on leading businesses with an employee-centred approach.
• and covered a Henley Business School report on the four-day working week, which was found to increase productivity in employees.