Reading in the news - Fri 4 Jun

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

• New Scientist (in print) quotes PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Meteorology) on the deadly impact of extreme heat as a result of climate change.
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted on rising global temperatures by and .
• Visiting Professor Ellie Highwood is quoted in on how clouds can have a cooling effect on the world鈥檚 temperatures. 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by , and with his views on the new COVID-19 variant identified in Nepal; and in (also in print) and about infection rates in the UK. 
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in (also in print) about the COVID-19 antibody protection.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) comments on a new study on COVID-19 variants and their antibody protections, covered by multiple news sites including , , , , and .

UniForReading: reaffirming our role as a civic university

• quotes Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort about the University鈥檚 responsibility to help local businesses recover post-pandemic. Read our news story.

Other Coverage:

• Professor Helen Dodd (Psychology) is quoted in on the importance of encouraging children to play outside this Summer.
• Further coverage of new research about how AI programmes used in climate science can build an understanding of the climate system, in and The . Read our news story.
• An article written by Professor Nada Kakabadse and Professor Andrew Kakabadse (Henley Business School) on contextual leadership post-pandemic is published by . 
• Further coverage of three masters students who studied Typeface Design at Reading have set up the Foundry5 initiative to make fonts compelling and culturally sensitive, covered by .
• further covers an apology by the University of Essex to Professor Rosa Freedman (Law).
• New research suggests that drinking cow鈥檚 milk has no link to increased cholesterol levels. Professor Vimal Karani (Food) is quoted in multiple news sites, including and . Read our news story.