Reading in the news - Mon 15 Nov

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Rosalind Cornforth (Walker Institute) spoke to BBC News about what the draft agreement reached at COP26 means; and was quoted by on linking issues such as climate change to gender equality.
• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography and Meteorology) was quoted by  and on criticism of the COP26 deal. 
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) was quoted by  and  on his optimistic view of climate progress made in recent years.  
• Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) unpicked the last day of COP26 with BBC Radio Berkshire. 
• Professor Ed Hawkins’ (Meteorology) climate stripes continued to be used as part of the the COP26 and climate change coverage.
•  and reported on the Climate Education Action Plan developed by the University and partners, which aims to reshape climate education in schools. Read our news story.
• A new UK climate risks website developed by Reading is reported by . Professor Nigel Arnell (Meteorology) was quoted by  on how the website shares important data and information. Read our news story.
• Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) was quoted by following a CNN interview on the importance of keeping the 1.5-degree goal. 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Alexander Edwards' (Pharmacy) article on , explaining how the two new antiviral covid drugs work, was published by , , and other regional titles; he was quoted by ,  and  on a new kind of vaccine that primes T-cell immunity; by  and  on the safety and monitoring of vaccines and medicines; and by  on a study into false negative test results.
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was quoted by , , and  on winter increasing cases of Covid; by on the limitations of a study on covid antibodies; by on waning covid immunity; by BBC Radio Berkshire on the constant ups and downs of covid cases, and again by BBC Radio Berkshire on the UK's immunity. He wrote an opinion piece for on the debate over compulsory vaccinations for NHS workers.
• Dr Netta Weinstein's (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) study on solitude during the pandemic was mentioned by . 

Other Coverage:

• A project led by the University that has been used to improve the security of road tolls was mentioned by . 
• Dr Folashade Adeyemo (Law) was mentioned by  and on the publication of her book on banking regulation in Africa. 
• The war bunker on the University's campus was mentioned by . 
• A study conducted by the University found an exact reason why fatty foods may increase risk of a heart attack, as reported by . 
• Professor Uma Kambhampati's (Economics) article on , about India's roads and highways, was published by .
• Henley Business School Africa was featured in an article on MBA degrees by . 
• Emma Leahy, an art student from the University, was mentioned by for being awarded a £2,000 prize by TASH for graduate ambition. 
• Professor Ben Laker (Henley Business School) was quoted by on trust between workers and their employers. 
• A tech innovation jointly developed by the University has won a research and development award, as reported by and .
• Stephanie Back, a graduate of the University, was mentioned by Western Mail (in print) for leading Wales’ first and only youth theatre for deaf and hard-of-hearing young people.
• Natasha Burian, a graduate of the University, was mentioned by  for being appointed as the new Master of the Supreme Court of Seychelles.
• Reports by , , , , , , and Western Daily Press (in print) of the death of a woman include a tribute by her family that mentions she studied Zoology at Reading.
• Tributes to a former teacher in the mention that he studied at Reading.