Reading in the news - Thu 16 Feb

Food and farming:

• , , and  report that the University-led 'Fruit Watch' project which investigated climate change's impact on the flowering of fruit trees has restarted this year. Dr Deepa Senapathi (Agriculture) and PhD student, Chris Wyver are quoted. Read our news story.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) is quoted by the  on the use of weather balloons.
• Marta O'Brien (Senior Technician in Analytical Chemistry) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on low emissions zones and what happens if vehicle emissions aren't reduced. 
• Professor Tom Oliver (Biological Sciences) is quoted by  criticising HS2's flawed method of calculating the value of nature affected by construction. 
• Reading Today (in print) reports on University findings that high atmospheric pressure can increase water's boiling point, quoting Professor Giles Harrison (Meteorology) on how this happens, and mentioning Dr Stephen Burt's (Meteorology) recent record-height pressure readings. 

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university  

• Sheldon Allen (RUSU President) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on the support that the University is offering its students suffering from the cost of living crisis, including its affordable breakfast initiative entitled Warm Welcome. 

Health:

• Dr Darius Widera (Pharmacy) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on the NHS's new life-saving treatment for the otherwise fatal genetic disease, MLD. 
• Dr Allan Laville (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) is mentioned by  and  for participating in a webinar on mental health and well-being in higher education.

Culture and heritage:

• Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) is quoted by  on recent findings that an Anglo-Saxon monastery was more resilient to Viking attacks than previously thought. 
• Dr Dominic Lees' (Film, Theatre, and Television) is quoted by  on how a 'deepfake' of President Joe Biden making transphobic remarks was made.
•  mentions the University's Evacuee Archive which contains written memoirs and oral history interviews of what it was like to be evacuated during the Second World War.
• Reading Today (in print) reports on an upcoming talk on parallel universes that will be hosted by the University. 

Other Coverage:

• Dr Dina Rezk (History) was interviewed by  and shared a story that she wrote about her experience of bereavement and loss.
• Professor Paul Glaister (Mathematics and Statistics) wrote an article about the importance and relevance of mathematical and quantitative skills, and it is published by .
• Dr Manuela Gonzalez-Suarez (Biological Sciences) is quoted by The Reading Chronicle (in print) on local 'big cat' sightings. 
•  reports that two teams from the University competed in the finals of the Young Entrepreneurs Scheme and won the competition, winning various awards. Read our news story. 
•  (and in print) and  mention a bus service that offered transport to University staff and students to the Royal Berkshire Hospital. 
• Big Issue in The North (in  ) mentions statistics from Henley Business School's study on side hustles. 
•  reports on the University's excavations of a medieval dump in the town of Cartama. 
• Reading Today (in print) publishes stories from students and alumni about their relationships at the university.  
• Wokingham Paper (in print) publishes a letter to the editor detailing objections to the University's development of Loddon Garden Village.
• Reading Today (in print) reports on the sentencing of two men convicted of robbing university students in 2020.

Alumni:

• , , , and  report on the appointment of Reading alumnus, Eugene Seah as global board member and chief operating officer at Meinhardt Singapore.
•  and  report on the appointment of Henley Business School alumnus, Pride Guzha, as the chief financial officer of AYO Technology Solutions.
•  publishes an article on enterprise recourse planning by Henley Business School alumnus, Lars Engbork.