Reading in the news - Wed 15 Feb

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Greatest Hits Radioreports on what the University community is doing to respond to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, highlighting how the University Turkish Society has raised more than £2,000 for relief efforts in the first few days of fundraising. Read our news story.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Robin Smith (Meteorology) is quoted by the , , , , , and  on his expert reaction to a study modelling changes to Arctic/Greenland ice sheets and future sea-level projections. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire, , , , and  report that restaurant foodservice supplier, Brakes, has launched the UK's first zero-emissions electric transport vehicle. It carries Professor Ed Hawkins' (Meteorology) climate stripes.
•  mentions a speaker from the University gave a talk to a school about sustainability.
• reports that UKLEA's annual conference on environmental law will be held at the University. 
• mentions that the University was a TUCO sustainability award finalist last year.

Food and farming:

• Daily Mirror (in print) reports 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) is quoted. Read our news story.
• British Dairying (in print) mentions the University conducted a study with Mole Valley Farmers on the importance of amino acids in early lactation dairy cows. 

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university  

•  reports on an upcoming orchestra performance at the University's Great Hall. 

Other Coverage:

• , Heart Radio Berkshire, and Greatest Hits Radio report on University strike action.
• Dr Anastasiya Saraeva (Henley Business School) is quoted by  on considering public reaction when handling bad PR.
• Dr Kenton White (Politics) is quoted by on the defence issues that the Pentagon faces when addressing balloons and other flying objects in American airspace. 
• Jon Foster-Pedley and Rashika Padarath (both Henley Africa) are quoted by on the opening of Henley Business School Africa's new branch in Cape Town.
• interviews singer and Henley Business School student, Yvonne Chaka Chaka on receiving a third honorary doctorate.
• quotes Henley Business School's definition of a 'side hustle'. 

Alumni:

•  and  report that Henley Business School alumnus and musician, Loyiso Bala has released a new song.
• The Jewish Chronicle (in print) publishes an obituary for Reading alumnus and entrepreneur, Ralph Ehrmann.