Reading in the news - Tue 10 Jan

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted by  on the effect of climate change on the wavy jet stream which fuels extreme weather events.
• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire about the extreme weather that the UK experienced last year.
• Dr Alexey Mikaberidze (Agriculture, Policy and Development) is quoted by  on his expert reaction to a policy paper published by Defra detailing plans to protect biosecurity in Britain.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by  on a new Covid variant's ability to evade immunity in lab conditions.

Other Coverage:

• Dr Rich Harrison's (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) research on how to ease chronic pain is reported by .
•  reports on the passing of Emeritus Professor Ian Mills (Chemistry), whose work redefined the international standard units of measurement. 
• Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) was interviewed by  in an episode that re-aired on the geophysical surveys, research, and excavations that he is leading at Cookham monastery.
• Dr Mara Oliva (History) wrote an article for  about how the Vietnam War has affected American politics and  and  republish it.
• Professor John Hammond (Agriculture) and Dr Yiorgos Gadanakis' (Agriculture) collaborative article on  about pressure on food prices is reposted by .
   reports on DNA resistance surveys that have been conducted by the University on rodenticide resistance in rats and mice.

Alumni:

•  and  report on the appointment of Henley Business School alumnus, Chris Dennigan, as the member relations director of Palletforce. 
• The Scotsman (in print) publishes an obituary for Reading alumna and equestrian, Margaret Mary Power.
•  interviews Reading alumna Katherine Dart on her work in the wine trade.