Reading in the news - Wed 22 Mar

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Research Fellow, Elana Saggioro (Meteorology and Walker Institute) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on the University's recent launch of a new master's on climate change and AI, which is the first of its kind in the UK.
• mentions the University's funded research on cloud seeding to produce rain in the UAE. 
• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted by  and Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted by  on the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report which declares greenhouse emissions need to be cut by 65% by 2035 to reduce significant global climate impact. Read about the use of Professor Hawkins' stripes in the report here. 
• Dan Fernbank (Energy and Sustainability Director) spoke to the podcast on decarbonising the University’s estate.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university  

• Greatest Hits Radio reports on the University's plans to host a free family festival this May. Read our news story.

Food and farming:

• Professor Carol Wagstaff (Food) has written an article for on food supply chains and how recent shortages are impacting food aid services for vulnerable people.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle and Professor Keshavan Niranjan (both Food) have co-written a piece on why tinned and frozen food can be just as nutritious as fresh produce.
• Newport Advertiser (in print) mentions the University compiled an annual KPI farming report which found improved fertility in cow herds. 

Other Coverage:

• Professor Julia Waters' (Languages and Cultures) comments on the death of her sister Ruth Perry, headteacher of Caversham Primary School, in ,  (and in print), , and .
• Professor Bhismadev Chakrabarti (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) is quoted by , , and  on the difference between human and animal gut microbiomes. 
•  and  publish an obituary for Gwendolyn Leick, who previously taught archaeology and literature at the University. 
• Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort was interviewed by on degrees apprenticeships. 
• Dr Mark Shanahan (formerly Politics) was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on the loss of his son, Rory, who passed away five years ago. 
• University student Kiera Man was quoted by BBC Radio Cornwall on how industrial strike action is affecting her studies. 
• Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) is mentioned by over 100 American stations online (links unavailable) as an upcoming speaker at The 6th Annual Markets and Markets Neuroscience R&D Conference.
•  and  report on PhD Student Caroline Seton's research on how navigational abilities vary with age and gender. 
• reports on an upcoming choral performance at the University's Great Hall. 

Alumni:

• A University alumnus, named Sam, competed in the second round of Pointless on BBC 1.
• , , and  report on the appointment of Henley Business alumna, Helen Westby, as the Managing Director at BMW Group Ireland. 
•  and  report on the appointment of Henley Business School alumnus, Vincenzo Esposito, as the new CEO of a Microsoft branch in Italy. 
• thanks Reading alumna and Head of Politics for Good Morning Britain, Anne Alexander, for her patronage of the magazine's series Women in Westminster: The 100.