Reading in the news - Thu 23 Apr

The office bar: Dr Melissa Carr (Henley Business School) spoke to the  about the significance of the office bar. 

Learning how to read: Professor Holly Joseph (Institute of Education) wrote for  about ineffective shortcuts used to teach children how to read. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• BBC Radio Cumbria mentioned research into declining adder populations. 
• , , and BBC Radio Berkshire (republished by ) provided further coverage of the launch of new climate stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology). Extra coverage from  and . From our story: Cities and countries warming fast, new climate stripes show 
•  quoted Professor Liz Stephens (Meteorology) on recent floods in New Zealand and warning systems. From our expert comment: Wellington, New Zealand floods 
• Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) was quoted by  about the European Space Agency’s Proba 3 mission.   
•  mentioned that the University is the sponsor for the new Climate and Sustainability Impact Award at the Pride of Reading Awards. Dylan Parkes, Head of Strategic Engagement, is quoted. 
• Dr Stephen Burt (Meteorology) featured in an episode of , attempting to build a copy of the first ever barometer.  

Health and wellbeing:

• , , and  republished an article from  which quotes Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) about a new covid variant. 
• Further coverage of a study by PhD student Susanne Cromme (Psychology) into untreated pain during hysteroscopies was featured by , , and . From our story: Mumsnet posts reveal women gaslit over womb procedure pain 
•  highlighted research into the gut health benefits of red bananas. 

Business and society:

• Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) wrote for  about ‘just war theory’ and comments from Trump about the pope. 

Heritage and culture:

•  featured a talk on clothing used by rural poor 19^th century people, highlighting collections from The Museum of English Rural Life. 
• Professor Mark Pagel (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) was quoted by  (republished by ) responding to a study about the language of prehistoric humans. 

Alumni:

• May Govender, who has an MBA from Henley Business School, has been appointed CIO and Head of Affluent Tech at Quilter, reports .  
•  reported that Molecular Biology graduate Rich Ferrie has been appointed CEO of Babraham Research Campus.