Reading in the news - Wed 29 Apr

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) and Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) were quoted by (republished by , and ) about how fast global warming is increasing. From our story: European State of the Climate report: expert comments
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) was quoted by , taking comments from a article he wrote about a high-profile pollution court case concerning the River Wye.
• An article about plane contrails, written by Professor Nicolas Bellouin (Meteorology) for , was republished by and . From our story: Contrail sensors aim to cut aviation's climate impact
• , , , , and others reported on a talk from Dr Kieran Hunt (Meteorology) about AI in weather forecasting.
• included comments from Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology) about Uranus’ rings.

Business and society:

• Dr Neha Hui (Economics) featured in an episode of BBC 4’s In Our Time on indentured labour in 19th century India. 
• mentioned that Professor Marko Milanovic (Law) will be a speaker at the upcoming RightsCon 2026.
• listed Dr Jakob Hauter (Politics) as a signatory of a statement opposing a new book about the Russia-Ukraine war.
• Dr Rita Fontinha (Henley Business School) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about productivity and working from home.
• Times Radio interviewed Dr Naomi Lott (Law) about how social media is encouraging young people to read.
• featured quotes from Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre and Television) about AI in India’s film industry.

Heritage and culture:

• Professor Steve Mithen (Archaeology) was quoted by about language in neanderthals.

Other coverage:

• mentioned that Reading Accounting and Business students won the PQ Magazine Award for Student Body of the Year.
• mentioned that Henley Business School Africa was the highest-rated business school by employers in South Africa.

Alumni:

• and featured graduate Sotiris Markatos, who has been proposed as the new Vice President of Telecommunications at The National Telecommunications and Postal Commission in Greece.
• interviewed Phoebe White, Typography and Graphic Communications graduate, who has been appointed as their digital communications officer.