Reading in the news - Thu 9 Dec
09 December 2021

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- Further coverage that the new headquarters of the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) will be hosted on the 成人抖阴 Whiteknights campus, , BBC Berkshire, and report. Read our news story about the announcement.
- reports on the demolition of a Scottish coal power station and note that Professor Ed Hawkins’ (Meteorology) climate stripes were lit up on the Longannet Chimney.
- Professor Chris Hilson (Law / Reading Centre for Climate and Justice) is quoted in Danish newspaper about which countries should be most responsible for climate finance.
COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was quoted by about measures to try to contain the Omicron variant; about Omicron mutations; and about booster strategy.
- Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) spoke to about testing for the Omicron variant; and answered listeners questions on BBC Berkshire.
- BBC Berkshire spoke to Dr Mark Shanahan (Politics and IR) about the 10 Downing Street press conference in which ‘Plan B’ was announced.
UniForReading:reaffirming our role as a civic university
- Reading’s bid for city status with support from the University was announced by , reports . In addition, research from the University on the benefits of being awarded city status is mentioned in articles in , , other local publications about a small Cornish town who are also bidding, and BBC Three Counties and other BBC local stations also cover.
Other Coverage
- Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Business School Africa) writes for about the future of African economies.
- looks at how to find meaning, and cites research by Professor Jonathan Passmore (Henley Business School) about strong friendships.
- Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) is quoted in and about a study suggesting that Viagra might a helpful drug to treat certain Alzheimer’s Disease patients.
- republishes an article for by Professor Anne Lawrence-Mathers (History) about the origins of Christmas decorations.
- Further coverage of research led by Professor Richard Bennett (Agriculture) on consumer trust in the catering industry is reported in .
- An article for about sub-cultures on TV in the 1980s cites a about the history of punk in the 1970s written by Prof Matthew Worley (History).
- quotes Henley Business School PhD graduate Dr Sam Mather about social media and resignations.
- report on using molasses in animal feed, citing 成人抖阴 research.
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