Reading in the news - Thu 26 Oct

Memory training for breast cancer survivors: Mirage News, EurekAlert!, Medical Xpress Germanic News, Express Healthcare Management, Devdiscourse, Lokmat Times, Big News Network, ThePrint, Hindustan Times and Latestly report on a new study from Professor Nazanin Derkashan (Psychology) that found that a form of computerised attention and memory training can improve attention and memory issues in women treated for breast cancer. Read our news story. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment  

• The Daily Mail quotes Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology), who claims that weather forecasting models ‘don’t care what direction the rain is coming from. This was in response to a statement by Environment Secretary, Therese Coffey, who suggested authorities were not prepared for Storm Babet as recent downpours came from the ‘wrong direction.’ Republished by World Time Todays.  
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) explains to The Times (in print) that a warmer atmosphere holds more water, so rainfall, as a result, will increase. 

#UniForReading: Our role as a civic university

• Dr Till Kuhlbrodt (Meteorology) is set to give a talk about climate change at an annual lecture at Reading Minster church, Reading Today (in print) reports.

Other Coverage:

• FF News and Retail Banker International mention that education technology company, Blackbullion, works with the University of Reading to support both staff and students.  
• Professor Jane Setter (English Language and Applied Linguistics) answers why there is such a wide range of regional accents around the UK, for BBC Bristol.  
• Good Impact writes about a report by Professor Michael Goodman (Geography and Environmental Science), which examined the process of reviving the chicle trade in Mexico in the early 2000s.  
• UCD reports that in 2016, Professor Christine Cardin (Chemistry) won a joint award, with two other Professors from top institutions, for their structural work on DNA-transition metal complexes.  
• Indie band, The Amazons, are reported to be playing at 3sixty, located in the Universities Students Union, Reading Today (in print) reports. 

Alumni: 

• Author, Tony Cowling, graduated from the University of Reading in 1970’s, Reading Today (in print) mention.