22 July 2024
Global IT outage: Dr Rodrigo Perez-Vega (Henley Business School) is interviewed by France 24 about preventing future cyber blackouts following a widespread global IT outage caused by a faulty software update. Republished by World News.
Business and society:
Dr Kiwi Ting (Politics) writes for The Conversation on how the rise of MPs born after 1995 could influence political engagement.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
Jeff Bezos's Earth Fund is financing a research centre at Imperial College London for alternative protein research, collaborating with the University of Reading’s department of Food and Nutritional, reports il fatto alimentare.
Caleb Miller (Meteorology) explains how Storm Ciaran's low pressure in 2023 lowered the boiling point of water, impacting tea quality for 20 million people, reports Epoch Times and SciTechDaily.
A University of Reading study from 2023 showed an increase in clear-air turbulence since 1979, reports Wales Online, Surrey Live, Devon Live. republished by Yahoo! News.
Dr Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) discusses why extreme rainfall in Mumbai is getting harder to predict for Money Control.
Express republishes a quote from Dr Till Kuhlbrodt (Meteorology) about the weather pattern driving the UK’s weather.
On BBC World Service Radio, Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) explained the three main causes of in-flight turbulence. The interview also aired on BBC Wales and was mentioned on multiple US state radio stations, including Michigan Radio, St Louis Public Radio, KUER7 and more.
On BBC Radio 4, Professor Jeffrey Smith (Environmental Science) outlines methods for controlling moss in gardens.
Health and wellbeing:
BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC Radio Oxford interviewed Professor Stella Chan (Psychology) about the University of Reading’s Resilience Rucksack scheme, which has seen more than 1,200 mental health rucksacks full of wellbeing products donated to school children in Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
BBC Radio Lincolnshire Radio and BBC Radio Humberside mention the University as a centre for climate study when discussing rising global temperatures.
Other coverage:
Research led by Jacob Gardner (Biological Sciences) questions long-held beliefs about body size and climate, as reported by Past Chronicle, News Week, and republished by MSN.
The Star profiles the University of Reading Malaysia.
Dr Joanna Baker (Evolutionary Biology) writes for The Conversation on newly published research challenging the belief that larger animals always have bigger brains.
Professor Francis Mayle (Geography) contributed to a study on indigenous people in Ancient Amazonia, according to Mongabay.
Dr Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre, Television) is quoted by Snopes saying a video of US Vice President Kamala Harris is fake.
Alumni:
BBC Parliament - Lord Fuller, who studied agriculture at the University of Reading, mentions his role in the fertilizer industry and its importance in food production and food security.
Ms Lynda Biribonwa, with a Master’s in Environment and Development from the University, replaces Dr Jane Mulemwa as the new board leader of PAU, reports Monitor.
Dr Daniel Olukoya, who completed his PhD in Molecular Genetics at the University of Reading, reflects on his academic journey from the University of Lagos to the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, reports This Day Live.
Tracy Falzon (Business Administration), who earned an MBA from Henley Business School in 2010, joins PwC Malta with extensive experience in business applications, as reported by Times of Malta.
BBC Berkshire Radio interviewed Jack, a former agriculture student at the University of Reading, who trains racehorses.
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