Reading in the news - Thu 12 Jun

Cold snap: CNN, Daily Mail and Sky News feature commentary from Professor Richard Allen and Professor Jon Robson (Meteorology), who outlined the consequences on a potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, including much colder and stormier winters in Europe. Republished by Yahoo News, AOL, News Channel 3, News 800, Science.APA, Science Media Centre, News Channel 21, MSN

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university

• The Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce names the University as sponsor and partner of the Windsor Debates event on ‘Health and Life Sciences – The Foundations for UK Growth’.

Business and society:

• Johansen.se highlights research by Dr Kate Gannon, an expert from the London School of Economics and Political Science, who is also an Associate of the Walker Institute. Dr Gannon’s work shows that investing in African women entrepreneurs is a smart strategy for climate change. Republished by INKL.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Mirage News names the University as a key partner in the TEAMx Observational Campaign, a major international weather research initiative in the Alps.
• Mirage News and Science Daily report on research led by Umeå University, in partnership with Reading, which proposes a global rule predicting species distribution and success. From our news story: Life from oceans to savannas explained with one single rule
• DNYUZ features Mathew Owens (Meteorology) explaining that previous side-on glimpses of the Sun’s poles were like “looking through grass”.

Other Coverage:

• Full Fact features expert insight from Dr Dominic Lees (Film and Television) on signs of AI-generated deepfakes, commenting on a fake video of Donald Trump announcing a Tesla ban.

Alumni:

• Benzinga, Renu Robotics, PR.com, Millis Medway News, and Greenville Business Mag highlight the appointment of Iain Cooper as CEO of Renu Robotics to lead the company’s next phase of growth. Cooper holds a PhD in Meteorology from the University.
• News247 features Konstantinos Angelopoulos, a Non‑executive Member of the Superfund’s board, who holds an MSc from the University and has held senior positions at Alpha Bank.