Reading in the News 2007
As a world-renowned research and teaching institution, the University of Reading is rarely out of the local, national and international media.
This section contains a selection of media appearances by University staff and press cutting summaries which highlight the important work being done by the staff and students of the University.
December
- Letters to the Editor
- Uni in project with primaries
- Both sides cite science to address altered corn
- How to beat the boxing day bloat
- Outlook Europe: The end of a boom
- Interview - Dr Graham Crampton
- Neighbourhood police making a difference
- Is criticism dying, or is that just your view?
- Climate role for professor
- A renaissance comes to Reading
- Interview - Dr Annie Campbell
- Interview - John Madejeski
- This decade breaks records in table of world's hottest years
- Uni in world biodiversity study
- Uni students in litter clean-up
- Student Union launches campaigns to tackle safety and environment issues
- Fighting aids with greater awareness
- Minister grilled by university students
- Taking the hits without flinching
- Scientists create a new prebiotic with the capacity to make a major impact on human health
- Keep on flying
November
- Community News
- The name's Mason..James Mason
- Interview - Professor Kevin Warwick
- Interview - Professor Paul Croll
- There's also success for Reading Uni boys
- Journalism with a passion
- Winter rations with protected fats could raise yields
- Unravel Egypt's golden past
- How do you stand working with all these old people
- Government urged to invest in climate change technology
- Uni professor's breakthrough could reduce miscarriages
- Professor Kevin Warwick
- Management innovations: how important are they for business success?
- Interview - Sally Pearman
- Interview - Professor Susan Edwards
- Interview - Mark Broughton
- Rowers make big waves
- Powerful new X-ray could save babies
- Can uni believe it? A recycling vending machine
- Training your gut
- GM crops are the only way to solve Briton's diet failings, say scientists
- Practice trends: ancillary relief
- Bird flu cull of turkeys in Norfolk jeopardises Christmas poultry sales
- strands of hair could be key to unsolved murder case
- University team wins award for excellence
- Uni up for £50,000 award
- campaign raises awareness about debt
- Small scale big draw
- free business talks at uni
- Professor Alan Evans - studio appearance
- Report on Engineering Award
- London poised to cement leading position
- How a fetus hides from its mother
- worldwide exposure for our university cheerleaders
- Glenn Gibson - The One Show
- growth and social infrastructure in spatial planning
- event sparks interest in chemistry
- farming ants are master herders
- how clean is your mouse?
- Are British waters getting warmer?
- Cadbury sweetens the conservation pill
- reading this may just save your life, if cancer experts are right
- NMC Shut out?
- Who's afraid
- Keeper of records
October
- Karen scoops careers award
- Hallowe'en horror tales
- interview - Professor Andy Goodwyn
- The kilo? take it with a grain of salt
- Great expectations
- An unusual silence
- taking the next step
- art events prove a big draw
- experts predict more windstorms across Europe in the long term
- the Game Boy racers taking over our roads
- aspiration without perspiration
- University scientists scoop peace prize
- It's no tall story, a few extra inches can make all the difference in life
- Grand plans for university unveiled
- RCGP voices concerns over plans to extend controlled drug prescribing
- a warm welcome for climate change expert
- CCTV to outwit Jason Bourne
- Diary, why do I drink so much?
- On the move
- Interview - Melissa Stepney
- Aiming high in Maths
- Interview - Dr Sheila MacIntyre
- Common words 'less likely to change'
- Technology to reduce deaths urged
- top award for student
- Uni scheme to help chemistry student
- Refurbed lab at uni
- Uni costs impact of weather on business
- DVD to keep students safe
- clinical focus - falls in older people
- fresher week
September
- Second homes face price fall
- Evil rivalry of the odd couple
- Uni hails 'loyal friend'
- Farmers brace themselves for further turmoil
- Original Cyborg Warwick Firmly On Cutting Edge
- Medieval lending
- The twilight of talent
- How green is our borough?
- workshop shows how to improve the lives of elderly
- talk like an Egyptian
- Giant seabed plumbing scheme 'can save us from global warming'
- Students' stunts in aid of charity
- Time for a fresh look at a few old problems
- Uni bans student initiation parties
- Students have noise licked
- Prof praised for weather work
- Uni scientists find 3 'possible new plant types'
- Interview - Professor Peter Lansley
- Vaccination dilemma for the livestock industry
- New late-night bus for students
- HTA researches carbon footprint
- Students give Reading the thumbs up
- why a simple DNA test can save your life
- Borrowing from nature
- Town versus gown
- Fascist Mosley subject of conference at uni
- Cracks in the foundation
- Looking for a career? Look here
- New courses on offer to adults
- Professional resources - worth a look
- One size doesn't fit all for functional foods, say scientists
- The rough and the smooth
- Developing Human Capital Measures
- Working with parents who have a learning disability
- Shrine of the times
August
- A taste of university
- On a rare weekend of warmth, blame the summer on La Nina
- Interview - Dr Jeremy Spencer
- Explore museum's archives at open day
- Top green campaigner to speak
- Interview - Dr Peter Barker
- Girls entering puberty by the age of six - but are drugs the answer?
- Interview - Dr Tony Wilsmore
- Uni gut feeling
- Placement uni graduate scoops job
- Ancient church to be revamped
- University law school welcomes new chair
- Foot and mouth: Farmers warned of 'virus cloud' from suspect laboratories
- Falls prevention in older people
- Studies in green
- Asia's brown clouds heat the Himilayas
- Science and the 'C' word
- Visitors to rural museum can see how crafts are adapting
- 10 natural remedies for everyday ailments
July
- A lack of sunshine can make you ill
- Pragmatics
- Interview - Dr Roland Fox
- How do I become a meteorologist?
- Expert opinion
- Universities find success with spin-off companies
- letters - climate science right
- Will supplements stave off illness?
- Model behaviour
- A disaster with the footprints of mankind stamped on it
- Interview - Professor Alan Evans
- College of Estate Management
- Professor Kevin Warwick - The One Show
- The blade runner generation
- In the eye of the storm
- Interview - Professor Sir Brian Hoskins
- Arable farming attempts to retain students
- Pupils put stock in lesson
- Helping hands are rewarded
- Money talks in the classroom
- Royals chief Madejski set to become university figurehead
- Open days at Roman site
- Your chance to hear the views of eco-friendly house builder Ben Law
- Uni expert in research project
- Students set off on the trip of a lifetime
- How one young rower provided an answer to a weighty problem facing politicians
- Interview - Dr Irene Mueller-Harvey
- Interview - Professor Will Hughes
- Filming at Graduation
- Move to cut methane emissions by changing cows' diet
- Sustainability theme for expert debate
- Interview - Professor Anthony IIlingworth
- Weather forecasts? Outlook uncertain
- Super-computer boost for uni
- Winning smiles
- Interview - Professor Paul Sharkey
- Students join green scene
- Professional status on offer
- Interview - Ann Westgarth
- Queen honours ex-county Scout
- Dig up a unique summer activity
- Students to war with cybernaughts
- Work on business school to start
- Museum events have a green theme
- Prizes for plastics
- Taking on a youth challenge
- Herbal remedy for hayfever
- Health Checklist
June
- The campaign to develop a super patriot
- Millions at risk from flooding
- After school menu has all ingredients for success
- Nurse prescribers still use CMPs
- Reward for uni student helpers
- Bosses meet profs for golf
- Interview - Professor Glenn Gibson
- Jab could beat all types of flu for rest of your life
- Arise Sir Brian of Pangbourne
- Chinese teachers sound out British education
- Off to Glastonbury
- Fine Art degree shows
- Linguist retraces his footsteps to open uni's centre
- Falklands War special
- Why global warming may be a mist opportunity
- Paper work in museum show
- Interview - Professor Alan Swinbank
- Interview - Martin Andrews
- All the elements of a great day
- Weatherwatch
- Whales (Mostly) Win at Whaling Commission Meeting
- On the trail of art and crafts
- Britain faces 20-year house boom that will split nation, says report
- Top professor joins uni's climate change centre
- Letters
- Currency: a European overview
- Garden party celebrates the valuable work of volunteers
- Shakespeare and co
- Lamb in full flower
- Will climate change make us all strawberry fools
- Titration techniques in the food industry
- And now for something completely different
May
- Uni Prof joins Olympic panel
- Interview with James Ferryman
- 'Arresting architecture recognised
- Meeting to focus on Chinese emergence
- Why the NHS still needs more matrons
- Taking careful steps to lesson risk of falling
- Saturday Live Show
- No such thing as fair shares in the NHS
- Designer brightens up her display with live models
- Uni scientist in exhibition
- Golden moments at Chelsea show
- Take part in scientist's study of cats' killing habits
- Can we win Eurovision again? The answer's purely academic
- University saves rare agricultural steam engine from scrapheap
- Chelsea Flower Show main awards
- Proposed charter of rights
- Build your own weather station
- Schemes use property as contingency
- Interview
- Uni celebrates links with the business world
- Crusades historian to provide expert guidance in Holy Land
- Businessman's Red Cross garden day
- Service without a smile
- Uni restores rare engine
- Bloc-voting proves that,on Eurovision night, everybody needs good neighbours
- Forgetsuper foods, you can't beat an apple a day
- Smart cameras" to tackle abandoned luggage alarms
- Interview with Dr Alan Howard
- Uni students in bid to cut noise
- Month of rural delights at uni museum
- Full steam ahead for train pictures
- Reflective work
- How can I get some decent career-related work experience?
- Garden paradise at the university
- Group to help meet climate challenge
- Radio - John Cottingham
- Uni lecture from Italian ambassador
- Interview - Kevin Warwick
- Royals volunteer to launch website
- Vandals in Roman Britain
April
- Robo-humans
- Hockey
- Find the secret of happiness
- Wild man hands out eco awards
- Prehistoric volcanoes heated Earth
- Chimp denied a legal guardian
- Mum-of-three latest to spot the Wokingham wildcat
- Help keep count of town foxes
- Childhood obesity is a major problem
- News
- Climate change - why don't we believe it?
- On the record
- MURSs: achieving the right balance
- Uni traders scoop a top 10 spot
- Mummy we learnt all about Egyptians
- Archaeology experts' forum
- Asking for Money Is So Appallingly American, Dahling
- Geography widens pupils' horizons.
- Rare open day at university garden
- Greatest gift we all can give
- Specialising is crucial for business success
- Top chemical experts at Uni
- For the love of lecturing
- Over £56bn held in UK's property schemes
- Interview
- Groups, politicians for urgent action
- Animal methane production on climate change agenda
- Uni climate change experts' Oz link
- Uni hosting 'top brains' conference
- Students and business make most of initiative
March
- Shaping beef production
- Signing off racism
- Magnificent seventh for ladies
- Food matters
- Housing law update for landlords
- Learn all about the Science of Slime
- Millionth species os logged
- Independents' day
- Using the appliance of science to make ice cream..and slime
- Snakes alive - working with deadly venom
- University don turns biographer
- Interview
- Is this a future MP for town
- Scholarships awarded to the best university freshers
- Uni lecturer one of top UK scientists
- News
- Dinosaur Genomes Rather Small
- News
- reading is for the 'nerds' say children
- Are food additives all that bad?
- We're all going to the Zoo Day
- Awesome twosome win top uni banking prize
- The nightmare of Iraq - in a room at Reading University
- Scientists join forces in international fight against impact of climate change
- Growing together
February
- German diplomat pays visit to uni
- Don't let your diet ruin the big occasion
- book launch
- The I-Wasp Generation
- How to be a spearmint smoothie
- Reach for sky at uni
- New gym is oar-some
- Focus on young farmers
- BBC Radio Berkshire breakfast show - Homeschooling
- BBC Radio Cambridgeshire - 'Bionic Woman'
- Science students run event for future chemists
- The Insider
- Public Lecture
- Beijing opera company to star at uni
- Tight spots top tips
- Buy-to-let 'harming first-time buyer prospects'
- Reading gets a deputy
- Oxford, Cambridge...Reading
- National accolade for varsity archive
- Lectures via iPOds at the Uni
- Masters at helping charity
- Half-Term fun at the Museum
- Property boom hits Poland as European investors go east
- Can olive leaves help to beat cancer
- Uni hopes to build new four-star hotel
- Competent Advice
- News Item
- Prescribing error alert system for GP's computers
- Simply Oarsome
- Biomimetics - In Pursuit of Natural Sources
January
- Uni hosts half-term art workshops for children
- Grand boost for Rave aid
- Lab opens with a bang
- Can you believe the weather. Forecasting is getting better all the time – isn't it? Michael Brooks can't be sure
- Blown together by winds of change
- ELS not working , Defra warned
- £5m grant for uni monsoon probe
- Hero returns
- News
- Spice up your life for a healing glow
- Time Team
- Employers sign up against racism
- Times Literary Supplement - Benedictine Collectors
- El Nino effects
- Rare evacuee film to be screened for historians
- Floodgates open
- Henry Kelly Show
- Killer cocktails
- Enjoy a brush with countryside paintings
- One cereal to keep watching
- Ashley X
- Radio 5 Live lunchtime News, BBC World Service and R4's Have Your Say
- Painting by Uni professor snapped up at auction
- Town 'just felt right' for students
- Sainsbury's Gap Year
- University relaunches horticulture degree
- Teenagers need breakfast too
- Fat Lot of Good
