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Reading in the news - Mon 27 Sep

27 September 2021

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#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

  • Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) spoke to BBC R5 Live about her research on Antarctic ice shelves.
  • PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Meteorology/Walker Institute) is quoted by Carbon Brief on the climate extremes that today's youth will face.
  • Dr Laurence Smith (Agriculture) was quoted in the Dundee Courier (in print) and Press & Journal (in print) on a new project that he is leading which aims to help policymakers understand how 100% grass-fed diets and mobile abattoirs can be adopted to help make beef farming more sustainable. Read our news story. 
  • Professor Laurence Harwood (Chemistry) was quoted by Wired on the UK's recent CO2 shortage. 
  • Dr Friederike Otto from Oxford University mentions the University of Reading’s leading role in IPCC reports in an interview for The Times (in print) about how she became a lead author on the latest report.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

  • Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to BBC Radio 2 answering listeners questions about Covid-19, also answering listeners’ questions on BBC Berkshire, and spoke to talkRADIO about case numbers. Dr Clarke is quoted by the Telegraph on vaccine patents and BerkshireLive on changing attitudes towards social distancing and public safety. 

#UniForReading: reaffirming our role as a civic university

  • Professor Roberta Gilchrist (Archaeology) was quoted by Reading.co.uk about a lecture that will be given in celebration of 900 years of Reading Abbey.

 

#WeAreTogether: Reading’s work to help during the COVID-19 crisis. See our round-up here

  • Further coverage of research involving Fifi the llama from the University of Reading has shown that the specialist antibodies taken from llamas can help treat Covid-19, by Oxford Mail (in print), BBC online Indonesia, Medicine Net, Liverpool Echo (in print), and Irish Examiner (in print). Read our news story.

Other Coverage

  • BBC South and BBC Berkshire spoke to Dr Steve Musson (Geography) about the impact of labour shortages and the effect on the economy.
  • Further coverage of a recently discovered camp used by Ice Age Explorers on the Isle of Jura. Professor Steve Mithen (Archaeology) spoke to BBC Radio Scotland and is quoted by Scotland On Sunday (in print).
  • Further coverage of research on the use of Japanese Knotweed extracts to cut the cancer risk of processed meats by U.S. News & World Report, The Herald (in print), Daily Star (in print), Daily Post, Wales Online, Live News, Health Day, Food Navigator, MedicineNet, BerkshireLive, and six other regional sites. Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted).
  • BBC Berkshire spoke to UoR students who have organised a party to bring together other Nigerians studying in Reading, after being unable to meet due to Covid restrictions.
  • Professor Uma Kambhampati (Economics) is quoted on a study she took part in that discovered a link between a healthy lifestyle and feeling happy by London News Today, Fatherly, Newsbreak, Berkshire Live and 26 other regional sites. 
  • Professor Dominic Swords (Henley Business School) was mentioned by Guernsey Press on introducing a goods and services tax for the island.
  • Professor Kate Williams (History) was quoted by Sunday Mercury (in print) on the theft of £1 million worth of treasure from a castle. 
  • "Human Brains: Conversations," a collaborative project that Professor Steve Mithen (Archaeology) took part in, is reported on by Newswit. 
  • A 2015 study by the University of Reading that found those who chewed gum after hearing a catchy song would think of it less was reported by the Dailyhunt and Hindustan Times (online).

 

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