Reading in the news - Tue 26 Mar

Israel/Gaza conflict: Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Scotland, DW (republished by WNET-TV) and ABC NewsRadio (Australia) about the UN Security Council vote for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. She also spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live last week, ahead of the vote.

Boys hit hardest by Covid lockdowns: The Guardian features a study, led by Professor Jonathan Hill (Psychology) and involving research from multiple UK universities, into the impact of Covid lockdowns on boys’ mental health. The research is also featured on the University of Liverpool website and Mirage News.

Preventative chemotherapy: Professor Phil Dash (Biomedical Sciences) discusses preventative chemotherapy for The U.S. Sun, following the news that the Princess of Wales is undergoing treatment.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university  

• Greatest Hits Radio reports on the University’s new charity of the year scheme, calling on interested organisations to apply.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Heart Radio Berkshire and Reading.co.uk report that Dr James O’Donoghue (Meteorology) will be awarded rare time with the most powerful telescope ever launched into space. Read our news story.
• Phys.org features a study from the University of Reading regarding droughts in Europe that could be avoided with faster emissions cuts. Dr Andrea Dittus (Meteorology) led the study and is quoted. Republished by MyDroll. Read our news story.
• Times Radio mentions the University’s involvement with a project that will use artificial intelligence to improve longer-range weather forecasting. 

Health and wellbeing

• Professor Netta Weinstein (Psychology) spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle about the importance of solitude.  

Food and farming:

• Dr Aidan Taylor (Biomedical Sciences) has been awarded funding for research into food poising bacteria, Reading Today reports. Read our news story.
• Phys.org republishes an article from The Conversation, written by PhD researcher Chris Wyver (Agriculture), about what the contents of a fruit bowl reveal about the environment. Also republished by SwiftTelecast and Salon.

Other Coverage:

• KNSS Radio, KOA-AM Radio, KOGO-AM Radio, The Mighty 790 Radio, WTAM-AM Radio and other US stations provide coverage on Professor Steve Mithen’s (Archaeology) research, finding that rudimentary human language is at least eight times older than previously thought.
• Continued coverage of the University’s potential collaboration with the new owners of Reading Prison is reported on by BBC Radio Berkshire. Professor Robert van De Noort, the University Vice-Chancellor, is featured.
• Heart Berkshire spoke to Reading Students’ Union Welfare Officer, Ish Aa Sujau, regarding the importance of awareness of spiking.
• Reading.co.uk features a story on the University’s support of Style Acre, an organisation that helps people with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire, to produce an accessible recipe book. Read our news story.

• Dr Masaki Mori from the EHL Hospitality Business School mentions that he once worked at the University of Reading for a Q&A with hospitalitynet.