Reading in the news - Tue 5 Jul
05 July 2022
Vegan diets and health foods: Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted by the , , , , and on the nutritional value of vegan meat and dairy alternatives; and by the (and in ), , , , and on industry involvement in food and nutritional research.
COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to BBC Radio London and is quoted by the on the UK's rise in Covid cases.
Graduation:
- The coordinator of Whitley's Community Development Association, Dr Trisha Bennett, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire after being awarded an honorary degree by the University.
- Heart Radio Berkshire, Heart Radio Hampshire, Heart Radio Kent, and Heart Radio Sussex congratulate those graduating from Reading.
#PlanetPartners: working to protect the environment
- , , and republish an article by PhD researcher, Abi Gazzard (Biological Sciences) on on hedgehog conservation.
- PhD researcher Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted by and on Monsoon weather warnings over Mumbai.
- publish the climate stripes created by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) in an article on temperature change in Mexico.
Other Coverage:
- reports on research led by Dr Alejandra Perotti (Biological Sciences) into tiny mites that live in the pores of our skin. Read our news story.
- Further coverage of Professor Patricia Riddell's (Psychology) article on on how people can stop themselves thinking the worst when they are stressed by .
- reports on the University's part in collaboratively developing a foot and mouth disease vaccine.
- reports that the REF rankings declared the University's linguistic department as the fourth-best in the UK.
Alumni:
- lists a Reading Law graduate and musician Falz as a politically vocal Nigerian celebrity.