News and events for the year 2008
December
- Taxing fats to subsidise fruit and veg is a fiscal option for public health benefits – University of Reading
- It is rocket science!
- Interview - Dr Tom Woodman
- Europe's science teachers to come to Reading in their thousands – University of Reading
- Project team probe online personas – University of Reading
- University of Reading breaks fundraising record! – University of Reading
- Strength and diversity of University of Reading's research recognised in latest ratings exercise – University of Reading
- University volunteers make a difference in Berkshire schools – University of Reading
- University's Mathematical physics professor made Fellow of American Physical Society – University of Reading
- Air quality in schools affects cognitive performance – University of Reading
- University scientists scoop prize
- A medieval take on financial woe
- Uni full of fantastic ideas
- Interview - Professor Derek Clements-Croome
- interview - Roger Martin-Fagg
- £250m funds for training of scientists
- Improving diet of cows beneficial to public health
- Law teacher listed
- Hines funds Reading fellowship
- Forget presents...the Christmas card cost £8,469
- Quite Interesting
- Interview - Professor Peter Scott
- Overseas key if construction is to survive downturn
- report - 100th birthday of Wantage Hall
- New award for Reading's Knowledge Transfer Partnerships – University of Reading
- Keeping the faith
November
- University submits planning application for central catering facility – University of Reading
- Prof is at the top
- Entrepreneurs of the future given thumbs up by Thames Valley businesses – University of Reading
- University of Reading selected for new Government enterprise initiative – University of Reading
- The joy of reading with children – University of Reading hosts children's books conference – University of Reading
- University Public Lecture – can the natural world inspire invention? – University of Reading
- Brain-Science Writing Prize – University of Reading
- 2009 housing prospects grim without major new interventions – University of Reading
- Redevelopment of the University's Whiteknights Campus begins – University of Reading
- Help redundant staff start again
- Enterprise status
- Medal for pioneering professor in the field of robotics
- Baroness gives talk on special needs
- report - Blooming Students!
- Wrecking ball kicks off uni plans
- Interview - Professor Beatrice Heuser
- The champagne caviar diet
- Is water the new oil?
- Good Chemistry
- Bacteria that's not so friendly after all
- BBC 1 - Politics Show
- Interview - Dr Dale Walton
- Global warming studyneeds schools' help
- Degree proved pick of the crop
- This is no mirage...the Gulf is growing
- Uni Euro conference
October
- MMR Sniffs out sensory opportunity
- BBC 2 to air health show Grow Your Own Drugs
- Swanning around with award
- Teach an entire book? Now that's a novel experience
- Artificial intelligence tested
- Interview - Dr Orla Kennedy
- Interview - Dr Paul Williams
- feature - launch of STEMNET, a national science and engineering ambassadors' project
- Feature Story
- University Public Lecture – has more than half a mind on your future health – University of Reading
- Oceans may provide clues to future rainfall – University of Reading
- Volunteers in law – University of Reading
- Professor Anthony Slingo – University of Reading
- University of Reading plays key role in major breakthrough for global oil palm industry – University of Reading
- Smoother flights ahead
- Cannabis to Carbon Footprints -The University of Reading Public Lecture Series 2008-2009 – University of Reading
- Fairtrade students smell a coffee award
- Cloudy outlook for climate change
- news report - STEMNET launch
- Research from Reading may help to design better gene therapy vectors – University of Reading
- Interview - Professor Patricia Leopold
- Climate change 'making seas more salty'
- Award for placement student
- Getting to the root of soil structure
- Lecture on cannabis
- Making gene therapy safer
- Uni short courses kick off
- MBAs can help you keep your head above water
- Student town planning trip
- Interview - Professor Peter Scott
September
- Feature article by Rachel Carlyle
- Uni to study how London's buildings affect our climate
- Interview - Professor Brian Scott-Quinn
- University launches freshers' fortnight student safety drive
- Boadicea's revenge served hot
- 100 at uni seminar on eating good food
- Record-breaking month for rural museum
- New ways of thinking - University of Reading new Short course programme tackles contemporary issues – University of Reading
- Feature broadcast - Professor Peter Scott
- Cascade Fund invests in revolutionary peptide synthesis method developed at the University of Reading – University of Reading
- Shinfield Parish - we want your views – University of Reading
- Be a part of history – Reading community to test machines 'as' human – University of Reading
- Easier-to-hit 'targets' could help older people make the most of computers – University of Reading
- Jodi's runner-up in uni enterprise awards
- University voices concerns over town bars alcohol push – University of Reading
- Interview - Professor Brian Scott-Quinn
- Science ambassadors visit schools
- Summer placement students' award joy
- Food tasting centre at uni
- Interview - Dr Mark Hodson
- Uni brains simplify cancer drug production
- Research zoomsin on easy internet use for OAPs
- Spare a thought today for the shocking rate of male suicide
- Uni short courses offer
- Take positive steps when managing a stressed colleague
- Leaders of the pack
- Practical Prescribing
- Interview - Jane Strachan
- First-class job for men
- Changing times - changing knowledge
- New 'super worms' may clean up heavy metals
- Interview - Professor Susan Edwards
- Reading moves up a league
August
- Robot controlled by Sterile Brain
- University Whiteknights Development Plan finalised – University of Reading
- Prince branded 'a Luddite' over his attack on GM crops
- Robot with a Biological Brain: new research provides insights into how the brain works – University of Reading
- Rowing the Thames indoors
- Disease-mongering is big business: It sells sickness and promotes drugs
- Warm spells are linked in a study to heavy rain
- Curves give electronic eye a finer view
- Interview - Professor Glenn Gibson
- Top employment marks for our unis
- University proud to officially be Fairtrade
- University proud to have played his part
- Feature - Henley Business School
- Mixing habitats best for wildlife
- Interview - Ross Reynolds
- Reading scholars win grant to study Security and Liberty – University of Reading
- New research shows warmer climates lead to more extreme rainfall – University of Reading
- Uni gains £610,000 grant for military study
- University opens its exotic gardens
- University of Reading and Partnerships for Renewables outline progress of wind turbine feasibility work – University of Reading
- Worming regimes go under the microscope
- Interview - Professor Alan O'Neil
- Robot wars helping British troops
July
- Interview - Dr David Shipworth
- Pupils taste uni life
- Presenting solutions to climate change
- Our role is to inspire youth
- News
- Graduates splash cash to help current students
- Chinese and UK experts discuss climate
- 26 tons extra waste at end of uni term
- University of Reading world climate change scientist honoured by his home town university – University of Reading
- GM crop trials 'should be secret'
- New research shows that Artichoke Leaf Extract lowers cholesterol – University of Reading
- Pressing need for funded research into speech and language services – University of Reading
- Local pupils debate nuclear zones and Rooney clones at University of Reading! – University of Reading
- Major increase in funding for University in its work with business puts Reading on par with Oxbridge – University of Reading
- University encourages horse owners to take part in national equine wormer survey – University of Reading
- Uni business aid boost
- Eat artichokes to cut fat levels
- Speech problems in young not being met
- Uni boffins have say on biofuel
- Prof Julia Slingo joins the Met Office – University of Reading
- Six Reading Uni rowers make Olympic squad
- Award for land management student
- Uni lecturer wins top teaching award
- Volunteers see how they do it in Sussex
- New professor joins university
- Soaring prices drive a perilous gold rush
- Abu Dhabi sponsor for Uni seat
- News
- Schools talk at uni debate
- Consumers favour health
- Looking at Roman life
- Demand likely to drive up rents
- They liked the lecture on liquid crystals
- Mercury Prize 2008: the nominees
- Hundreds flock to University to inspect plans for new halls of residence providing 1,850 rooms
- Don't let the rise in food prices ruin your diet
- Former Reading graduates help fund the next generation of students – University of Reading
- Community officers' uni-que year
- Fat-busting benefits of artichoke extract
- Interview - Dr James Ferryman
- Uni conference tackles sustainability
- Islamic finance degree initiated
- NFU launches campaign to convey Why Horticulture matters
- Pimple particles in vaccine drive
- Uni golf day builds biz links
- Business-university link 'so good for town'
June
- University of Reading scientist highlighted for contribution to UK economy – University of Reading
- University Museum awarded lottery grant for new English culture project – University of Reading
- Spring Spectacular at the Museum of English Rural Life – University of Reading
- ICMA Centre Topping Out Ceremony – University of Reading
- Malaria threat from climate change
- Uni volunteers rewarded for their community spirit
- Crafty fair celebrates rural life
- University ensembles warm up with summer concert - 15 June – University of Reading
- 'Moving out' responsibly at the end of term – University of Reading
- University puts plans for campus halls of residence redevelopment on public display – University of Reading
- Charlie Waller Institute awarded contract for important new training programme – University of Reading
- UK's first collaborative degree in Islamic Finance – University of Reading
- University of Reading to award Honorary Degrees to two giants of the worlds of business and construction – University of Reading
- Gardens to open for trust
- Reading Lecturer awarded national teaching fellowship – University of Reading
- University Science and Innovation Park proposals receive support – University of Reading
- Prof Julia Slingo joins the Met Office – University of Reading
- County hereos thrilled to be honoured by the Queen
- Students can make a clean getaway
- Beijing Bound
- Interview - Dr Jeremy Spencer
- Book review
- Interview - Professor Ian Jones
- The best before challenge
- New look for campus gatehouses
- Moves to prevent end of term mess
- Airlines may be forced to fit anti-terror cameras in seats
- Uni professor gets a nod at conference
- Leading financial centre has just got even better
- Rural museum hosts a day of family fun
- Volunteers to look at language
- Trouble at Home
- Topping up risks
- Storm warning ahead
- Uni concert for summer
- Museum wins £95,000 grant
- Legal eagles put best foot forward for charity
- EYPSs celebrate new status
- Chemicals provoke a big reaction in competition
- Whiteknights revamp plans on display
- Former chief vet is first to collect new university Alumnus Award
- Pilot therapy scheme to help tackle depression
- Jump to it!
- Anton runs through the pain barrier for hospice
May
- Uni students in World Cup glory bid
- University of Reading chosen to help inspire the scientists of the future – University of Reading
- High time kids were measured
- Half-term fun at the Museum of English Rural Life – University of Reading
- Reading researcher predicts Russian victory in Song Contest – University of Reading
- Call for welfare labelling made at BVA AWF forum
- Eurovision prof right
- Fun for everyone at rural museum
- Choir invited to sing at national festival
- Reading wins Silver Award at the Chelsea Flower Show
- Uni keen to share its knowledge
- Hospital's discovery is set to save lives worldwide
- Quest for anti-gas grass to tackle global warming issue
- Knowledge and tools to empower sustainability
- Interview - Dr Graham Crampton
- We've got the power
- Climate change and the Indian summer monsoon
- Reading SIFE Team win three awards
- Report on CEDAR opening
- Interview - Professor Kevin Warwick
- History essay in the making
- Uni flies flag for science
- How to graduate to your dream job
- Life feels the effects of changing climate
April
- Hedge funds take extra risk to reach fee targets
- The University of Reading – investing in agriculture to tackle global food issues of climate change and human health – University of Reading
- Reading Joins New Partnership To Bring Fresh Air To Rural Policy And Research In South East England – University of Reading
- Reading No1 for Learning – University of Reading
- University 'houses' local landlords' evening – University of Reading
- Holiday Fun for Families at the Museum of English Rural Life – University of Reading
- University launches important local learning partnership – University of Reading
- Interview - Dr Graham Crampton
- Uni hall is awarded listed building status
- Reading's typographers explain Gutenberg's press to Stephen Fry – University of Reading
- Professor awarded funds to develop HIV treatment
- Rise of the digital machine
- Teaching tiny tots a second language
- Father 'caught bird flu from son'
- Interview - Professor Sue Walker
- Safe guarding Earth's data
- Architects of a low-energy future
- Access cash is best spent 'lower down the chain'
- Educational partnership launch to improve employer links
- 'Virus' dressings may beat superbugs
- Natural seats planted
- Turned off by telly
- Uni joins forces for rural progress
- 7,500 at forum
- Pollution is making flowers smell less
- The sweet taste of science
- HTA funds climate change study
- Higher aims
- research at a distance
- Interview - Dr David Ward
- Small Talk
- Housing woes in US spread around the globe
- News
- Co-ordinating scheme to tackle hunger and poverty
- Lesson for landlords
- Spreading manure on maize - but get the nitrogen application right
- Sharing equates to responsibility as well as costs
- Stephen loves the press at last
- New student work scheme
- Swedish academics pay a business call
March
- News
- Historian explores the plight of evacuees
- Uni's new cure changed my life, says gran
- A splashing time at church events
- Top diploma opportunities for uni's financial centre
- Interview - Professor Averil Macdonald
- Life skills key to success
- University lecture on addiction
- Uni hosts embassy secretary
- Rural crafts' history in spotlight
- EU Lipgene Project Update
- Three-in-a-bed's a success at Uni
- European house price boom finally loses steam
- Toddler time at museum
- Good Plane Cooking
- Interview - Dr David Ward
- Prof. Sir Brian Hoskins appointed to the new Committee on Climate Change – University of Reading
- University to host open discussion on understanding the addicted brain – University of Reading
- Too old for technology? – University of Reading
- Senior French diplomat to give talk at University – University of Reading
- Co-operation between figs, wasps and parasites is proven – University of Reading
- Grown Furniture at the Museum of English Rural Life – University of Reading
- Height screening programmes found to be important for monitoring the health of UK children – University of Reading
- Global trends identified
- Interview - Dr James Ferryman
- Robot technology smooths ride
- Protecting Professional Interests
- What on earth is 42?
- Olympic training sites named
- World cup call for Mewse
- Can a 60p pill from the chemist really add years to your life
- Non-dom tax 'will force out City's talent
- TB testing is proving to be too costly, says uni survey
February
- Teaching's such a real toddle
- Discovery by University of Reading scientists paves way for development of better medical implants – University of Reading
- Uni ploughs in for charity
- The diva within
- Bronze medal caps sparkling weekend
- Maths day equals fun
- Interview - Revd. Dr Timothy Astin
- Cultural show for New Year
- Scientists at the University of Reading discover that Languages Evolve in Rapid Bursts – University of Reading
- University Lecture Series finishes right on the money! – University of Reading
- Uni Boat Club Race to test the best – University of Reading
- Pupils rise to the science challenge
- Music from the Movies – University of Reading Spring Concert – University of Reading
- Antidepressants, not the only answer to treating depression – University of Reading
- The changing climate of tourism
- Bond market likely to move out: Experts
- Language evolves in quick bursts
- Now wrongdoers have the grass on their heads to fear
- Countryfile - Dr David Jukes
- The ghosts in the library
- Uni enters wishful world of dreams
- Interview - Dr Sophie Bowlby
- Oxford in Thames warm-up
- Nerc goes to work on £1bn climate change partnership
- Interview - Dr Karin Lesnik-Oberstein
- Interview - Dr Chris Collins
- Interview - Dr Dominic Zaum
- Uni scholarship up for grabs
- Interview - Dr Jonathan Bell
- All invited to green energy debate
- Beetroot Juice: Superfood or Super Marketing
- Wind turbines feature
- Minimum English standard is set too low, tutors say
- Soul searching
- Polish students give support in schools
- Filling in gaps
- Scientific Overview
- Abbey body identified as gay lover of Edward II
- Interview - Dr Tim Wheeler
- Reading uni sides reach national championships
- Antarctica a big puzzle in debate on global warming
January
- Interview - Dr Andrew Adams
- Are cosmetics harming you?
- Be the voice of reason when it's crunch time
- Book Review
- Poor research cited for low language take-up
- Higher education forum
- Students tread the boards at London theatre
- University recognises Informatics' graduates and business partners – University of Reading
- Jim is top of the crops with university degree
- Interview - Dr Peter Inness
- University Public Lecture – Diet and Genes – University of Reading
- World-class business school to be created as University of Reading merges with Henley Management College – University of Reading
- University of Reading climate science gets the boost of a new academic supercomputer – University of Reading
- New mental health research institute is national first – University of Reading
- Healthy start for Reading's award-winning food student – University of Reading
- Food award scoop
- Experts alarmed by levy skills time lag
- At last, a jab that protects against every strain of flu
- Restore confidence
- Interview - Dr Anne-Marie Minihane
- Brain next in wiring up to the internet
- Why ban Brazilian beef?
- Facing the facts
- Baskets and containers
- How do we reduce drugs errors?
- Award sparks University-industry link to study digital power supplies
- Letters - generosity of many, made appeal a success
- It's weather forecasting - but not as we know it
- When the rag trade first came to town
- Man into machine
- Interview - Professor Richard Sibly
- Call to give GPs nurse training
- Does obesity carry too much weight?
- Grants for best and brightest students
- Merger could form business giant
- Pupils demand steps for safety
- New centre to research and treat depression
- Reading's students adept at spotting opportunities
- Five ways to improve your circulation