Reading in the news - Fri 29 Mar
29 March 2019
Multilingual children: The Daily Mail quotes Professor Suzanne Graham (IoE) on suggestions showing children cartoons in other languages can increase their intelligence.
Plant communication: An ABC Radio show recorded a presentation at an Australian university by scientists including Reading’s Brian Pickles (Biological Sciences) on how plants can talk to each other and make decisions based on information.
Other coverage
- The Breeze FM and Reading.co.uk report that the University’s Thames Valley Science Park has been nominated for two property awards. Read our news story.
- New Straits Times in Malaysia interviews the British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Charles Hay, on British students studying in Malaysia.
- World Socialist Web Site refers to an essay being reported to the University of Reading by a lecturer last year under Prevent guidance, in an article about how universities are incorrectly identifying security threats.