News for the year 2020
December
- New test for COVID-19 open to all University of Reading students
- #UoRWay: ‘Sense of normality’ from in-person classes
- Cancer cells ‘remove blindfold’ to spread
- Greenland ice sheet faces irreversible melting
- Reading in the news - Wed 2 Dec
- Community pharmacies caring for people with dementia ‘way beyond’ expectations during pandemic
- Climate change action could avoid future pandemics
- Reading in the news - Thu 3 Dec
- Big data for arable farmers can be cheap and easy to adopt
- New centre puts farmer priorities at heart of innovation research
- Reading in the news - Fri 4 Dec
- The Earl of Wessex visits Reading scientists fighting COVID-19
- Learning from lockdown: how did children use play to cope?
- Reading in the news - Mon 7 Dec
- Food upcycling matchmaking service launched
- #UoRWay: Digital multilingualism conference breaks down boundaries
- Creating nutritious food that works for cancer patients
- Making your cereal bar healthier
- #WeAreTogether: Covid-fighting llamas win award for animal research openness
- Reading in the news - Tue 8 Dec
- COVID comment: Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine can help ‘bring pandemic to a close’
- Reading in the news - Wed 9 Dec
- Pirate myths busted in University’s Christmas lecture for kids
- Reading in the news - Thu 10 Dec
- UK Government renews offer to build new ECMWF headquarters at University of Reading
- Young consumers want food backstory from producers
- Reading in the news - Fri 11 Dec
- Reading in the news - Mon 14 Dec
- Food retailers winning trust through COVID-19 pandemic
- ‘Paradise’ or ‘Poo Lane’? Help historians recreate England through the eyes of children
- Reading in the news - Tue 15 Dec
- Meet the students learning to tackle ‘wicked problems’ in the food system
- Expert comment: Legal judgement on Heathrow 'no great surprise' but building more capacity 'stranded in pre-Covid era'
- Expert comment: Air pollution was a cause of death, finds Ella Adoo Kissi-Debrah inquest
- #UoRWay: Generous donations support students during pandemic
- Reading in the news - Thu 17 Dec
- Reading in the news - Wed 16 Dec
- #PlanetPartners: University experts deliver international presentations on climate change and health
- Real-time grain measurement could help farmers sort crop quality more easily
- Shinfield Studios deal brings Hollywood to Reading
- Intelligent and active labels could revolutionise food communication
- Reading in the news - Fri 18 Dec
- #UoRWay: Pharmacy students help deliver Covid-19 vaccine
- New year, new nudge? Consumer psychology research could help people develop sustainable healthy habits
- Reading in the news - Mon 21 Dec
- Sustainable menu pledge helping Reading lead the way on changing food habits
- Forgotten voices at the heart of new UK food research project
- #PlanetPartners: University flood expert joins exclusive weather forecasting research team
- Survival of the thickest: Big brains make mammal populations less dense
November
- University launches COVID-19 hotline to provide support for the community
- New free resources launched to help children eat more vegetables
- #UniForReading: University research informing future vision of town
- Reading in the news - Mon 2 Nov
- Reading in the news - Tue 3 Nov
- #PlanetPartners: Reading helps ECMWF train weather and climate leaders of the future
- Reading in the news - Wed 4 Nov
- Expert comment: US election
- Award for project using cultural heritage to support sustainable development in Jordan
- Reading in the news - Thu 5 Nov
- Reading in the news - Fri 6 Nov
- Monsoon flooding in Bangladesh: how forecasting can help protect lives and livelihoods
- Show compassion for others, Vice-Chancellor tells students
- #UniForReading: Biggest ever Reading climate and health report highlights traffic pollution issue
- Film professor wins international award for documentary on Brazilian cinema
- Reading in the news - Mon 9 Nov
- Reading in the news - Tue 10 Nov
- University part of successful funding bid for Oxford Road ‘Community Story Telling’ project
- Reading in the news - Wed 11 Nov
- Expert comment: ‘Impressive’ Covid-19 vaccine trials
- Expert comment: Mass rapid testing ‘best way out of this nightmare’
- Reading in the news - Thu 12 Nov
- Reading scientists to investigate whether a drug treating rare disease can help stop heart attacks
- Reading in the news - Fri 13 Nov
- Glow: Online with The MERL - exploring the light and the dark
- New artwork to be inspired by University archaeology collections
- #WeAreTogether: Advance cold snap forecasts could help ease NHS winter Covid crisis
- Reading in the news - Mon 16 Nov
- #PlanetPartners: Hurricane Iota flood warnings provided by Reading scientists
- #WeAreTogether: Students provide mental health support to thousands during lockdown
- #UoRWay: Self-isolating students supported with daily food deliveries
- No conclusive links shown for COVID-19 case transmission in face-to-face teaching at Reading
- Reading in the news - Tue 17 Nov
- Reading in the news - Wed 18 Nov
- Alliance of top universities urge G20 leaders to prioritise net zero emissions
- Public say no to supplement-enriched ‘hybrid meats’
- Record death toll shows UK climate plan failing to tackle killer heatwaves
- #WeAreTogether: International students’ pandemic experiences to help shape support messages
- Scientists say enzyme-enriched bread ‘as good as blueberries’ at improving blood circulation
- Reading in the news - Mon 23 Nov
- Reading in the news - Fri 20 Nov
- Reading in the news - Wed 25 Nov
- Reading in the news - Tue 24 Nov
- #UoRWay: Staying fit with the SportsPark Couch to Christmas Challenge
- UK scientists help direct aid to hurricane-hit communities
- Reading in the news - Thu 26 Nov
- Climate stripes campaign success recognised by Guardian Awards
- Reading recognised in the Guardian University Awards ‘Research impact’ category
- Partnership with Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust sees third hospital department awarded University status
- Reading in the news - Mon 30 Nov
- Reading in the news - Fri 27 Nov
October
- Flatworms can be alternative screening tool to avoid less-ethical skin testing
- Reading in the news - Thu 1 Oct
- Reading in the News - Fri 2 Oct
- Anglo-Saxon warlord found by detectorists could redraw map of post-Roman Britain
- Reading in the news - Mon 5 Oct
- Reading in the news - Tue 6 Oct
- Expert comment: 'Work still to do' after offshore wind energy investment
- Reading graduates supporting current students with financial impact of COVID-19
- Reading in the news - Thu 8 Oct
- Reading in the news - Wed 7 Oct
- Pollinator monitoring more than pays for itself
- Reading in the news - Fri 9 Oct
- Reading in the news - Mon 12 Oct
- Museum of English Rural Life gets financial boost for digital engagement and programmes for local communities
- Covid-19 comment: Tiered restrictions could cause confusion
- Covid-19 comment: Vagueness remains in new government messaging
- Covid-19 comment: Tailor guidance messaging to appeal to both young and old
- Covid-19 comment: Winter will be 'catastrophic' without strong leadership
- Reading in the news - Tue 13 Oct
- Disaster Risk Reduction Day: Invisible hazards being ignored - expert comment
- National climate change experts and policy-makers hear from Reading scientists
- Reading in the news - Thu 15 Oct
- Reading in the news - Wed 14 Oct
- Ancient maths could foil future hackers
- Reading in the news - Fri 16 Oct
- Flood research inspiring creative responses at Oxford Ideas Festival
- Starting The Big Education Conversation in Reading
- New project looks to pandemic-proof dairy industry
- Field test to help dairy farmers tackle antimicrobial resistance
- High flavanol diets may lead to lower blood pressure
- Reading in the news - Mon 19 Oct
- Artwork exploring identity and exploitation gives Reading strong showing in regional graduate exhibition
- Black History Month: Britain needs to face up to ‘ugly truth’ of its colonial past
- University of Reading welcomes UK move to host European weather centre
- Reading in the news - Tue 20 Oct
- University climate scientist gets OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
- Reading in the news - Wed 21 Oct
- Reading in the news - Thu 22 Oct
- COVID-19 walk-through testing facility to open at the University of Reading
- Reading in the news - Mon 26 Oct
- Reading in the news - Fri 23 Oct
- #PlanetPartners: How ECMWF and Reading work together for good
- University students are naïve about racism – not ‘woke’
- Food FOMO contributing to Gen Z food waste
- Reading in the news - Tue 27 Oct
- Tropical rainfall and sea surface temperature link could improve forecasts
- Reading maintains leading position in THE World University Rankings by Subject 2021
- Reading in the news - Wed 28 Oct
- Giant lizards learnt to fly over millions of years
- Reading in the news - Fri 30 Oct
September
- The Museum of English Rural Life to reopen
- Reading in the news - Tue 1 Sep
- Reading’s strong international outlook reflected in latest THE World University Rankings
- Reading in the news - Wed 2 Sep
- Bilingual children may lose less brain matter as they grow up
- Expert comment: what are Novichok agents?
- Reading in the news - Thu 3 Sep
- Reading in the news - Fri 4 Sep
- Gut-Brain research boost with new industry partnership
- Reading in the news - Mon 7 Sep
- University takes part in electric waste vehicle trial
- More than £500k British Academy funding awarded to Reading postdoctoral research projects
- Personalised stroke and heart disease treatments closer with new BHF funding
- Even 80% empty stadiums linked to higher Covid-19 cases and deaths
- Reading in the news - Tue 8 Sep
- Reading in the news - Wed 9 Sep
- Reading in the news - Thu 10 Sep
- Reading gains six places in the Guardian University Guide 2021
- Reading in the news - Fri 11 Sep
- #WeAreTogether: New research projects funded to tackle effects of COVID-19
- Reading in the news - Mon 14 Sep
- New revolution in agri-tech may lead to loss of farming knowledge
- Reading in the news - Tue 15 Sep
- Reading in the news - Wed 16 Sep
- Border security technology project shortlisted for THE Awards 2020
- Reading in the news - Thu 17 Sep
- Reading gains seven places in Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide
- Solar storm forecasts for Earth improved with help from the public
- Reading in the news - Fri 18 Sep
- Reading in the news - Mon 21 Sep
- Minister sees University’s campus preparations to tackle COVID
- Reading in the news - Tue 22 Sep
- Cigarettes and alcohol – student smokers drink three times as much
- Covid-19: Clear and consist guidelines key to public behaviour change - expert comment
- Poorest risk being left behind in mobile phone healthcare rush
- Reading in the news - Wed 23 Sep
- Reading in the news - Thu 24 Sep
- Reading in the news - Fri 25 Sep
- Reading in the News - Mon 28 Sep
- Reading in the news - Tue 29 Sep
- Reading in the news - Wed 30 Sep
July
- Origins of Covid-19 being revealed by evolutionary researchers
- COVID-19 spread predicted using weather forecasting technique
- Reading in the news - Wed 1 Jul
- Reading joins launch of UK-wide platform to help disadvantaged students enter Higher Education
- Reading in the news - Thu 2 Jul
- Reading in the news - Fri 3 Jul
- University granted approval to extend community nature reserve in Shinfield
- Reading in the news - Tue 7 Jul
- Reading in the news - Mon 6 Jul
- Expert comment: Global temperatures might not respond to mitigation efforts for decades
- Dig into secrets of the past in national archaeology Q&A
- COVID-19: Face mask evidence in DELVE and SET-C reports - expert comment
- Reading in the news - Thu 9 Jul
- Reading in the news - Weds 8 Jul
- COVID-19: Infection risk 'impossible to calculate' - expert comment
- Forecasting game proves predicting weather is harder than it looks
- Refugee poetry story wins creative writing tutor literature prize
- Engineered llama antibodies neutralise Covid-19 virus
- Expert comment: Washington Redskins name change shows cultural rights at odds with profit-making
- Expert comment: New Flood Strategy at odds with house-building pledge
- Reading in the news - Tue 14 Jul
- #WeAreTogether: At the chalk face – the Reading trainee teachers making a difference to children throughout COVID-19
- Student satisfaction remains steady at University of Reading
- Reading in the news - Thu 16 Jul
- Reading in the news - Wed 15 Jul
- Animal research procedures - 2019 statistics at University of Reading released
- Reading role in ‘World’s First Robotic Farm’ project
- Reading in the news - Fri 17 Jul
- Reading in the news - Mon 20 Jul
- #WeAreTogether: University encourages school children to get creative during lockdown
- Reading in the news - Wed 22 Jul
- Reading in the news - Tue 21 Jul
- Gender equality group to be led by Reading deputy chief
- Reading in the news - Thu 23 Jul
- Statement on Blackbaud data incident
- Reading in the news - Fri 24 Jul
- Reading in the news - Mon 27 Jul
- Reading in the news - Tue 28 Jul
- #WeAreTogether: Cocoa quarantine keeps going as COVID-19 lockdown eases
- Reading in the news - Wed 29 Jul
- New research reveals origin of Stonehenge’s great sarsen stones
- Improved winter weather predictions possible thanks to scientific breakthrough
- Reading in the news - Thu 30 Jul
- #WeAreTogether: New creative work explores COVID-19 lockdown impact
- Reading in the news - Fri 31 Jul
June
- #WeAreTogether: University scientist volunteers to boost coronavirus lab tests
- Reading in the news - Mon 1 Jun
- 3D models bring ‘invisible killer’ coronavirus into view
- ‘Barbecue spring’ ends with record dry and sunny May
- Art students overcome COVID-19 lockdown to produce ‘most provocative show yet’
- Reading in the news - Tue 2 Jun
- Vice-Chancellor: Black lives matter. Now let's do something about it
- Reading in the news - Wed 3 Jun
- Multimillion-euro backing for research into our future homes, climate and food
- #WeAreTogether: Help scientists improve COVID-19 home tests
- Expert comment: protest psychology can be used to diffuse tense standoffs
- Reading in the news - Thu 4 Jun
- Top diplomats being trained in cyberspace and international law
- COVID-19: Compulsory face masks on trains and buses policy ignores previous advice - expert comment
- Reading in the news - Fri 5 Jun
- Reading in the news - Mon 8 Jun
- Renewable energy space technology initiative for Saint Lucia
- COVID-19: Primary school announcement not helped by 'falling behind' talk - expert comment
- University sets carbon reduction example, as residents urged to have their say
- Speed of space storms key to protecting astronauts and satellites from radiation
- Warm springs increase risk of severe summer droughts
- Reading in the news - Wed 10 Jun
- Reading in the news - Tue 9 Jun
- Reading improves position in Complete University Guide 2021 UK rankings
- Reading in the news - Thu 11 Jun
- Roadkill study identifies animals most at risk in Europe
- #WeAreTogether: charity needs being matched with student volunteering
- Reading in the news - Mon 15 Jun
- Reading in the news - Fri 12 Jun
- Reading rises UK position in new QS World University Rankings
- Reading in the news - Tue 16 Jun
- Lack of research on link between autism and stalking as only five studies to date published
- Research showcase explains why QWERTY keyboard is king and tells refugee stories through poetry
- #WeAreTogether: The Reading graduates at the forefront of tackling COVID-19
- Reading in the news - Wed 17 Jun
- Poor sleep significantly linked with teenage depression
- Reading in the news - Thu 18 Jun
- #LockdownClimateChange: Show your stripes to help the planet
- Message from the Vice-Chancellor following Forbury Gardens incident
- Vice-Chancellor: Standing united in mourning and solidarity
- Reading in the news - Mon 22 Jun
- Red tape and digital divide threaten success of post-Brexit sustainable farming incentives, research shows
- Reading in the news - Tue 23 Jun
- #WeAreTogether: meet the Reading student running a test centre for Covid-19
- Reading in the news - Wed 24 Jun
- Reading in the news - Thu 25 Jun
- Reading in the news - Fri 26 Jun
- Reading in the news - Mon 29 Jun
- Awards for scientists advancing weather forecasting, climate science and aviation safety
- Weather forecasting ‘fantasy league’ game lets players take on the experts
- Reading in the news - Tue 30 Jun
- #WeAreTogether: 'Uncertainty in pandemic forecasts must be communicated'
- Agroforestry is ‘win win’ for bees and crops, study shows
May
- #LockdownClimateChange: Sustainable city designs benefit everyone
- COVID-19: People better at resisting urge to break lockdown than expected
- COVID-19: '100,000 test target should not be the focus'
- Reading in the News - Fri 1 May
- Explore rare University collections from home via new online portal
- Irrigated crops underestimation risks water shortages
- #WeAreTogether: Learn how young people can manage low mood and depression during COVID-19 with a new online course
- Reading in the news - Mon 4 May
- Reading in the news - Tue 5 May
- Stroke clot-buster drugs could be harnessed to tackle COVID-19
- #WeAreTogether: Laser-cutting plastic masks for NHS heroes
- Reading in the news - Wed 6 May
- #WeAreTogether: University graduates on the front line of Covid-19 battle
- University flavour expert joins global team investigating COVID-19 symptoms
- COVID-19: Schools may need parent army to help make classrooms safe after lockdown - expert comment
- Reading in the News - Thurs 7 May
- VE Day: Honouring the fallen of WWII, 75 years on
- Cold War nuke tests changed UK rainfall
- COVID-19: 'Artful Dodger' Boris provided only 'illusory certainty'
- COVID-19: Ambiguous messages will generate mixed response
- Reading in the news - Mon 11 May
- COVID-19: Anxiety will reduce as 'new normal' emerges
- COVID-19: Outdoor learning could help schools reopen safely - expert comment
- COVID-19: Agriculture Bill in Parliament fails to protect farmers from cheap foreign imports - expert comment
- Reading in the news - Tue 12 May
- COVID-19: Football behind closed doors not a simple or welcome option for many - expert comment
- Plant ‘rulebook’ can improve forecasts of environmental changes
- #WeAreTogether: Extroverts denied company cope as well as introverts during lockdown
- Reading in the news - Wed 13 May
- COVID-19: 'Stay Alert' message is visually confusing too
- COVID-19: History shows public treat advice as law for the common good
- COVID-19: Responsibility to keep workers safe passed on to ill-prepared employers
- #WeAreTogether: Local GP educators help reduce pressure on NHS workers with vital coronavirus updates
- Reading in the news - Thu 14 May
- Have taller footballers shifted the goalposts? Study needs your help to find out
- Reading in the News - Fri 15 May
- COVID-19: Parents will value teachers more after lockdown
- COVID-19: Safety in schools 'cannot be ignored'
- COVID-19: Lesson timetabling a complex issue in reopening schools
- Reading in the News - Mon 18 May
- COVID-19: Loss of smell and taste added to official list of symptoms - expert comment
- Climate change will bring bigger swings in European summer temperatures
- Reading in the news - Tue 19 May
- #WeAreTogether: 10,000 learners join Covid-19 course on low mood and depression
- Expert comment: Cyclone in Bay of Bengal
- COVID-19: Trump use of hydroxycholoroquine - expert comment
- #LockdownClimateChange: London CO2 emissions fall by 59% during COVID-19 lockdown
- COVID-19: 80s unemployment levels showing furlough scheme not working as hoped - expert comment
- COVID-19: Evaluation of antibody tests welcome but still more info on immunity needed - expert comment
- COVID-19: 'Listen to teachers in school reopening debate'
- COVID-19: Schools are for education, not childcare
- Reading in the news - Wed 20 May
- #WeAreTogether: Webinars give expertise on young people’s wellbeing during Covid-19
- #WeAreTogether: University student tutors young pupils during lockdown
- Sunny spring 2020 could even break summer sun records
- Expert comment: Amphan impacts will continue to be felt inland - but evacuations reduced effect on worst hit areas
- COVID-19: Financial recovery more likely to be L shaped rather than seeing immediate bounce back - expert comment
- Reading in the news - Thu 21 May
- Reading in the news - Fri 22 May
- WeAreTogether: Meet the students using sport to help their peers tackle mental ill health
- COVID-19: Three important points about hydroxychloroquine trials still going on expert comment
- Expert comment - Cummings central to the Johnson project
- #WeAreTogether: Big Brother is already watching you – so let him help fight COVID-19
- COVID-19: Dementia link unclear but certainly warrants further study - expert comment
- Reading in the news - Tue 26 May
- Expert comment: Liaison Committee questioning will test Boris' credentials
- Reading in the news - Wed 27 May
- How Berkshire llama Fifi is helping fight COVID-19
- COVID-19: Is South America now the pandemic epicentre?
- Expert comment: Trump railing against Twitter ironic since social media platform made him as politician
- Reading in the news - Thu 28 May
- Reading in the news - Fri 29 May
- COVID-19: lambasting parents who send children back to school will make divides worse - expert comment
- Campuses to open this September for autumn term
August
- #WeAreTogether: How Reading is helping fight COVID-19
- Reading in the news - Mon 3 Aug
- New venomous snakebites research gets funding boost
- Reading in the news - Tue 4 Aug
- #WeAreTogether: former Reading students supporting health and social care through COVID-19
- Reading in the news - Wed 5 Aug
- Education technology pioneers receive national recognition awards
- Harnessing chaos could help climate modelling take leap forward
- Reading in the news - Thu 6 Aug
- #UniForReading: Vice-Chancellor announced as new patron of homeless charity
- #UniForReading: Working together for our town
- Reading in the news - Fri 7 Aug
- #UniForReading: Social scientist to lead University's research with local communities
- Open access resource provides most comprehensive library for biological protein interactions
- Expert comment: Mental health issues rise due to COVID-19 'almost inevitable'
- Reading in the news - Mon 10 Aug
- Past evidence supports complete loss of Arctic sea-ice by 2035
- Reading in the news - Tue 11 Aug
- #UniForReading: Reading students helping most vulnerable local young people
- College teens shun exercise and healthy food, study finds
- #UniForReading: Students and local businesses benefit from University internship scheme in lockdown
- Rename Classics to make it more inclusive
- New TV studio plan for University of Reading film hub
- Schoolgirl crowned champion weather forecaster after taking on the pros
- Reading in the news - Wed 12 Aug
- Reading in the news - Thu 13 Aug
- #UniForReading: Refugees use poetry to reconnect with home thanks to Reading workshops
- Hottest night in 25 years recorded in Reading
- #UniForReading: University helping to put people power at heart of tackling post-Covid climate change locally
- Reading in the news - Fri 14 Aug
- Expert comment: Bangladesh flood warnings supporting communities
- Reading in the news - Tue 18 Aug
- Reading in the news - Mon 17 Aug
- More than half of world’s oceans already being affected by climate change
- New Reading space projects to boost global sustainable development
- #WeAreTogether: Female led countries' COVID-19 outcomes 'systematically and significantly better'
- Reading in the news - Thu 20 Aug
- Reading in the news - Wed 19 Aug
- Reading in the news - Tue 25 Aug
- Reading in the news - Mon 24 Aug
- Reading in the news - Fri 21 Aug
- #WeAreTogether: Lockdown beneficial to young children despite childcare challenges, study finds
- Reading in the news - Wed 26 Aug
- Reading in the news - Thu 27 Aug
- Postgraduate research supervisor at Reading ‘best in UK’
- Reading in the news - Fri 28 Aug
April
- COVID-19: Rising UK death toll
- COVID-19: Football season expunging 'insulting' to fans
- Reading in the news - Wed 1 Apr
- COVID-19: Loss of smell and taste potential symptoms
- Students exercise their way around the world without leaving home
- Reading in the news - Thu 2 Apr
- Expert comment: COP26 Climate talks postponed until 2021
- Expert comment: Oil prices
- Expert comment: Reading during isolation will 'set children up to succeed'
- COVID-19 comment: Testing strategy requires clarity
- Expert comment: Premier League suspension meeting, and salaries unfairly targeted
- Expert comment: Footballers must take the lead on salary cuts
- Reading in the news - Fri 3 Apr
- Expertise welcome in policy making but gaps between what academics are giving and what parliament wants
- Reading in the news - Mon 6 Apr
- Covid-19: Footballers expected to take cuts while bosses benefit - expert comment
- Covid-19: neuroscience explains why weather affecting social distancing adherence - expert comment
- Covid-19: Big cats such as tigers are endangered - so one contracting coronavirus is a big deal - expert comment
- Reading in the news - Tue 7 Apr
- Expert comment: Boris Johnson needs support, now and in the future
- #WeAreTogether: Activity books helping hospital patients and children during COVID-19 lockdown
- Student DJs bring dancefloor home to lift spirits in lockdown
- COVID-19: Latest WHO guidance on facemasks
- COVID-19: NHS spend after the pandemic
- Palm oil and lab-grown protein: new online course gives insights into food system controversies
- Reading in the news - Wed 8 Apr
- #WeAreTogether: University employee gives back to community in voluntary responder role
- #WeAreTogether: Scientists review evidence in COVID-19 facemask debate
- Reading in the news - Tue 14 Apr
- COVID-19: 5G conspiracy theories are 'complete rubbish'
- COVID-19 comment: Lockdown anxiety affecting people in different ways
- Reading in the news - Wed 15 Apr
- Expert Comment: Primary school admissions
- Healthier, more sustainable and more transparent food system supported by €4.7m of new funding
- Reading in the news - Thu 16 Apr
- COVID-19: Lockdown initiative must be maintained in UK - expert comment
- COVID-19: Treatment authorisation based on 'belief in miracles' - expert comment
- Reading in the News - Fri 17 Apr
- Talk of war in COVID-19 coverage may be hiding testing failings
- COVID-19: Trump blaming Dem Governors for his own lockdown policy - expert comment
- COVID-19: testing shortage in UK mean lockdown lifting risk should not be underestimated - expert comment
- COVID-19: Swaying public opinion into action by Govt needs to reflect three criteria - expert comment
- COVID-19: Bailouts should lead to reform of business around helping society to flourish - expert comment
- COVID-19: Furlough scheme being used as state-sponsored redundancy - expert comment
- Reading in the news - Tue 21 Apr
- COVID-19: Government claims must be scrutinised - expert comment
- Reading in the news - Mon 20 Apr
- #WeAreTogether: Hospital webcam donation to help patients and doctors during COVID-19 crisis
- Reading in the news - Wed 22 Apr
- #LockdownClimateChange: Pledge to learn from lockdown to help climate
- #LockdownClimateChange: COVID-19 lockdown could leave climate action legacy
- #LockdownClimateChange: Climate reports show world is warming 'worryingly fast'
- #LockdownClimateChange: We can do 'business unusual' to benefit environment
- #LockdownClimateChange: 'There is no vaccine for climate change'
- #WeAreTogether: Rainfall records provide glimpse into Britain’s scientific and social history
- #LockdownClimateChange: Campus carbon footprint could be reduced by learning from lockdown
- Reading in the news - Thu 23 Apr
- Purified botanical CBD reduces early deaths in mouse study
- Covid 19: Schools 'could reopen in June - expert comment
- COVID-19: Reaction to early drug trials
- #WeAreTogether: University lab kit boosts UK testing capacity
- LockdownClimateChange: Climate change needs to dominate national conversation
- COVID-19: Home tests roll-out welcome but with self-testing mistakes could happen - expert comment
- COVID-19: Disinfectant injection comments "unfounded" and should not be mistaken for medical advice - expert comment
- Resolving the Dutch Eredivisie if season is ended
- Reading in the News - Fri 24 Apr
- COVID-19 - Why are BAME communities being disproportionately affected by coronavirus? - Expert Comment
- #LockdownClimateChange: Change the menu to reduce emissions
- COVID-19: Britain needs Boris 2.0 as PM returns - expert comment
- Reading in the news - Mon 27 Apr
- #LockdownClimateChange: New routines could flatten the curve of energy use
- COVID-19: Trump using briefings as his campaign podium - expert comment
- #WeAreTogether: A fifth of UK pupils missing out on English language development as home-schooling continues
- #LockdownClimateChange: Cycling exercise should become habit
- ‘Sunniest April’ completes stark turnaround since recent floods
- Priceless artefacts in Iraq protected against theft using new SmartWater ‘fingerprinting’
- Reading in the News - Tue 28 Apr
- Reading in the news - Wed 29 Apr
- Reading in the news - Thu 30 Apr
- #LockdownClimateChange: Lockdown has forced us to question our behaviour
- Consumers continue to trust farmers most among food sector
March
- University signs up to ethical electronics
- Female athletes to celebrate International Women’s Day with inspiring University talk
- Reading in the news - Mon 2 Mar
- Reading in the news - Tue 3 Mar
- Reading in the news - Wed 4 Mar
- University of Reading among global elite for Agriculture
- Air pollution cuts could cause climate change acceleration
- Reading in the news - Thu 5 Mar
- Reading in the news - Fri 6 Mar
- Expert comment: COVID-19 'delay' measures discussed for UK
- Reading in the news - Tue 10 Mar
- Reading in the news - Mon 9 Mar
- Reading in the news - Wed 11 Mar
- Small climate change effects can be the most obvious
- Reading in the news - Thu 12 Mar
- University helping make Reading a better place to work
- Reading in the news - Fri 13 Mar
- Reading in the news: Mon 16 Mar
- Reading in the news - Tue 17 Mar
- Expert comment: 'Euro 2020 should be postponed'
- Reading in the news - Weds 18 Mar
- Covid-19 Expert Comment - social distancing, school closures and the government's fiscal package, Italy crisis
- Reading in the news - Thu 19 Mar
- Covid-19 expert comment: NHS
- Covid-19 expert comment: School closures
- Coronavirus: how Reading is helping fight Covid-19
- COVID-19 comment: Home schooling, antibody testing, NHS pressure
- Reading in the news - Fri 20 Mar
- COVID-19 comment: 'Poisonous' Chloroquine has no evidence for treating Covid-19 yet
- COVID-19 comment: Homeschooling anxiety can be eased by play
- COVID-19 comment: Women to bear brunt of new working patterns
- COVID-19 comment: Football behind closed doors 'very bad' for lower-tier clubs
- COVID-19 comment: Italian government 'fumbled' early responses
- Reading in the news - Mon 23 Mar
- COVID-19 comment: Precious resources for testing being privately used
- COVID-19 comment: NHS guidelines for critical care will help but demand set to soar
- COVID-19 comment: Air pollution to drop due to lockdown?
- Reading in the news - Tue 24 Mar
- Epilepsy drug and climate stripes nominated for Guardian University Awards
- COVID-19 comment: Naming a coronavirus
- Reading in the news - Wed 25 Mar
- COVID-19 comment: Too early to judge how far virus has spread
- University opens up its car parks for NHS heroes
- COVID-19 comment: Sport may need state aid to function
- COVID-19 comment: Government passing blame for isolation impact to public
- COVID-19 comment: Possible new drug to treat the virus
- Stuck at home? Help climate scientists solve mystery of British rain
- Reading in the news - Thu 26 Mar
- COVID-19: PPE guidance evolving as coronavirus understanding grows - expert comment
- COVID-19: Premiership salary decision needs to be grounded in the real world - expert comment
- COVID-19: Intensive care triage co-ordinators needed to manage growing demand
- COVID-19: Antibody tests only useful if they are accurate and reliable - expert comment
- Reading in the news - Fri 27 Mar
- Talking to media helps inform public during COVID-19 pandemic
- Reading in the news - Mon 30 Mar
- COVID-19: 'Antibody testing alone won't get us out of this crisis'
- COVID-19: Financial impacts of pandemic need more emphasis
- Computer game characters get vintage farming outfits after museum’s challenge
- Put the kettle on to help weather scientists feel the pressure
- Curiosity really could kill the cat suggests new psychology study
- COVID-19: Building physical exercise into the day using these tips - expert comment
- University awarded Athena SWAN Silver
- Reading in the news - Tue 31 Mar
- COVID-19: homemade PPE must be produced and tested otherwise only provides false promise of protection - expert comment
February
- Reading in the news - Mon 3 Feb
- Current winter a big win for seasonal forecasts
- China health threats likely to increase due to heatwaves
- University of Reading investments to be fossil fuel free within months
- Say cheese: Modified dairy naturally lower in saturated fat benefits blood cholesterol and heart health
- Reading in the news - Tue 4 Feb
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- Reading in the news - Thu 6 Feb
- Reading in the news - Fri 7 Feb
- Forecasters should ‘look higher up’ to predict weather weeks ahead
- Reading in the news - Mon 10 Feb
- Reading in the news - Tue 11 Feb
- Refugees offer Reading language students global experience
- Reading in the news - Wed 12 Feb
- Holiday flights already feeling impact of climate change
- Food bank parcels high in sugar and low in vital nutrients
- Reading in the news - Fri 14 Feb
- Reading in the news - Tues 18 Feb
- University in talks to bring Hollywood to Reading
- Reading in the news - Wed 19 Feb
- Reading in the news - Thu 20 Feb
- Reading in the news - Mon 24 Feb
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- Reading in the news - Thu 27 Feb
- Reading in the news - Fri 28 Feb
January
- The pursuit of happiness can end up leading to depression – but only if you’re from the UK or USA
- Reading in the news - Thu 2 Jan
- MBE for professor who turned climate science into art
- Reading in the news - Fri 3 Jan
- Expert comment on death of Iranian general Qasim Soleimani
- Reading in the news - Mon 6 Jan
- Reading in the news - Tue 7 Jan
- Reading in the News - Weds 8 Jan
- Reading in the News - Thurs 9 Jan
- 'Distinguished Graduate of the Year’ Joanna Abeyie awarded MBE
- Reading in the news - Fri 10 Jan
- MERL starts 2020 with award win and grant funding
- Reading in the news - Mon 13 Jan
- Reading in the news - Tue 14 Jan
- Inflammation “game changer” as cellular death dance discovered
- Reading in the news - Mon 15 Jan
- Physician Associates help GP surgery provide same day mental health appointments
- Speaking another language may help protect cognitive decline in MS patients
- Reading in the news - Thurs 16 Jan
- Reading in the news - Fri 17 Jan
- Reading in the news - Mon 20 Jan
- Record high air pressure confirmed across southern England
- Reading in the news - Tue 21 Jan
- Food academics to help support innovation to tackle fruit and veg waste
- Soil ‘as important as air and water’
- Facial recognition passport could help solve Brexit Irish border problem
- Reading in the news - Wed 22 Jan
- Reading in the news - Thu 23 Jan
- Award-winning student journalist says University newspaper has boosted her career prospects
- Reading in the news - Fri 24 Jan
- Reading in the news - Mon 27 Jan
- Reading in the news - Tue 28 Jan
- Reading in the news - Wed 29 Jan
- University named in Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers
- Reading in the news - Thu 30 Jan
- The pursuit of happiness can end up leading to depression – but only if you’re from the UK or USA