Reading in the news - Thu 27 May
27 May 2021

#PlanetPartners: Reading's global work for a sustainable future
The #PlanetPartners campaign is running 4-27 May, showcasing the University's support of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
on SDG17: Partnerships for the Goals, highlighting how the University works with the UN, governments, and directly with communities around the world to support the SDGs, bring about change and raise prospects.
Please share your own examples using the hashtags #PlanetPartners and #sdgoals. Read more about the campaign .
Cow's milk and cholesterol: New research suggests that drinking cow's milk has no association to increased cholesterol levels. Professor Vimal Karani (Food) is quoted in multiple news sites including The , , , and . Read our news story.
World temperatures: A on rising global temperatures quotes Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology). The article is also published on .
COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to talkRadio about some of the claims from Dominic Cummings on the Government's handling of the pandemic; and BBC Berkshire about travel restrictions due to COVID-19. He is quoted in (print also) in an article about Bangladeshi people being more likely to die in the UK's second COVID wave; and The and The on the Yorkshire COVID-19 variant.
Other Coverage:
- Professor Matthew Worley (History) spoke to Times Radio about the British punk movement and the iconic song, 鈥楪od Save the Queen'.
- Dr Dina Rezk (History) spoke to BBC Radio 4 about her personal experience with managing fear.
- Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacology) is quoted in on researching dementia using rodent animal testing.
- and cover a new project led by Reading scientists that will use weather forecasts to help protect elephants from threat. Read our news story.
- Ride-hailing app 鈥楩REE NOW' has covered that rides to and from UoR on have tripled, covered in , The and other regional outlets.
- A obituary for Freddie Gutfreund mentions that he worked at the National Institute for Research in Dairying at Shinfield, then part of the 成人抖阴, in the 1950s.
- An article in News Letter on boosting your immunity features Professor Glenn Gibson (Food).