Reading in the news - Fri 8 Apr

Ukraine:

• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) was interviewed by BBC News on the UN General Assembly's voted suspension of Russia from the Human Rights Council following allegations of war crimes, and BBC Radio Six Music and BBC Radio Norfolk quote an excerpt. Read our expert comment. She was also interviewed by  on the effectiveness of the United Nations (starts at 8:30).
• Pro Vice-Chancellor, Dominik Zaum (Politics) is quoted by  on the suspension of Russia from the UNHRC.

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university 

• BBC South Today report on a University project, funded by the Community Fund/John Sykes Foundation, that worked with Reading schools to tackle air pollution by mapping pollution hotspots during the school run. Marta O'Brien (Senior Technician in Analytical Chemistry) is interviewed. BBC Radio Berkshire also reports on the project. Read our news story. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Research co-led by Dr Michaela Hegglin (Meteorology) is covered by , , , , , , and  on the impact of ozone on the warming of the Southern Ocean. Read our news story.
• Professor Chris Hilson (Law) is quoted by  and  on legal strategies being used against corporations that fail to meet climate commitments. 
•  reports on the launch of a new climate action recourse developed by the Institute for Environmental Analytics (IEA), based at the University. Read our news story. 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by , , and  on the accuracy of Covid statistics. 

Other Coverage:

• Doctoral researcher Jacob Gardner (Biological Sciences) was interviewed on (starts at 1:41) about the discovery of a fossil of a dinosaur thought to have died in the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
•  and  mention Reading's narrow loss to Imperial College London in the final of University Challenge. 
•  and  name the University as a partner of the EIT Food Trust Report.
• quotes Professor Richard Bennett (Agriculture) on the aims of an EIT Food-funded project, 'Food Fight Podcast' he led.
•  reports on the University's rise in QS global rankings by subject for Agriculture and other courses, quoting Professor Richard Frazier (Food and Nutritional Sciences) and Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort. Read our news story. 
•  reports on Emeritus Professor Ken Dark (Economics) leading research that has led to a rise in the number of discoveries of royal graves in the UK.
• An article co-written by Dr Afroditi Chatzifragkou (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on  on the health and environmental benefits of prebiotics made from potato skins is republished by .
• , , and  mention Henley Business School's partnership with the MFT Initiative. 
• , , and  report on an upcoming show that was co-produced by the University.
• Henley Business School is named by  as a top business school in South Africa.  
•  reports on the use of a gamma-ray spectrometer as a potential archaeology tool at Roman Silchester.
•  reports that two llamas, kept by the University on our farms, are helping in research to develop and produce nanobodies. 
•  reports on a Henley Business School South Africa announcement that African MBA and Master's graduates are now able to enrol for their doctoral studies at Henley Africa, quoting Jon Foster-Pedley (Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa).
•  reports an internship offered by Helix to a Reading student.
•  describes the prime location of Reading's branch campus in Malaysia.  
•  interviews a businesswoman who names being recognized as “one of the UK’s top 50 brightest young leaders” by Henley Business School as one of her biggest achievements. 

Alumni:

• In an episode of BBC Three's Eating With My Ex a Reading graduate mentions the impact that studying at the University had on her relationship.
•  and  report that ITV Good Morning Britain's weather presenter, Laura Tobin, is a Reading graduate.
• A graduate of the University is mentioned by , , and  after reviewing information for a company's announcement.