Reading in the News - Tue 26 Apr

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• (and ) and  report on a University project, funded by the Community Fund, that worked with local schools to tackle air pollution by mapping air pollution hotspots during childrens' commute to school.
• , , , and  mentions Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's comment that a partnership the University would help promote Indian farmers to practice natural farming. 
• Professor Tom Oliver (Biological Sciences) is quoted by , , and  on the unknown tipping point of insect ecosystems. 
• Eastern Daily Press (in ) and the East Anglian Daily Times (in ) covers the listing for a Radio 4 programme airing at 3.30pm which interviewed a Reading meteorologist.
• reports on the Climate Ambassadors Scheme led by the 色狗导航 in collaboration with STEM Learning as part of The Department For Education's sustainability strategy. Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez (Meteorology), who led the scheme's creation, is quoted.
• reports on the boosted funding of a collaborative University research project, Terrestrial Blue Economy, which aims to establish the UK as a world leader in sustainable shrimp farming using renewable energy technology.
• Professor Mathew Owens (Meteorology) is quoted by  on official sunspot number observations and predictions.
•  reports on the use of an Algae supplement, developed alongside research from the University, with livestock to reduce methane emissions and greenhouse gasses.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

•  Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by  and  on the development of a universal vaccine that boosts T-cell immunity.

#UniForReading:reaffirming our role as a civic university  

• reports on the University's extension to the sanctuary scholarship scheme which offers funded places for Ukrainian students, and Paul Inman (International Pro-Vice-Chancellor) is quoted.  

Other Coverage:

• Dr Mark Shanahan (Politics and IR) was quoted by , , and  on the French presidential election.
• Professor Ciara McCabe (Psychology) is quoted by ,  on brain chemistry.
• , , , , , , , and  report on research about an automated nutrition app that can help people follow healthier diets, quoting Dr Roz Fallaize (Food). Read our news story.
• , , , , and  mention Henley Business School Africa's partnership with 2022 All Africa Business Leaders Awards.
•  and  report on a lecture held by the School of Law discussing bans on conversion therapy.
• Professor Duncan Garrow (Archaeology) spoke to  about his part in the British Museum's exhibition on the purpose, culture, and the people who created Stonehenge.
•  interviewed RUSU Welfare Officer Grace Loweth about spiking on campus following the publication of a Parliamentary report. 
• Professor Anne Lawrence-Mathers (History) spoke to  about medieval superstitions and ideas about eclipses.  
•  reports on a new University-led project that aims to develop and market high fibre white bread using wheat developed by Rothamsted specifically for the UK's climate. Dr Marcus Tindall (Mathematics and Statistics) , who is leading the project, is quoted. Read our news story.
•  lists the polling stations located on the University's campus. 
•  and  mention collaborative University research identifying lipids associated with cardiovascular disease and type two diabetes.
•  reports on findings from a Henley Business School study on the benefits of a four-day workweek.
•  reports on the possible relocation of Reading's hospital, naming the University's campus as an option.
•  lists a University student who is a conservative candidate for the Tilehurst ward in the Reading local elections. 

Alumni:

•  and  post an article by a Henley graduate on tips on how to grow in a company. 
• reports on the proposal that a Reading graduate is selected as a new board member for Q-linea AB.