Reading in the news - Tue 5 Jul

Vegan diets and health foods: Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted by the , , , , and on the nutritional value of vegan meat and dairy alternatives; and by the  (and in ), , , , and on industry involvement in food and nutritional research. 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to BBC Radio London and is quoted by the on the UK's rise in Covid cases. 

Graduation:

• The coordinator of Whitley's Community Development Association, Dr Trisha Bennett, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire after being awarded an honorary degree by the University. 
• Heart Radio Berkshire, Heart Radio Hampshire, Heart Radio Kent, and Heart Radio Sussex congratulate those graduating from Reading.

#PlanetPartners: working to protect the environment 

• , , and republish an article by PhD researcher, Abi Gazzard (Biological Sciences) on on hedgehog conservation. 
• PhD researcher Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) is quoted by  and  on Monsoon weather warnings over Mumbai.  
• publish the climate stripes created by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) in an article on temperature change in Mexico.

Other Coverage:

• reports on research led by Dr Alejandra Perotti (Biological Sciences) into tiny mites that live in the pores of our skin. Read our news story. 
• Further coverage of Professor Patricia Riddell's (Psychology) article on  on how people can stop themselves thinking the worst when they are stressed by .
•  reports on the University's part in collaboratively developing a foot and mouth disease vaccine.
•  reports that the REF rankings declared the University's linguistic department as the fourth-best in the UK.

Alumni:

• lists a Reading Law graduate and musician Falz as a politically vocal Nigerian celebrity.