Reading in the news - Fri 7 May

#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.
  Read today’s news story on SDG3: Good Health and Well-being, highlighting Dr Sakthi Vaiyapuri’s work raising awareness of snakebite danger in India and worldwide, and institutional partnerships with Berkshire health organisations.
  Please share your own examples using the hashtags #PlanetPartners and #sdgoals. Read more about the campaign here.
• The Conversation published an article by PhD student Bennet Francis (Philosophy) on climate change activism, also republished in Watts Up With That.
• Research on rain enhancement in the United Arab Emirates, led by the University of Reading, is mentioned in Phys.org with Dr Keri Nicoll (Meteorology) quoted.

#UniForReading: reaffirming our role as a civic university

• Reading’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort spoke about the new Community Fund to support colleagues on The That’s Thames Valley News Channel, also featured on their Facebook page. 

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the Daily Mail and The Sunday Girl about higher Covid-19 rates in student areas.
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by The National News in an article about RNA vaccines.
• The Daily News quotes Dr Uma Kambhampati (Economics) on the India Covid-19 crisis.
• Reading research on recognising people wearing facemasks features on multiple news sites across the UK, including BroBible.

Other Coverage

• Dr Tatiana Rowson and Professor Moira Clark (Henley Business School) are quoted in Forbes in an article about leadership post-pandemic.
• Professor Helen Dodd (Psychology) is quoted in The New Scientist about supporting pregnant women; also further coverage of research surveying UK families about children’s play is covered by Creators. Read our news story. 
• Dr Uma Kambhampati (Economics) is co-author of the research paper ‘Leading the Fight Against the Pandemic: Does Gender ‘Really’ Matter’, covered by FutureCIO.
• Dr Mark Shanahan (Politics) spoke to Heart Berkshire about new fishing licenses due to Brexit.
• Local newspaper The Reading Chronicle lists the Museum of Rural Life, UoR as a polling station.
• Professor Glenn Gibson (Food) is quoted in Manchester Weekly News and The Cambridge News about the benefits of probiotics for immunity.
• Basingstoke Gazette covers the news that UoR supported a festival through Kala the Arts, a Basingstoke dance company.