Reading in the news - Wed 12 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.
Our latest news story on SDG6: Clean Water and Sanitation, highlighting University research that is tapping natural resources to overcome water shortages due to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa, and progress made on campus to reduce our own water consumption.


Please share your own examples using the hashtags #PlanetPartners and #sdgoals. Read more about the campaign here.

• Dr Alex Baker (Atmospheric Sciences) is quoted on stalagmite records in The Science Focus.
• The Aero Society writes that UoR was a founder member of a workshop to encourage smart flying.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Independent and Yahoo in articles about delays in vaccine supplies; The Daily Mail (twice) about vaccinating children; The Nottinghamshire Post about COVID-19 variants in university halls; spoke to talkRADIO about infection rates; and BBC Berkshire and BBC Gloucester about the risks of close contact.

Robot farming: CNN Business quotes Dr David Rose (Agriculture) about increasing pressure on farmers and a new electric self-driving tractor.

Apprenticeship Levy: A letter to The Times from CEO of the Co-operative Group responds Professor Robert Van de Noort’s call for greater apprenticeship levy funding. Read our news story here and the Vice-Chancellor’s Red Box comment piece in the Times here.

Other Coverage:

• Forbes mentions research from Dr Tatiana Rowson (Henley Business School) on age-diverse workplaces.
• Dr Stuart Black (Archaeology) is quoted in Big World Tale and Yahoo on humans feeding animals. 
• The Daily Mail and Yahoo mention that the University of Reading was a named in a report by Justice for Myanmar.
• Stir It Up writes about the University of Reading winning the Innovation in Catering award in 2020, and how it has reduced the use of disposable cups in their canteens.
• Reading.co.uk covers the news that all UoR museums will be reopening on 18 May.