Reading in the news - Mon 17 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 SDG9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, highlighting innovative research at the University that is improving transport and other infrastructure, including Professor James Ferryman’s (Computer Science) project developing facial recognition technology solutions for border security checks.

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

• Multiple news sites including The Weather Channel, Yahoo, Yale Environment and Business Insider quote comments by Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) about new research on greenhouse gas emissions thinning Earth’s stratosphere.
• The Hindustan Times quotes a tweet from Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) on Cyclone Tauktae.
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted in The Daily Telegraph about drought planning.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Nottingham Post, The Daily Mail and spoke to talkRADIO, LBC, BBC Radio Berkshire and  BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester on the Indian COVID-19 variant.
• Yahoo and Slash Gear quotes Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) on fake claims that COVID-19 vaccines are magnetic.

MSG truth: Professor Lisa Methven (Food) spoke to BBC Radio 4 about glutamate, which is found in MSG – a food additive that is sometimes controversial.

Other Coverage:

• Professor Matthew White (Director of Campus Commerce) is quoted in The University Business about the Co-op shop on campus, in a piece about universities hosting franchises.
• Professor Michael Schmitt (Law) is quoted in Teen Vogue on precision weapons.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food) is quoted in Express on research on berries lowering blood pressure. Read our news story.
• History Revealed publishes an article written by Dr Jacqui Turner (History) on lesser-known facts about the Suffragettes.
• The India Education Diary covers the news that UoR has been recognised as a leader in openness on animal research. 
• BBC Radio Berkshire mentioned the 51 Voices project by the Museum of English Rural Life to mark its 70th year. Read our news story.