Reading in the news - Fri 10 Mar

Migration law: expert comment on UK government plans to reduce cross-Channel boat crossings

• Professor RosaFreedman (Law) was interviewed byTimes Radio.
• Dr RuviZiegler (Law) was interviewed by TRT World News

#PlanetPartners:working with global partners to protect the environment

• Dr Luke Evans (Biological Sciences) and Dr Vicky Boult (Meteorology) are quoted by Daily Express (in print), WFMZ, The Suburban, KTBS, News Wise, and Pacific Daily News on their research on how toxic online abuse about hunting could impact wildlife conservation efforts. Read our news story.
• Professor HannahCloke (Geography/Meteorology) is quoted by NewsWeek, The Sun News, Merced Sun-Star, The Herald, Idaho Statesman, The Wichita Eagle, The Olympian, Ani News USA, and The Tribune on what it would take to break California's 'megadrought'.
• Dr LizStephens and Dr Alex Baker (both Meteorology) are quoted by ITV News on the expected impact of Cyclone Freddy, the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record, which is due to hit Mozambique. Read our expert comment.
• Reading Chronicle (in print) reports that the University is working with Reading Borough Council and other local partners on a new school air pollution project. Professor Hong Yang (Geography and Environmental Science) is quoted. Read our news story.
• PhD Student, Juliette Waterman, was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire on her research on the motivations of why people feed birds, including red kites. Read our news story

Food and farming:

• Farmer's Guide, The Cattle Site, The Dairy Site, Farming Online, Farming Scotland (in print), and Farming UK mention a University study on how long milking heifers remained in their herds.
• Professor Donal O'Sullivan (Food) is quoted by Genome Web, Reach MD, Lab Manager, and Seed Today on his research, published in Nature, about the sequencing of the fababean genome. Read our news story.
• Professor Julie Lovegrove is quoted by Milling and Grain (in print) about the Raising the Pulse project to fortify UK bread with faba beans. Read our news story.
• The North Devon Journal (in print) reports on the University's part in leading a European-wide project which aims to show farmers how they can boost food production and achieve net zero within a decade by adopting agroforestry. Dr LaurenceSmith (Agriculture) is quoted on details of the project. Read our news story.
• Farm Week (in print) mentions University research onherdhealthandfertility. 

Business and Society:

Other Coverage:

• CNN Turkey and IHA report that funding is available from various sources for Turkish students affected by the recent earthquake who are looking to apply to UK universities, including Reading.
• Wokingham Today (in print) and Reading Today (in print) report that Professor Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy (Pharmacy) has received a fellowship to fund his research on adhesive substances in pharmaceutical preparations. Read our news story.
• Professor WingLam (UoR Malaysia) is quoted by The Star on the University's aims to attract students from neighbouring states to its campus.
• Wales Onlinereports that an International Women’s Day talk given byProfessor Jo Phoenix (School of Law) among others on academic freedoms was targeted by protestors at Swansea University.
• Yahoo! lists Reading’s Professor EdithMorley, the first female professor in Britain, as an inspirational woman from history.
• Further coverage of research led by Dr DavidField (Psychology) on the benefits of Vitamin B6 for mental health by The Statesman.
• Reading Today (in print) and Wokingham Today (in print) report on upcoming performances at the University's Great Hall. 
• BBC Radio Leicester aired commentary from a robot wars competition and mentioned that a team from the University competed.