Reading in the news - Fri 8 Sep

Kidney growing: France24, The Daily Mail, The Sun (in print), The Times, Yahoo! News, The News International, Times of India, VOA News, The Business Times, Big News Network and various global news outlets quote Dr Darius Widera (Pharmacy) on human cells in the pig brain still raising concerns, in light of a recent report on scientists growing human-like kidneys in pigs. Dr Widera is also quoted by CBS News, Tuoi Tre News, News of Bahrain, MSN, The Citizen and more on how scientists have developed human embryo-like structures without using sperm, an egg or fertilisation. 

Crumbly concrete: Adrian Tagg (Construction Management and Engineering) spoke to BBC Radio 4 on the issue of buildings containing RACC and the required maintenance of public sector buildings.  

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• Sky News spoke to Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/Meteorology) on how heatwaves are ‘silent killers’ for those who can’t afford to escape them. Republished by Yahoo! News, Gold Radio, Smooth Radio, Heart, Capital Radio, Radio X, SOT News. Professor Cloke is also quoted by i News on shifting the definition of what ‘hot’ is, and spoke to Reuters (Republished by Yahoo! News and MarketScreener) on climate change causing extreme weather events.
• BBC Berkshire spoke to Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Parveen Yaqoob (Food and Nutritional Sciences) on the Horizon Project assisting research into climate science. Read our news story. 

Health and wellbeing: 

• Express quotes Dr Simon Clarke (Biomedical Sciences) on an outbreak of Covid potentially overwhelming the population and leading to another lockdown. Daily Advent and The Sentinel (in print) also provide coverage.  
• Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) is quoted in The National on if the new Covid variants could cause severe symptoms. 

#UniForReading: our role as a civic university 

• A Natural History Museum research and storage facility proposed to be built at Thames Valley Science Park (land owned by the University of Reading), is set to store 27 million objects, The Reading Chronicle reports (in print).

Food and farming:

• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) provides commentary on a study looking at emulsifier consumption and cardiovascular risk, Science Media Centre reports. 

Business and society:

• The Reading Chronicle (in print) reports on the recent Ofsted inspection at Henley Business School. 
• The Business Magazine (in print) writes about the impactful collaboration between academia and industry, thanks to The Reading Real Estate Foundation working with Henley Business School.   

Other Coverage:

• GQ spoke to Professor Philip Beaman (Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences) regarding ‘earworms’ and the science behind them.  
• The BVI Beacon speak to Aiden Abednego, a 19-year-old student at the University of Reading, on adjusting to life post-Irma. Also republished by British Caribbean News.  
• Estates Gazette (In print) quotes Nigel Frankland (Strategic Estates Manager) on University of Reading and ESG. 

Alumni: 

• The Cornishman (In print) mentions that renowned organist, Christopher Cipkin, holds an MA in musicology from the University of Reading.