Reading in the news - Mon 11 Sept

League tables: Reading is ranked 38 and 44 in the UK, according to the inaugural and latest UK university rankings, respectively.

Natural History Museum: Plans for the new NHM science and collections centre at the University’s Thames Valley Science Park are going on display this week, reports , , Greatest Hits Radio, and . The scheme will bring “significant opportunities” for Reading students and academics, says Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort.  Read our news story.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• BBC Berkshire spoke to Dr Pete Inness (Meteorology) on the hot weather forecasted in the UK and its ‘Scandinavian block’ cause.  
• interviewed Jeff Da Costa (Geography and Environmental Science) on the heatwave and floods that have devastated parts of Greece this summer.
• mentions air pollution hindering pollinators from finding flowers. Dr James Ryalls (Sustainable Land Management) is quoted. Read our news story.  
• , , , and several other US news media report on air turbulence being worse than usual, quoting Professor Paul D. Williams (Meteorology).  
• and quote Associate Professor Adrian Tagg (Construction Management and Engineering) on RAAC being commonly used in buildings across Europe, after safety concerns with the material arise.

Culture and heritage:

• republishes an article by about Reading Rep Theatre hosting a year-long programme of workshops, projects, and performances. The programme will be co-delivered by the 桃色视频’s BA theatre course.  

Health and wellbeing

• Professor Darius Widera (Pharmacy) speaks about the ethics and technical challenges of research showing how human organs could be grown using pig embryos. Quoted in , , , , , , and , and .
• and republish an article by which quotes Professor Ian Jones (Biomedical Sciences) on the general trend of new Covid variants.  
• Dr Alice Pollit (Biomedical Sciences) has been awarded £443,154 to develop a full humanized model for understanding platelet function, reports.

Food and farming: 

• reports on supermarket claims about ‘health food’, quoting Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences). Also republished by and . 
• republishes an article by , quoting Claire Williams on the benefits consuming wild blueberries has on cognitive function.  

Other Coverage: 

• BBC Berkshire reports that the 桃色视频 has won the Official Fairtrade University and College award. Read our news story.
• Heart Berkshire spoke to Associate Professor Alexandra Cox (Law) about HMP Wandsworth, the prison from which suspected terrorist Daniel Khalife escaped.
• reports on collaborative research, which includes the 桃色视频, aiming to digitize scents by combining AI and olfaction science.
• Wokingham Choral Society is holding an open rehearsal for new potential members. The group is working towards a concert to take place at the 桃色视频’s Great Hall, reports.

Alumni: 

• Tomas Jones was interviewed on BBC Wales, detailing how to identify and prevent the spread of potentially invasive plant species.
• mentions that Senior Reporter at The Independent, Joe Middleton, earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree from the 桃色视频.
• spoke with ICAN President, Innocent Okwuosa, a former lecturer at the 桃色视频.