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Chloe Brimicombe, a PhD heatwaves researcher at the University of Reading, said:"The UK is currently baking in its latest heatwave after the world watched the US and Canada fry."Record-breaking temperatures have been reached in Northern…

A University of Reading llama called Arla is helping scientists in the race to find treatments for Covid-19.Arla is part of a herd of llamas in Reading that have been providing very small antibodies which can be used in a clinical…

Plans for a new TV studio, part of the University of Reading's ambitious Cine Valley project in Shinfield, have been approved.Members of Wokingham Borough Council's Development Control Committee approved the application at their meeting…

More than £62,000 has been donated by University of Reading alumni to help students in need of extra financial support.Donations to the Student Support Fund have helped students who have found themselves in urgent need during the…

Plans for a new TV studio, part of the University of Reading's ambitious Cine Valley project in Shinfield, will be heard by Wokingham Borough Council's Development Control Committee at their next meeting on Wednesday 14 July 2021.The…

Budding poets are being invited to get their creativity flowing in a competition as part of a flood science exhibition by the University of Reading. Scientists at the University will be revealing what goes into creating reliable flood…

The drive for gender equality in higher education has taken a step forward, thanks to the help of University of Reading Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Parveen Yaqoob.Professor Yaqoob (pictured), the University’s first female Deputy…

Farmers and landowners are being left out of Government engagement over land management schemes, parliamentarians warn in a new report about biodiversity targets.The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has released a new report…

Come and celebrate National Meadows Day at Langley Mead nature reserve in Shinfield on Saturday 3 July.National Meadows Day is an annual celebration of the beautiful wildflower meadows found throughout the UK. An open event is being held…

A species of butterfly found in Sub-Saharan Africa is able to migrate thousands of miles to Europe, crossing the Saharan Desert, in years when weather conditions are favourable, scientists have found.The striking Painted Lady (Vanessa…