A chocolate research centre in Reading will be maintaining strict quarantine conditions, even as the COVID-19 lockdown has begun to lift. That’s because the University of Reading continues to operate the International Cocoa Quarantine Centre during the global coronavirus pandemic, as it has done for the past 35 years, with scientists and technicians operating under […]
The future of UK and international farming and food production has been boosted after Innovate UK announced today funding of £2.5m for what is widely considered to be the world’s first robotic farm. ‘Robot Highways’ is a project which aims to ensure industry sustainability by addressing labour shortages, the need for global food production and […]
From the first reports coming out of Wuhan, Iran and later Italy, we knew that losing your sense of smell (anosmia) was a significant symptom of the disease. Now, after months of reports, both anecdotal and more rigorous clinical findings, Jane Parker from Reading’s Flavour Centre and Simon Gane, a Consultant Rhinologist, outline a model for […]
Professor Helen Bilton from the Institute of Education at the University of Reading said: “As the Government prepares to announce some form of easing of restrictions around Covid-19, the question of whether and how schools will return is one that is causing some parents to express anxiety about children being in close proximity to others […]
