Reading in the news - Wed 19 Jan
19 January 2022
COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by , , , , and thirty others on Covid and vulnerable people in hospital.
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- Dr Robbie Girling and Dr James Ryalls (Agriculture) are quoted by News Meridian, , and on a study about the effects of pollution on pollinators.
- An article co-authored by Dr Velomahanina Razakamaharavo (Economics) on the famine in Madagascar caused by climate change is published by and .
- Dr Michael Garratt (Agriculture) is mentioned by about new research on oilseed rape crops to help UK farming transition to net zero.
- An agriculture student is listed by as a panellist for a roundtable about delivering climate-friendly food.
Other Coverage:
- Research conducted by Henley on the productivity benefits of a four-day workweek is quoted by , , , , and .
- Professor Karin Lesnik-Oberstein (English Literature) is quoted by on the stigma of shaving.
- Dr Mark Shanahan's (Politics) comments on Boris Johnson were mentioned by BBC Radio Berkshire.
- The launch of a book by Dr Folashade Adeyemo's (Law) about banking regulations is mentioned by .
- Professor Gunter Kuhnle's (Food) article on the health benefits of flavanols is mentioned by .
- An article co-authored by Professor Ben Laker (Henley Business School) on the benefits of meeting-free days is republished by .
- An employee with the University's halls of residence mentioned starting her new job at Reading on BBC Radio Berkshire.
- Findings from the University on how to get rid of songs that are stuck in your head are quoted by .
- 's article on philosopher Mary Midgley mentions her previous career with the University.
- Megan Powell, a student from the University, was mentioned by British Farmer and Grower (in print) on being selected to receive a 'Centenary Award' bursary, and she is quoted by on how she will use the bursary to fund her MSc in Sustainable Food and Agriculture at Reading.
- Michael Hutchinson, Reading's University Challenge team captain, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the team's performance during the quarter-final.
- A eulogy for a Reading graduate of '86 is published by .
- reports on a prospective student who regrets declining her scholarship with Reading.
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