Reading in the news - Mon 10 Jan
10 January 2022
COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by , and over thirty other regional sites on the vaccine's ability to mitigate risks of severe 'flurona' infections; , , and Daily Mail (in ) on the possibility of a hybrid variant to emerge from co-infection; the and on the cause of low vaccine uptake in some areas; on lower life expectancy for all age groups during the pandemic; on the usefulness of masks in classrooms; the on what the future of Covid may look like, and on the potential effectiveness of the 'super vaccine'. He also speaks to and about the shortening of isolation periods.
- Dr Alexander Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by and the on LFT testing, and on PCR testing.
- Dr David Rose (Agriculture) and Dr Faye Shortland's (Economics and Marketing) article on on farmer's mental health during the pandemic is republished by , and .
#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment
- Dr Natalie Masento (Psychology) speaks to BBC Radio 5 and BBC Radio Berkshire about milk waste.
- and reports on the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecast's (ECMWF) decision to build a new headquarters on the University’s Whiteknights campus. Read our news story.
- Professor Keith Shine (Meteorology) is quoted by and on new data that reveals record levels of greenhouse gasses.
- Dr Tara Pirie's (Biological Sciences) article on on the threat that hydroelectric dams pose to big cats is republished by .
- Professor Rowan Sutton (Meteorology) is quoted by on record-breaking extreme weather events.
- Professor Andrew Kakabadse and Professor Nada Kakabadse's (Henley Business School) article on the need for financial reporting to reveal the impact of ESG activity is published by .
Other Coverage:
- BBC's Digging For Britain interviewed Professor Michael Fulford (Archaeology) on the University's archaeological excavations in Roman Silchester.
- Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted by the , , and on the low risk of avian bird flu transmitting to humans amid fears of an outbreak after a person in the UK was infected.
- Professor Mark Fellowes (Biological Sciences) is quoted by The Independent (in print) on climate change's effect on bird migration.
- (and in print) reports on the potential health benefits of consuming fresh watermelon, mentioning Reading research on the topic.
- and (and in print) reports on the University's notification to students about potential triggers in an Ancient Greek poem.
- A website, , developed by a 澳门六合彩开奖记录 team on the undue credit men received for typeface designs by women is listed by .
- Nigel Larkin is quoted by and the on co-leading the unearthing of Britain's largest Ichthyosaur.
- Current Archaeology (in ) report on the University's analysis of the ancestry of the 4th century remains of a young woman.
- Dr Charlotte Mills' (Food) article onon the health benefits of coffee is republished by.
- Professor Andrew Kakabadse and Professor Nada Kakabadse's (Henley Business School) article on how boards can make better decisions is published by , and they are quoted by on inadequate forms of corporate governance.
- reports on Reading-led research which found human DNA can be recovered from the 'glue' headlice used to stick eggs to the hair of ancient mummies.
- reports on Henley Business School Africa as the first business school in the country to achieve Level 1 BBBEE.
- and report on research in collaboration with the University on the ways that amphibians care for their young.
- reports on Wokingham Choral Society's performance at the University's Great Hall.
- The University's meteorology scholarships are reported in .
- reports on the benefits of studying at Reading.
- reports that a university graduate has been sworn in as a solicitor.
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