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Reading in the news - Mon 25 Jan

25 January 2021

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COVID-19: expert comment on the coronavirus pandemic 

  • Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) wrote in the Spectator following the news about the ‘Kent’ strain of the coronavirus, appeared on BBC Radio Berkshire and TalkRADIO following the Government press conference and is quoted in The Times, Die Welt and Deuschlandfunk. 
  • Dr Clarke also spoke to Al Jazeera’s Inside Story about whether sporting events should go ahead, and LBC, and is quoted in the Times about national lockdown affecting case numbers, iNews (and in print) on care homes, CNBC online about mutations, France 24 on vaccine availability, and in the Shropshire Star and other local papers via PA about the R number. 
  • Prof Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in the Telegraph (and in print), and  number of US titles including Washington Post and Fox News online via AP about the Kent variation, and in MSN about whether the Covid-19 vaccines affect fertility. 
  • Prof Peter Miskell (Henley Business School) is quoted in Huff Post about the impact of Covid-19 on the film industry. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

  • Heart Berkshire spoke to Prof Tim Dixon (Built Environment) a project which sees the University of Reading working with local councils to help reduce air pollution. BBC Berkshire also covered the project. Read our news story here. 

Other news:

 

  • The Sunday Times letters includes a joint letter from Prof Rosa Freedman (Law) and others about free speech in gender debate. 
  • Pro Vice Chancellor Prof Mark Fellowes is quoted in The Telegraph (and in print) about garden bird sightings. 
  • Dr Diana Ben-Aaron (English Language) spoke to BBC Radio Suffolk about why swearing may be good for you. 
  • Independent reproduces an article in the Conversation by Dr John Scholar about James Joyce’s writing. 
  • PhD researcher Amy Austin (History) appeared in a podcast Surprisingly Brilliant about transgender identities. 
  • Further reports that the new Nigerian Ambassador to the US – the first woman to hold the post – is Reading alumna Dr Uzoma Emenike, currently Nigeria’s ambassador to Ireland, in the Nigerian Guardian, MSN and Premium Times Ng. 
  • Reading Chronicle report on the Erasmus Scheme and how many University of Reading students took part in the scheme. 
  • TVB Europe mention the Shinfield Studios announcement in an article about new studios opening in the UK. 
  • Hospitality Quarterly (in print) report on the EIT Food- funded Smart Tags project led by Dr Giuseppe Nocella (Agriculture). 

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