Reading in the news - Thu 1 Jul

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to GB News about the final lifting of restrictions expected in July; LBC News about higher infection levels in Manchester; and is quoted in The Daily Mail about Covid-19 seasonal patterns of COVID.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted in The Guardian, Yahoo and The Business Telegraph on calls for the Covid symptom list to be expanded. Dr Edwards is also quoted in an article for The i (print also) on TikTok videos teaching school pupils how to fake Covid tests.

#PlanetPartners: Reading's global work for a sustainable future

• Farmers Weekly reports that UoR is a part of the ‘Close The Gap' project to achieve better and healthier hedgerows in the UK, to protect the wildlife that live there and combat climate change.
• PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about heatwaves.
• Shaun Walters, park ranger for Langley Mead, which is owned and managed by the University, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire (approx. 3.35pm) about the nature reserve in Shinfield and an upcoming National Meadows Day event being held there this weekend. Reading.co.uk covers the event also. Read our news story.

Other Coverage:

• Dr Mark Shanahan (Politics) is quoted in a Newsweek article on the New York mayor election.
• An article on Living Reading says that Reading UK will support the bid for Reading to become a city in 2022. The article references the University's involvement in the Reading 2050 vision, which sets out an ambition for Reading to be a smart, inclusive and sustainable city.
• Professor Geoff Meen (Economics) has written an article for Qrius on the risk of falling house prices.
• Professor Aleardo Zanghellini (Law) has written a piece for The Australian Institute of International Affairs on LGBTQ rights in Japan.
• A Building Centre article on the SPRA Awards mentions that Owlsworth Roofing won the Best Refurbishment category for their work on the UoR Library.
• FullView reports on 14 new graduates of the MultiChoice Talent Factory South Africa (MTFza) internship programme, which is accredited by Henley Business School South Africa.
• Ascot News covers a story on the success of the Wokingham vaccine centre, which was open to UoR students.
• Theatre Weekly and Theatre News report on Reading Rep Theatre's outreach plans to provide access to the arts for Reading's most vulnerable communities. UoR is listed as a partner for the project.
• The Ross Gazette features a story on UoR graduate Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne representing Team GB in the Tokyo Olympics.
• Dr Aleks Pluskowski (Archaeology) is quoted in a Jordan Times article on a workshop that explored archaeology of the Islamic and Crusader periods.
• An Investment Monitor article on freedom of movement in Africa quotes Jon Foster-Pedley (Henley Business School South Africa).
• New Start reports on the new Reading Resilience Network, which will bring research and clinical teams together to offer better wellbeing care to the local population. Read our news story.