Reading in the news - Fri 26 Nov

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to BBC R5 Live, Channel FIVE's Jeremy Vine show, LBC, BBC Berkshire and Heart Berkshire about travel restrictions to Southern Africa due to a new variant of concern, and was quoted by Hua Glad on how the Delta variant could die out.
• Dr Alexander Edwards (Pharmacy) was quoted by Daily Mail and six other outlets on the approval of Novavax: a vaccine recently developed that is safer for children. 
• Professor James Reade (Economics) was quoted by Watson on the consequence of Covid on the performance of athletes.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• An article for the Conversation written by authors including Professor Ed Hawkins and Dr Andrea Dittus (Meteorology) looks at the inevitability of local climate change despite a reduction in global warming. The article was republished by Mirage News.
• Seed Quest report on new research about improving forage yields, and mentions work done with the University of Reading’s farms.
• Further coverage of the University of Reading’s award-winning net zero plans is reported on by BBC South.

Other Coverage:

• Professors Adrian Bell, Andrew Urquhart and PhD researcher Mobolaji Alabi (ICMA / Henley Business school) write about financial fair play in football for The Conversation. The article has been republished by Foreign Affairs and Big News Network.
• Professor Jane Setter (English Language) had her article on correcting mispronunciation mistakes on The Conversation republished by Metro.
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle (Food and Nutritional Sciences) was quoted by the Natural News on doctors suggesting green, leafy vegetables could ease migraine headaches. 
• Dr David Rose (Agriculture) was quoted by Commercial Tyre Business on the agricultural revolution which is discussed in a new TV series entitled 'Global Trends'.
• PhD researcher Hannah Piekarz (Psychology) writes about relationships and love in the Disney+ series Loki, for The Psychologist. 
• Dr Roger Stern (Mathematics and Statistics) was mentioned by The Nation for his talk on the role of statistics in data science.
• Neda Naseer, a computer science student from the University, was mentioned by Essex Magazine on receiving the new Amazon Future Engineer Bursary. 
• Professor James Knight, a guest speaker at the University, had his article on training progress published by Influence. 
• Dr Zhenyi Huang's (Henley Business School) study on corporate social responsibility culture and international M&A were reported by BAYES Business School. 
• Professor David Bilchitz (Law) had his article on the JSC's appointment of legal academics to the Constitutional Court published by Daily Maverick and Head Topics.
• Marianne Lake, a University graduate, was mentioned by the Daily Mail and twelve other outlets on the possibility of becoming the second major British chief executive on Wall Street.