Reading in the news - Wed 20 Oct

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was quoted by Mail Online, Eminetra, MSN, Press From, and News Break on criticism of the UK's booster jab rollout;  NewKerala.com on rising Covid infection rates; The New Indian Express, Euro News, Today Headline, Saudi Gazette, Al Khaleej Today, Tribune, and Teller Report on Covid infections among older school-aged children; Express Informer, Daily Mail, News Colony, and Health Medicine Network on the effects of a new test that can determine your chances of getting severe Covid; and he spoke to BBC Radio Sussex and LBC News.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) was quoted by the Daily Mail, MSN, The Washington Time, What's New 2 Day, India Times Post, News Colony, News Break, Eminetra, Express Digest, Express Informer, The US Posts, The Girl Sun, Today UK News, Health Medicine Network, Business Fast, and Business Mayor on how a new variant of Covid affects vaccination efforts, and he was quoted by News Break, and local US news sites including WDBO on the effectiveness of natural Covid immunity versus vaccinations. 
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Times (in print) about double-masking. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Tom Oliver (Biological Sciences) writes for The Conversation about COP15 on biodiversity, which was reproduced by Dev Discourse.
• Henley Business School's programme about climate risk and commercial property values was mentioned by Business Telegraph, Morning Star, and Business Mayor. 
• An opinion piece in Catering Insight about sustainability in the food industry mentions a 2013 University of Reading study about pub energy usage for catering.
• PhD researcher Akshay Deoras (Meteorology) was quoted by The Logical Indian on rising temperatures seen in Mumbai.
• Research from the University of Reading that found putting honeybee hives on solar parks could be economically beneficial was mentioned by Independent, PV Magazine, TVN, and Nature World News. Professor Simon Potts (Agriculture) is quoted.
• The climate stripes created by Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) were mentioned by Dividend Wealth.

#UniForReading: reaffirming our role as a civic university 

• Ure Museum’s upcoming event exploring Ancient Greek and Egyptian beliefs about life after death is covered by Reading.co.uk and Reading Today Online.
• Reading.co.uk and Greatest Hits Radio cover the latest planning approval for the development of film studios at Shinfield. 
• Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Van de Noort spoke with Thames Valley TV about the University's Community Fund. Read our news story.

Other Coverage:

• Professor Rosa Freedman (Law) spoke with Sky News about the recent kidnappings of American missionaries by an armed group in Haiti.
• Professor Ian Givens (Agriculture / IFNH) was quoted by Mirage News, News Meter, Global Diaspora News, Bioengineer.org, ICRISAT, Medical Dialogues, English Lokmat, Sify.com, Web India 123, Big News Network, Medical Xpress, Telangana Today, Seed Quest, Jioforme, Seed Today, News Medical, Hindustan Times, and Daily Hunt about a co-authored study on how eating millet may combat anaemia. 
• Professor Steve Musson (Geography and Environmental Science) was quoted by BBC News on Southend's new city status. 
• Jon Foster-Pedley (Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa) spoke to Newzroom Afrika TV about the UK's removal of South Africa from its travel red list; he also discussed vaccinations and the importance of Covid-safety in Henley Business School Africa with John Maytham on his podcast, CapeTalk.
• Food Security and Development student Megan Powell was mentioned by County Times on being selected to receive a 'Centenary Award' bursary. 
• Reading graduate Ian Williamson was announced as the new appointed Managing Director and Head of KKR Core Plus Real Estate by Jot Up, Ibero News, Guru Focus, Media KKR, Property Funds World, and Market Screener.