Reading in the news - Thu 28 Oct

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) was quoted by the Telegraph, Yahoo!, Foreign Affairs, Research Professional News, The Week, News Cabal and interviewed by Times Radio and BBC Radio Humberside and on a critical report of the NHS Test and Trace service.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) answered listeners' questions on BBC Radio Berkshire.  

UoRWay: how University life continues through the pandemic

• Jon Foster-Pedley (Dean and Director of Henley Business School Africa) was quoted by Financial Mail on Henley Business School Africa's new ventilation system to help fight against Covid infections. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• The University was mentioned by Hort News on its collaboration with other institutions to commercialise innovative agricultural technology based on University research.
• Professor Mike Goodman (Geography) was quoted by Yahoo!, NBC News and Press From on the royals' efforts to advocate for climate action and to take the upcoming world climate summit seriously.
• Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) and Dr Praveen Teleti (Atmospheric Science) were mentioned by Planet Radio on their call for 'citizen scientists' to help with their research on written weather logs from Victorian ships. 
• Dr Alex Arnall's (Agriculture) article on coastal development was published by The Conversation. 

#UniForReading:  our role as a civic university 

• The University, the president of the students' union, Ben Knowles, and Cara and Poppy; students from the University who organised the 'Girls Night In' campaign, were quoted by BBC South, BBC Radio Berkshire, and BBC Radio Oxford on their responses to spiking on campus. 

Other Coverage:

• PhD student, Taibat Ibitoye (Food) had her article on healthy eating for African and Caribbean individuals published on BDA.
• Figures from the University on farming costs were quoted by Farmers Weekly.
• Dr Rachel McCloy (Psychology) was quoted by Nouse on panic buying.
• Professor Jonathan Passmore (Henley Business School) was quoted by Brit Safe on hybrid working methods. 
• Dr Peter Coe's (Law) article on the rise of lawsuits targeting investigative journalists was published by The Conversation, Foreign Affairs and Nieman Lab.
• Leonid Sirota, a soon-to-be associate professor at the University, had his article on compelled speech published by MacDonald Laurier. 
• Nigeria's new ambassador, Dr Emenike, was reported to have received a masters and a doctorate from the University by Global Patriot News.
• The University was mentioned by TLS as part of the philosopher, Mary Midgley's past as she took a philosophy position at Reading.
• The University was mentioned by Ghana Web as part of Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana's educational past as he received an honours degree in law from Reading. 
• Research from the University that explored the health benefits of oranges was reported by RCTI Plus and Kata Data.
• Tim Millea, a past lecturer at the University, was quoted by The Guardian, Yahoo!, Exec Review, News Cabal, London News Today, and News Break on careers allowance. 
• Dr David Rose (Agriculture) was mentioned as one of the upcoming guests of a new TV series entitled 'Global Trends' by IRJ Journal.
• An article in Colchester's Daily Gazette (print) on the town's bid for city status mentions Reading research into the economic benefits of becoming a city.
• A Times Higher Education feature on graduation ceremonies mentions Reading's graduation dress code.