Reading in the news - Tue 13 Apr

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Daily Mail (twice), MSN, MailOnline, Independent, The Express Informer, I Know All News, in articles about the South African COVID-19 variant and the UK vaccine. Dr Clarke is also quoted in The Independent, MSN and Yahoo about lockdown easing. 
• Prof Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Daily Mail, The Washington Time, MSN about Chinese vaccines. Their research on the Sputnik Vaccine is mentioned in The Daily Hunt and News 18.  

Antarctic ice: Further coverage of a study by Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) showing the vulnerability of Antarctic ice sheets to collapse under different scenarios of global warming in The Express & Star (in print), StarTribune, OdishaPost, The Cable, Nature World News 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• The Beijing launch of the Institute of Environmental Analytics' VIEWpoint bi-lingual climate change resources handbook was covered by Chinese media Phoenix, China Energy News (the energy branch of People’s Daily), and China Power. Stories shared by the British Embassy’s WeChat and Weibo accounts in China had 84,400 views and 679 interactions. The VIEWpoint website is available here.
• The Press Release Point mentions a study using weather forecasts that Reading is involved in. 

Other Coverage

• Metro report on the snow that settled around the country and quote Meteorologists at the University of Reading about previous instances of April snow.
• A new study on the effects of drinking watermelon juice in reducing blood pressure is mentioned in The Daily Mail (in print) and online, The Armed Post and The US Posts.
• Prof Kate Williams (History) spoke to BBC Berkshire following the death of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. 
• Henley Business School is mentioned for extending their business accreditation in ADVFN UK, The Street, Finanzen and Benzinga. 
• Dr James Lloyd (Classics) spoke to BBC Berkshire about his work on ancient Greek music. 
• University of Reading graduate Lucy Rushton has been hired by US football team D.C. United, reported in ESPN and The Washington Post. 
• A presentation on language development in bilingual children by Dr Ludovica Serratrice (CeLM) is mentioned in Volta Voices.
• A Henley Business School study about the 4-day working week is quoted in Nikkei Asia and News On Japan. 
• The Psychiatric Times reports on research by Prof Claire Williams (Psychology) on the power of blueberries.