Reading in the news - Wed 14 Apr

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to LBC, talkRADIO, BBC Berkshire and BBC Radio Surrey about the Ox/AZ vaccine.
• Dr Clarke is also quoted in The Times (print also) for an article on infection rates in under 65s; The Daily Mail on lockdown easing; The Daily Mail and MSN on an outbreak of cases with the South African Variant in London.
• Prof Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Cable about the Chinese vaccine.

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 AZO Clean Tech, LiveScience, NewsBreak, Star Tribune and IFLS. Also mentioned in print in The Dundee Courier and Jersey Evening Post. 

Other Coverage

• Prof Michael Fulford (Archaeology) spoke to BBC Berkshire about Silchester's Roman Baths. 
• Prof Kate Williams (History) spoke to BBC Berkshire following the death of HRH  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
• A new Reading study on the effects of drinking watermelon juice in reducing blood pressure is mentioned in The Daily Mail (print also). The same article is also featured in Today Headline and NewsColony. 
• Dr Ben Neuman (formerly of Biological Sciences) is quoted in an article by The Science Times about a parasite that will ultimately turn humans into zombies. 
• Research about the negative effects of sugar on weight, which Reading researchers are involved in, is mentioned in Reader's Digest.
• Dr Andrew Urquhart (ICMA) has written a Conversation blog about the public listing of Coinbase. The blog has also been published in The Standard, The Fast Company and Yahoo Finance.
• A partnership between AAAN Advertising and Henley Business School South Africa is mentioned in Business Day. 
• Prof Mike Lockwood (Meteorology) is quoted in Xa Luan in an article about space plasma hurricanes. 
• Emeritus professor Derek Clements-Croome (Construction) is quoted in IOSH Magazine in an article about building ventilation during COVID-19. 
• A University of Reading student is mentioned in The Argus about her fundraising challenge in aid of Meningitis Research. 
• Dr Mark Shanahan (Politics) spoke to Heart Berkshire about the Black Lives Matter movement and equality in the US; and BBC Radio Berkshire about Government lobbying, following the David Cameron row.