Reading in the news - Thu 15 Apr

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to LBC about surge testing; Indian TV channel WION about COVID-19 variants; BBC WM about a study on mixing vaccines and BBC Hereford and Worchester on how ventilation can help reduce the spread of the virus.
• Dr Clarke is also quoted in The Daily Mail in an article on lockdown easing. 
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted in iNews (print also) about increasing community testing. 
• Prof Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Daily Mail for an article about the South African variant.

#WeAreTogether: Reading's work to tackle the coronavirus crisis

• Deputy Vice-Chancellor Parveen Yaqoob spoke to BBC Berkshire about students' return to Reading.  

New dementia treatments: Dr Mark Dallas (Pharmacy) spoke to BBC Berkshire about a new study he has been involved in to discover a potential new treatment for dementia and epilepsy. He is also quoted in The Daily Mail, India Education Centre, Science Daily, Medical Xpress, Greatest Hits Radio Online and other outlets. Read our news story. 

Indian monsoons: Dr Andrew Turner (Meteorology) is quoted in multiple news sites across the UK including The Independent, DW and Yahoo about the Indian monsoons. 

Other Coverage

• Dr Uma Kambhampati (Economics) is quoted in the Financial Times (print also) in an article about changes to women's financial control in India. 
• Prof Glenn Gibson (Food) is quoted in The Independent in an article about probiotics.
• Henley Business School research on the 4-day working week is mentioned in HuffPost.
• Comments from Dr Andrew Urquhart's (ICMA) Conversation blog about the public listing of Coinbase are picked up by CryptoNews, and IQ Stock Market publishes the blog in full.
• Dr Alex Baker (Atmospheric Sciences) is quoted in BBC Science Focus (in print) about stalagmite records. 
• 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 Prevention Web.
• The Ancients podcast features Dr James Lloyd (Classics) talking about ancient music.
• ITV News Online and The Daily Mail report on a new 'rape culture' league table compiled from more than 1,000 testimonies from students. Reading is listed in the table, with 5 or less student testimonies submitted.
• FE News runs a piece on KTPs and how to apply for them, listing all institutions that offer them, including Reading.
• Ipswich Star runs a story on a local refugee settlement programme, and features individuals who have made the town their home. One of those featured is Shireen, who now studies pharmacy at the University of Reading.
• BBC Berkshire Online reports on the money from a housing development that will be used to improve sports facilities at Palmer Park. The article mentions the facilities are used by University students.
• The Reading Chronicle covers the news that filming will begin by a major Hollywood production company at the new Shinfield Studios site later this year.