Reading in the news - Tue 20 Apr

Childs play: New research led by Professor Helen Dodd (Psychology) surveying UK families about children’s play is covered in the Guardian and also features in their top stories roundup, which is republished in Head Topics. Read about the new study here.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to Sky News and talkRADIO about the Indian variant, and in the Independent about easing restrictions.  

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Richard Allan (Meteorology) is quoted in the Guardian and The Independent (in print) about a new UN report about the intensification of climate change.
• Professor Tom Oliver (Biological Sciences) is also quoted about the UN report, in Digital Journal.
• Financial Express report on climate-related natural events including Reading research on Antarctic ice melt.

Other Coverage

• Professor Adrian Bell, Dr Andrew Urquhart and Dr Chris Brooks (Henley Business School) write for the Conversation about the proposals for a European football Super League.
• Professor James Reade (Economics) spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire afternoon show (Thursday) and breakfast show (Friday) (and again in news bulletins) about the finances of the football deal.
• BBC History Magazine carries a feature about Professor Adrian Bell’s (Henley Business School) People of 1381 project (attached).
• The National (in print) cover SNP plans to introduce a four day working week, and cite the Henley Business School report about the working pattern.
• BBC Radio Berkshire (from 1:07) speaks to Professor Marina Della Giusta (Economics) about gender equality – part of Phil Kennedy’s Monday series of University of Reading interviews.
• Further coverage of comments by Professor Glenn Gibson (Food) about probiotics, in the Telegraph and Argus (in print).
• GetReading have further covered candidates for local elections including PhD researcher Alice Mpofu-Coles, and graduates Abi Jones, Adam Phelps and Ashley Pearce.
• Further coverage of research by Professor Yipeng Liu (Henley Business School) is mentioned in Intelligent HQ.
• Reading Chronicle further cover the building of a new temporary film studio in Shinfield.