Reading in the news - Wed 21 Apr

Dirty sinks: Scientists at the University (Biological Sciences) have completed research on bacteria in sinks as a result of handwashing. The research has widespread coverage including the Evening Standard, the Daily Mail, Yahoo News, Phys.org and more than a hundred regional publications including the Reading Chronicle, via Press Association. Read our news story.

Child's play: New research led by Professor Helen Dodd (Psychology) surveying UK families about children’s play is covered by the Guardian and BBC Radio 4's PM and also features on multiple other news sites across the UK, including Yahoo News and regional titles the Reading Chronicle and Eastern Daily Press. Read our news story.

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by BBC News Online, LankaWeb and the Irish Daily Mail (in print) about the Indian COVID-19 variant.
• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) is quoted in Yahoo News Singapore on the importance of oral hygiene amid the pandemic.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Professor Simon Potts (Biological Sciences) is quoted in Alpha Galileo in an article about solar power and pollination levels.  

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

• New research about the impact of the pandemic on MS patients’ mental health is covered in Medical Xpress, Planet Radio and News Break, quoting Dr Aileen Ho (Psychology); and BBC Berkshire spoke to PhD researcher Hannah Morris-Bankole about the study. Read our news story.

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. The article has been republished in the Kiowa County Press. 
• Professor James Reade (Economics) spoke to Danish national television channel TV 2 and BBC Berkshire about the European Super League.  
• Professor Moira Clark (Marketing) is quoted in Forbes in an article about leadership skills. 
• BBC News Online and Berkshire Live further cover the building of a new temporary film studio in Shinfield.
• Sofia Paakko, who graduated from Henley Business School, is interviewed for a blog on Medium on her experience as a successful woman in tech.
• Komu News report on climate-related natural events including Reading research on Antarctic ice melt. Read our news story.
• Prof Alina Tryfonidou (Law) spoke in a European Parliament workshop on LGBTI+ rights in the EU. 
• Berkshire Live outlines the candidates for Reading town mayor who include UoR graduate Gabriel Berry-Khan, and former lecturer Anthea West.
• Research on side hustles by Henley Business School South Africa is published in BizCommunity and BBrief.
• BizCommunity covers the news that Henley Business School South Africa have made a six-week online course to help medical doctors with the transition to virtual medicine. 
• The Argus (in print) writes about University of Reading student Annabelle Esslemont-Edwards who will climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Meningitis research.