Reading in the news - Tue 27 Apr

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke on a panel on Al Jazeera about the AZ vaccine, and LBC about the Indian COVID-19 variant.
• Dr Jane Parker (Food) will present a webinar on the effects COVID-19 has had on taste, covered by the British Soft Drinks Association.
• Professor Stella Chan (Psychology) spoke to BBC Berkshire on teenage mental health and COVID-19. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• India Education Diary covers the news that UoR has the joint highest number of scientists in a list of the worlds 1,000 most influential climate researchers.
• Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) spoke to BBC Berkshire about her research on showing the vulnerability of Antarctic ice sheets to collapse under different scenarios of global warming.
• PV magazine mentions research from UoR on attracting bees to solar parks. 
• Professor Paul Williams (Meteorology) is quoted in Yahoo on increasing jet streams leading to longer flight times. 

Other Coverage:

• The Times reports on new commissioned army officers, and mentions a graduate of UoR’s Army Higher Education Pathway.
• Professor Ben Laker (Henley Business School) is co-author of an article posted by MIT Sloan on wellness within organisations. 
• The Morning Star republished article by Dr Aleks Pluskowski (Archaeology) on Islamic Granada, originally published by The Conversation. 
• Professor Glenn Gibson (Food) is quoted in the Sunday Post (in print) and the Lancashire News about the benefits of probiotics for immunity.
• Further coverage of research looking at potential new treatments for dementia and epilepsy in the NR Times.
• The Henley Standard writes about Remenham council candidate Martijn Andrea, who is a UoR graduate.
• On iTravel, UoR graduate Alastair Dick-Cleland is a judge for Staycation Awards.