Reading in the news - Fri 20 Aug

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is also quoted in the Independent, The Sun, Metro, Express, Daily Record, Huff Post, China Daily, Research Professional and local titles including Northern Echo about a study on the effectiveness of vaccines against the Delta variant. Dr Edwards also spoke to LBC
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted in The Guardian about booster vaccines, and is further quoted on the study about vaccines and the Delta variant in the Daily Express (in print), The Week, and the Luxembourg Times.

Monastery at Cookham: Widespread coverage of a dig in Cookham, Berkshire led by Dr Gabor Thomas (Archaeology) has found the remains of a ‘lost’ monastery that may have been the final resting place of Queen Cynethryth, in The Times (and in print), Telegraph (and in print), Independent (and on the app version), ITV Meridian online, Heritage Daily, Planet Radio, and Phys.org.

Dr Gabor Thomas spoke to BBC News Channel, BBC South Today, ITV Meridian, BBC Berkshire, and the discovery was mentioned on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 2 and local BBC radio stations. Read our news story.

 #PlanetPartners: Reading’s global work for a sustainable future

• IPCC Report:
  • The print edition of New Scientist includes quotes by Dr Liz Stephens (Geography) about the changes that the IPCC report will make to COP negotiations.
  • Professor Ed Hawkins (Meteorology) is quoted in the print edition of the Jewish Tribune about the report.
  • Professors Keith Shine and Rowan Sutton (Meteorology) are quoted in the Taipei Times about the report and its call for urgent action.
  • BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme repeats a segment with Dr Ella Gilbert (Meteorology) about ways to live more sustainably.
  • Read our news story on Reading’s contribution to the report.
• Pollinators:
  • Further coverage of new research co-authored by Drs Deepa Senapathi and Tom Breeze about pollinator decline, in Indian site New Kerela, and Norwegian outlet NRK.no. Read our news story.

 Other Coverage:

• Visiting Professor Alina Tryfonidou (Law) is quoted in Mail Online (via Thomson Reuters) about proposed changes to the law in Czech Republic to recognise adoption rights for same-sex couples.
• Further coverage of new research into millet consumption and heart disease risk, in Indian site Medical Dialogues, and the Nigerian Tribune. Read our news story.